Barnum’s American Museum

Event Information

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

Price: $.25; $.15 children under 10

Event Type:
Play With Music, Variety / Vaudeville

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
21 February 2014

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

05 Oct 1863, All Day
06 Oct 1863, All Day
07 Oct 1863, All Day
08 Oct 1863, All Day
09 Oct 1863, All Day
10 Oct 1863, All Day

Program Details

Every day 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Edric the Dane; or, The shadow of fate (drama) includes: “The Ghost” in Seven tableaux.


Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Sioux and Winnebago Indian Chiefs, Warriors and Squaws;   Ned the Learned Musical Seal
2)
Dutchman in difficulties, The
3)
Edric the Dane; or, The shadow of fate
aka Shadow of fate, The
4)
Ghost, The, "[optical illusion]"
aka That ghost

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 04 October 1863, 7.

2)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 05 October 1863, 7.
“During the piece [Edric the Dane], the Great Spectral Illusion, ‘The Ghost,’ will be introduced in Seven Distinct Tableaux.”
3)
Advertisement: New York Sun, 05 October 1863.
Last week of the Indians (native dancing and music).