Barnum’s American Museum
Event Information
Venue(s):
Barnum's American Museum [JAN 1842-JUL 1865]
Price: $.30; $.15 children under 10
Event Type:
Variety / Vaudeville
Record Information
Status:
Published
Last Updated:
29 July 2015
Performance Date(s) and Time(s)
24 Apr 1865, All Day25 Apr 1865, All Day
26 Apr 1865, All Day
27 Apr 1865, All Day
28 Apr 1865, All Day
29 Apr 1865, All Day
Program Details
The Boone Family Combination appeared at 11a.m. This week also included Barnum’s “Poultry, Pigeon, and Rabbit Show, under the auspices of the National Poultry Society.”
Everyday 3 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
Everyday 3 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
Performers and/or Works Performed
Citations
2)
The Boone Family Combination “will appear in Classical Readings, Comic Songs, Duets, Dialogues, &c.; in Character.”
5)
“Barnum’s Museum re-opened on the 20th, and gave a dramatic performance, but this early opening movement was not received with favor; in fact, Phineas was excoriated by some of the papers for his haste to resume the ‘Act of Money Making.’”