music hall

an auditorium for concerts and musical entertainments.

a vaudeville or variety theater.

Origin of music hall

First recorded in 1835–45

But he elected instead to have a very visible affair with a music-hall star.

The Real-Life ‘Downton’ Millionairesses Who Changed Britain |Tim Teeman |December 31, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Prebble punctuates the story with outlandish puppetry and other unexpected imagery, as well a kind of English music-hall levity.

Ken Lay Lives! |Kevin Sessums |April 26, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
The bully of the music-hall shouting "Jingo" had his special audience.

The Whirlpool |George Gissing
She was just beautiful––slim and limber and long––what you might imagine a nymph would look like if she got loose in a music-hall.

The Cup of Fury |Rupert Hughes

He came out of the music-hall and stood for a moment just outside the foyer, glancing fearfully up and down the rain-swept street.

The Yellow Claw |Sax Rohmer
I am very sure that he is never to be seen among the audience at any music-hall, are you, Mr. Curphew?

Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105, September 16th, 1893 |Various
The critics of the music-hall stage are those favourite comedians who imitate their fellow-actors.

Oscar Wilde |Arthur Ransome

music hall

a variety entertainment consisting of songs, comic turns, etcUS and Canadian name: vaudeville
(as modifier)a music-hall song

a theatre at which such entertainments are staged