Barnum’s American Museum

Event Information

Venue(s):
Barnum's American Museum [JAN 1842-JUL 1865]

Ballet Director / Choreographer:
Antonio Grossi

Event Type:
Variety / Vaudeville

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
24 September 2011

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

11 Jul 1864, All Day
12 Jul 1864, All Day
13 Jul 1864, All Day
14 Jul 1864, All Day
15 Jul 1864, All Day

Program Details

3 p.m. 7:45 p.m. [MON-FRI]

Grand Opening of the Summer Season

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Barnum's American Museum, corps de ballet;  Mlle. Ernestine;  Tony Denier;  George C. Davenport;  Charles Kemble Fox;  J. Harry Clifford;   Ned the Learned Musical Seal
2)
Mazulm; or, The night owl
aka Night owl; Muzulm
Composer(s): Ravel
Text Author: Ravel
Participants:  Barnum's American Museum, corps de ballet;  Tony Denier;  George C. Davenport;  Charles Kemble Fox

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 11 July 1864.

2)
Announcement: New-York Times, 11 July 1864.

“Barnum has secured the services of a pantomime company for the opening of his Summer season, which takes place to-day.  The well known Ravel pantomime of ‘Mazulim [sic], or the night Owl,’ will be the first attraction.”

3)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 11 July 1864, 7.

“The Splendid Pantomime Company and a Full Corps de Ballet, under the direction of Mons. Grosse, late Maitre du Ballet of the Ravel Troupe. . . . Ernestine in her Beautiful Dances, Mr. J.H. Clifford, the celebrated Ethiopian Comedian, in his favorite Songs and Jig Dances.”

4)
Advertisement: New-York Daily Tribune, 11 July 1864.

5)
Advertisement: New-Yorker Staats-Zeitung und Herold, 11 July 1864.

6)
Announcement: New York Post, 12 July 1864, 3.

“The dramatic entertainment is the good old pantomime of ‘Muzlum’ with Tony Denier, Fox and Davenport.”

7)
Announcement: New-York Daily Tribune, 12 July 1864.