Woman of the World
Event Information
Venue(s):
Wood's Museum and Metropolitan Theatre
Manager / Director:
George A. F. Wood
Conductor(s):
Michael [conductor] Connolly
Price: $.30
Event Type:
Play With Music
Record Information
Status:
Published
Last Updated:
17 February 2024
Performance Date(s) and Time(s)
04 Mar 1872, 2:00 PM05 Mar 1872, 2:00 PM
06 Mar 1872, 2:00 PM
07 Mar 1872, 2:00 PM
08 Mar 1872, 2:00 PM
Performers and/or Works Performed
Citations
First appearance of P. T. Barnum’s four Fijian cannibals; to be introduced by Barnum at the Monday matinee.
Barnum’s introduction of the Fijian cannibals. “A musical performance, upon an uncouth sort of bamboo flageolet, was given by this small but doughty personage, who blew into the instrument through his nose, producing strange, faint sounds that blended into a rough melody.”
“It is reported that one of the Fijian cannibals at the Museum has a strong Kerry accent.”
“The dwarf produced a few monotonous sounds upon a piece of bamboo which the gentleman who announced and described their performances was pleased to term a flute, remarking that it was stopped up at both ends, having several vent holes in its side, and that the music was produced by the dwarf injecting air therein through his nostrils.”