Barnum’s American Museum

Event Information

Venue(s):
Barnum's American Museum [JAN 1842-JUL 1865]

Price: $.25; .15 children under 10

Event Type:
Variety / Vaudeville

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
18 September 2018

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

24 Aug 1863, All Day
25 Aug 1863, All Day
26 Aug 1863, All Day
27 Aug 1863, All Day
28 Aug 1863, All Day
29 Aug 1863, All Day

Program Details

Every day (9 am to 12:30 pm, 1:30 to 6 pm, 7 to 10 pm)

Sioux and Winnebago Indian Chiefs, Warriors and Squaws. MALES: Ahoquewawa (Flying Cloud); Holtscoca (White Bear); Ahuchogga (Blue Wing); Anchucata (Big Winnebago); Ahonung (Little Fish); Doshuncock (White Otter); Uncoujochata (Big Thunder). FEMALES: Onequata (Pretty Bird); Monagatin (Good Mother)

“Song of persuasion” (w/ Recruiting dance)
“Song of the war trail” (w/ War dance)
“Song of victory” (w/ Scalp dance)
“Song of thanksgiving” (w/ Corn dance)
“Song of peace and good will” (w/ Pipe dance)
“Song of the chase” (w/ Hunting dance)


Performers and/or Works Performed

6)
aka Song of peace and goodwill
8)
Text Author: Burnand

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 24 August 1863, 7.

2)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 24 August 1863, 7.

3)
Announcement: New York Clipper, 29 August 1863, 155.

“[Barnum] has a party of Indians on show at his Museum – whether bogus or not we cannot say, but they look like made-up savages.”

4)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 29 August 1863, 7.

5)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 29 August 1863, 7.

6)
Announcement: New York Post, 29 August 1863, 2.
“Barnum keeps his Indians.”