Smoking concert
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The term smoking concert (or simply a Smoker) was used in the 19th century to refer to a live performance, normally attended by an audience of men only. Especially popular during the Victorian era, these social occasions were also instrumental in introducing new musical forms to the public (e.g. Christy style performances). They were really social occasions, at which the attendees would speak of politics while smoking, listening to live music or comic acts and speeches.
Such events also took place in the British colonies or on board British naval vessels in the later 19th century.
For more on them see the Wikipedia entry at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoking_concert
