Barnum's American Museum
Event Information
Venue(s):
Barnum's American Museum [JAN 1842-JUL 1865]
Conductor(s):
Frank W. Peterschen
Price: $.30; .15 children
Event Type:
Play With Music
Record Information
Status:
Published
Last Updated:
18 July 2011
Performance Date(s) and Time(s)
12 Sep 1864, All Day13 Sep 1864, All Day
14 Sep 1864, All Day
15 Sep 1864, All Day
16 Sep 1864, All Day
17 Sep 1864, All Day
Program Details
Great Tom Thumb Combination at 11 a.m., 3 p.m., and 7:30 p.m. Signet of King Solomon at 3 p.m. Love’s Disguises at 7:30 p.m. The Grand Orchestrion, will play at short intervals, day and evening. New Year Calls will be performed every evening.
New Year’s Calls comedy (The great Tom Thumb Combination)
Opening night of the regular dramatic season.
New Year’s Calls comedy (The great Tom Thumb Combination)
Opening night of the regular dramatic season.
Performers and/or Works Performed
1)
7)
aka Orchestrion, The;
Grand orchestrion
Composer(s): Unknown composer
Citations
2)
“The Great Dramatic Season Will Commence on Monday, Sept. 12.”
4)
List of entire company. “At each Levee [Thumb & Co.] will perform Entirely New and Original Characters, Songs, Duets, Dances, &c.”
5)
No mention of music. “The regular dramatic season commenced at this establishment Monday afternoon. . . . [T]he crowd was so great in every part of the ‘Lecture Room,’ that it was physically impossible to get within hearing and seeing range of the stage.”