From
the 1890s until movies started to talk in the 1930s, music
halls were the most popular entertainment in England. Today
most London visitors take in a musical such as Les
Miserables, visit a club or two, or opt for some serious
theater at the Barbican or the Old Vic. Savvy visitors check
on big ticket rock concerts and seasonal action like "the
Proms."Those
in search of "classical" art can still peak
into London's Victorian Music Halls where actors like Julia
Andrews, Gregory Peck and Charlie Chaplin got their training
along with Benny Hill and others.
From
the 1890s until movies started to talk in the 1930s, music
halls were the most popular entertainment in England. Today
most London visitors take in a musical such as Les
Miserables, visit a club or two, or opt for some serious
theater at the Barbican or the Old Vic. Savvy visitors check
on big ticket rock concerts and seasonal action like "the
Proms."
