Christian Martyrs

Event Information

Venue(s):
Barnum and Van Amburgh’s Museum

Manager / Director:
Phineas Taylor Barnum

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

Event Type:
Play With Music

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
1 December 2015

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

18 Feb 1867, 2:00 PM
18 Feb 1867, 7:45 PM
19 Feb 1867, 2:00 PM
19 Feb 1867, 7:45 PM
20 Feb 1867, 2:00 PM
20 Feb 1867, 7:45 PM
21 Feb 1867, 2:00 PM
21 Feb 1867, 7:45 PM
22 Feb 1867, 11:30 AM
22 Feb 1867, 2:00 PM
22 Feb 1867, 7:45 PM
23 Feb 1867, 2:00 PM
23 Feb 1867, 7:45 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
Christian martyrs
Text Author: Brougham
Participants:  Barnum and Van Amburgh Museum and Menagerie Company
2)
Christian martyrs, [incidental music]
Composer(s): Baker

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 19 February 1867, 7.
2)
Announcement: New York Clipper, 23 February 1867, 366, 2d col., top.

Barnum’s nomination for Congress by the people of Connecticut.

3)
Article: New York Clipper, 02 March 1867, 374, 3d col., bottom.

Incidents involving animals used in the drama.