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Performers in music hall, a British entertainment from mid 19th to early 20th century
Marie Lloyd and
Alec Hurley
This list of British music hall performers includes a related list of British
Variety entertainers.
Music Hall and Variety
Music Hall , Britain's first form of commercial mass entertainment, emerged, broadly speaking, in the mid-19th century, and ended (arguably) after the
First World War , when the halls
rebranded their entertainment as
Variety .
[1] Perceptions of a distinction in Britain between bold and scandalous Victorian Music Hall and subsequent, more respectable Variety may differ (in the US,
Burlesque and
Vaudeville have analogous connotations).
[2]
British Music Hall entertainers
British Music Hall entertainers: gallery
British Variety entertainers
British Variety entertainers: gallery
See also
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"Harry Randall (1860–1932), Music hall entertainer" .
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"Ella Retford (1886–1962)" .
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"Austin Rudd, Popular Singer and Comedian" .
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"Malcolm Scott (1872–1929), Music hall entertainer and female impersonator" .
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"Mark Sheridan (1867–1918)" .
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"Ella Shields (1879–1952), Music hall entertainer" .
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