Ticket-of-Leave Man, The
Event Information
Venue(s):
Barnum's American Museum [JAN 1842-JUL 1865]
Proprietor / Lessee:
Phineas Taylor Barnum
Price: $.25; .15 children under 10
Event Type:
Variety / Vaudeville
Record Information
Status:
Published
Last Updated:
14 November 2011
Performance Date(s) and Time(s)
18 Jan 1864, All Day18 Jan 1864, 3:00 PM
18 Jan 1864, 7:00 PM
Program Details
All Day [play at 3 and 7]
Performers and/or Works Performed
1)
aka Ticket of leave man
Citations
1)
“Just engaged, at great expense, THE TYROLEAN WHISTLER, just arrived from Europe, where he has created the wildest excitement by his performance on THREE WHISTLES AT ONCE, one of wood and two of tin, making the most beautiful as well as novel music. . . . KELLY’S AUTOMATON MUSICAL TROUPE, consisting of six figures, size of life, which play upon NOVEL PIANOS OR HARPERIANS, producing music equal to a full orchestra. . . . EDUCATED SEAL, which plays a MUSICAL INSTRUMENT.”