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Monday evening, December 7, one week only of the celebrated character actor, Mr. Dominick Murray

Monday, December 28, 1874. Immense attraction for the New Year holidays. Every evening and Wednesday and Saturday matinees, Dion Boucicault's great local drama, "After Dark"

Monday, August 18, 1873, last week of the engagement of Mr. & Mrs. J. W. Albaugh, who will appear in a sensation founded on Bret Harte's poem, entitled "Poverty Flat; or, California in '49"

Positively last week of the brilliant engagement of the renowned pantomimist and actress, Miss Marietta Ravel, who will appear in the following celebrated dramas

Monday, December 22, 1873, an engagement with Mr. E. L. Davenport, who will appear in a round of his celebrated impersonations, supported by Mrs. E. L. Davenport and the entire Woods Company

Monday, May 18, 1874, for one week only! Engagement of Mr. Louis Aldrich who will appear in the new sensational drama in five acts by Mrs. Lafitte Johnson, entitled "Justice"

Monday, February 9, 1874, the accomplished California artiste, Miss Amy Stone, in the grand military drama in four acts and a prologue, "Cigarette; or, The Little Leopard of France"

Monday, April 21, 1873, the eminent and popular artist, Mr. Dominick Murray, who will appear for the second week in the sensational local drama, "Escaped From Sing-Sing"

Monday, February 10, 1873, third week of the great American actor, Mr. F. S. Chanfrau, who will appear in De Walden's celebrated original comedy in five acts, "Sam"

Joint benefit of A. H. Sheldon and Jas. Barnes in "Who Owns the Coat?", Saturday afternoon and evening, May 2, 1874

Monday, April 28, 1873, Mr. Dominick Murray will appear in the romantic drama in three acts by Charles Osborne, entitled "Blood Money"

Monday evening, April 27, 1874, benefit of the beautiful and gifted artiste, Miss Gussie De Forrest, on which occasion she will appear as Pauline in the celebrated drama, "The Lady of Lyons"

The celebrated actor and pantomimist, Mr. Hernandez Foster, in the sensational nautical drama from Frank Leslie's Weekly, "Jack Harkaway: Afloat and Ashore" on Monday, January 25, 1875

Monday, April 14, 1873, the eminent Irish comedian and character actor, Mr. Dominick Murray, in the local drama, "The Gambler's Crime; or, The Murder on the Hudson"

Monday, January 19, 1874, Mr. Oliver Doud Byron will appear in his great specialty drama of "Across the Continent"

Monday, August 17, 1874, the beautiful play in four acts by Messrs. C. W. Barry and J. Fox, entitled "The Dwarf's Duel"

Monday, May 4, 1874, the charming pantomimist and danseuse, Miss Marietta Ravel, in the grand military drama in four acts, entitled "Jartine"

Engagement of Mr. Dominick Murray, who will appear in the new romantic drama in four acts by Chas. Osborne, entitled "Willy Reilly and His Dear Coleen: A Tale of Ireland's Troubled Days"

Monday, November 10, 1873, the young and sterling actress, Miss Louise Hawthorne, in the grand and beautiful picture of life in New York and California, entitled "Four Christmas Nights"

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Last week but one of "Ixion", preceded by the farce of "The Quiet Family" for the Christmas holidays

Creator Cameron & Co., Printers (New York, N.Y.)

Accession number 40.160.2847

Unique identifier M3Y58492

Description Wood's Museum is the authorized successor to Barnum's American Museum. Open from 9 A.M. until 10 P.M. Two performances in the grand theater daily - afternoon at 2; evening at half past 7. "Ixion" and "The Quiet Family" presented every evening and Wednesday and Saturday afternoons. Every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday afternoons, the heroic dramatic spectacle, partly taken from Tasso's "Jerusalem", entitled "The Giant of Palestine". Also, "My Neighbor's Wife". Entertainments at intervals in the lecture room, by the Ellinger & Foote combination, engaged at great expense, and in conjunction with a host of living phenomena to be seen at all hours. Com. Foote, the smallest man alive. Miss Eliza Nestelle (sister of Com. Foote), the smallest matured lady ever known. Col. Small is a trifle taller than Com. Foote, and next in miniature size, 18 years of age, and as a female dancer is unsurpassed. Miss Anna Swan, the Nova Scotia giantess, the tallest woman in the universe. Baby woman (Sophia Gantz), an extraordinary child, only two years and ten months old, is in all particulars fully matured, a perfect woman. General Grant, Jr., the famed dwarf. Mons. Bihin, the French giant, the tallest man alive. Mrs. Battersby, giantess, the largest woman alive. Mr. John Battersby, the thinnest man alive. Miss Briggs, the largest girl of her age alive. Menagerie of living wild animals. Automaton leotard, a facsimile of the famed gymnast, from the Polytechnic Institute, London, a piece of mechanism which puzzles all contrivers, performs at 11 A.M., 1, 4 and 7 o’clock, P.M. Cosmoramas on view. Sleeping beauty reposing in gentle slumber. The dying Zouave, the blood may be seen gushing from the gun shot wound in the chest, the eyes roll in agony. The Lord’s Supper, representing Jesus and His Apostles. Carved ivory jewelry and ornaments for sale on the second floor. Clairvoyance and fortune telling by Mme. Deleal, the celebrated astrologer. J. S. Conlin’s patent safety rifle and pistol gallery. Ice cream and refreshment saloon. Retiring rooms for ladies and gentlemen. Ice water from the fountain on the first floor, free to all. The regular scale of prices is as follows: Adults, 50 cents, and children under 10 years of age, 25 cents. This includes admission to the lecture room and family circle of the grand theater for afternoon or evening performances. Tickets for evening performances: family circle, 50 cents. Seats in dress circle or parquette, $1.00. Children under 10 years, 25 cents. Orchestra or balcony chairs, $1.50. Private boxes, $5.00, $6.00 and $8.00. This includes all the departments and museum or menagerie curiosities. Afternoon performances: adults, museum and family circle, 50 cents; children under 10 years of age, 25 cents; museum and dress circle or parquette, 75 cents; and museum and balcony or orchestra chairs, $1.00. Places may be secured in advance, and a liberal discount made to societies and schools by special contract.

Dated 1868

Object Type broadside (notice)

Physical dimensions Object Dimensions 18 x 6 in

Medium lithograph, paper (fiber product)

File dimensions 6.4 in × 18.3 in at 300dpi
16.4 cm × 46.5 cm at 300dpi

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