Barnum’s American Museum

     “On Monday Miss Emilie Melville, a young beautiful and gifted artiste, whose vocal abilities have been highly spoken of will appear in a grand dramatic romance from Mrs. Southworth’s story, entitled ‘The Heiress of the Hidden House,’ and the great American one-legged dancer will make his first appearance in a picturesque and brilliant dance.”

     “Emilie Melville continues to appear in the ‘Hidden House,’ at Barnum’s Museum, to the evident delight of her many admirers…We can well understand how a performer can dance on one leg, and even on two; but we can not make out how a performer can cut the pigeon wing and other kedidoes on three legs, yet Tony Denier manages to do it at the Museum; besides, it’s a marvel where he gets a starting point for the third pedal . . . Go and see the great three-leggist . . . The Boone Family will probably close their performances this week.”