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:
31 October 2014

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

01 Feb 1864, All Day
02 Feb 1864, All Day
03 Feb 1864, All Day
04 Feb 1864, All Day
05 Feb 1864, All Day
06 Feb 1864, All Day

Program Details



Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:   Tyrolean Whistler, The;  William B. [comic singer] Harrison;   Ned the Learned Musical Seal
2)
Camilla’s husband
Text Author: Phillips

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 31 January 1864, 7.


2)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 04 February 1864.

“TYROLEAN WHISTLER plays three whistles at once and on the FAMILY COFFEE POT . . . W.B. HARRISON, COMIC VOCALIST AND EXTEMPORANEOUS POET AND SINGER.”

3)
Announcement: New-York Times, 05 February 1864, 4.

“[T]he Prince of Comic Singers, Mr. Wm. B. Harrison.”

4)
Announcement: New York Clipper, 06 February 1864, 339.

“They’ve got an awful blower at the Museum, a Tyrolese, who plays on three whistles at once. Harrison, the ‘impromptuist,’ is also there.”