Barnum’s American Museum
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:
Play With Music, Variety / Vaudeville
Record Information
Status:
Published
Last Updated:
11 May 2015
Performance Date(s) and Time(s)
14 Mar 1864, All Day15 Mar 1864, All Day
16 Mar 1864, All Day
17 Mar 1864, All Day
18 Mar 1864, All Day
19 Mar 1864, All Day
Program Details
Every afternoon at 3pm and every evening at 7:30pm.
Performers and/or Works Performed
1)
Citations
1)
“APHROSIA . . . New Scenery, Elegant Costumes, Appropriate Music.”
2)
“EDUCATED SEAL, which plays a Musical Instrument.”
3)
“The performer who whistles for his money at Barnum’s Museum, is still engaged in that lucrative occupation, charming his hearers with his Tyrolean warbling and whistling……Harrison, the impromptuist, who makes verses out of his own head as he goes marching on the stage, also continues a card at the curiosity store.”