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A drawing showing a soman on stage wearing shorts and a sleeveless top . Men are leaning over from the balcony to watch. In the foreground men and women watch the performance and a piano player accompanies the woman on stage.

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A typical Victorian Music Hall

This drawing shows a scene from a typical Victorian music hall. Note how close the piano player is the audience, how the seats are organised around tables and the people standing up in the balconies.