Barnum’s American Museum

Event Information

Venue(s):
Barnum's New American Museum [SEP 65-MAR 68]

Price: $.30; $.15, children under 10

Event Type:
Play With Music, Variety / Vaudeville

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
6 August 2016

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

24 Sep 1866, All Day
25 Sep 1866, All Day
26 Sep 1866, All Day
27 Sep 1866, All Day
28 Sep 1866, All Day
29 Sep 1866, All Day

Program Details

Footprints in the snow was given Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday at 2pm, and Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 7:45pm. Old folks at home was given Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday at 7:45pm, and Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 2pm.

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Emma [dancer] Schell;  Allie Turner [infant drummer];  Fanny Turner [drummer];  General, Jr. Grant
2)
Footprints in the snow
3)
Old folks at home, [drama]

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 24 September 1866, 7.
2)
Advertisement: New-Yorker Staats-Zeitung und Herold, 24 September 1866, 6.
3)
Announcement: New York Clipper, 29 September 1866, 198.

Gives description of the collection at Barnum’s New American Museum. “Barnum’s is one of the greatest institutions in this country wherein or whereat to pass away a few hours.”

4)
Advertisement: New York Clipper, 29 September 1866, 199.