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:
Variety / Vaudeville

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
9 March 2015

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

15 Feb 1864, All Day
16 Feb 1864, All Day
17 Feb 1864, All Day
18 Feb 1864, All Day
19 Feb 1864, All Day
20 Feb 1864, All Day

Program Details



Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  William B. [comic singer] Harrison;   Ned the Learned Musical Seal;   Tyrolean Whistler, The

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 14 February 1864.

“EDUCATED SEAL, which plays a MUSICAL INSTRUMENT.”

2)
Announcement: New York Post, 15 February 1864, 2.

3)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 20 February 1864, 9.