Barnum's Museum. Every day and evening this week, commencing Monday, March 23, 1863, re-engagement for a brief period, of that charming little Minnie Warren

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Thursday evening, January 31, 1861, the performances will commence with the beautiful three-act Irish drama of "O'Flanigan and the Fairies"

Friday and Saturday, April 2 and 3, 1858, the drama adapted from Mrs. Southworth's Ledger story, by Mr. H. Watkins, entitled "The Bride of an Evening; or, Circumstantial Evidence"

Tuesday evening, March 31, 1857, first appearance of Miss Mary Agnes, the charming American tragedienne, who will make her debut as Bianca, the Italian Wife in the great play of "Fazio"

Glorious attractions for St. Patrick's Day, Tuesday evening, March 17, 1857. "Jack Sheppard" and "Karmel the Scout; or, The Rebels of the Jerseys"

Thursday evening, May 21, 1857, will be presented for the fourth time, the new historical drama in three acts, written by Mr. R. Johnston, entitled "Jacobe Leisler; or, New York in 1691"

Thursday evening, August 11, 1853, under direction of Mr. Harry Watkins, jubilee benefit of the American Dramatic Fund Association

Saturday, January 16, 1858, the capital magic squib of "The Great Gun Trick"

Thursday evening, March 7, 1861, will be presented "Oliver Twist", commencing with the second act, which will embrace the whole of Miss Cushman's great impersonation of Nancy Sikes

Thursday evening, September 4, 1856, the performances will commence with Sheridan's great play of "Pizarro; or, The Death of Rolla" in which Mr. J. E. Macdonough will make his first appearance

Thursday evening, June 25, 1857, the performance will commence with the play in five acts, entitled "Love's Sacrifice; or, The Rival Merchants", with Mrs. T. S. Hamblin as Margaret Elmore

Friday evening, June 21, 1861, the performances will commence with the fairy spectacle in three acts, of "O'Flanigan and the Fairies"

Thursday evening, June 18, 1857, the performance will commence with the celebrated local drama in two acts, entitled "Linda, the Cigar Girl; or, Mose Among the Conspirators"

Wednesday evening, January 16, 1856, the drama in five tableaus, called "The Sea of Ice; or, The Thirst For Gold, and the Wild Flower of Mexico"

Rossini's grandest opera of "Semiramide", Thursday and Friday, January 9th and 10th

Monday and Tuesday evenings, January 26 and 27, 1663 [1863], the operatic drama in three acts, "The Pet of the Petticoats"

Wednesday evening, November 14, "Romeo and Juliet". 39th night of the engagement of Miss Cushman, when she will appear in her great character of Romeo with Mrs. Bowers as Juliet

Saturday evening, March 28, 1857, will be presented a new and interesting drama in three acts, entitled "Claude Loraine; or, The Peasant, the Libertine and the Brigand"

The eminent American tragedian, Mr. E. L. Davenport, and the great dramatic genius of the age, Edwin Booth, will appear in Shakespeare’s tragedy of “Othello” this Monday evening, April 12

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Barnum's American Museum. Thursday, January 31, 1861. Great increase of attractions! Old Adams' California menagerie and others

Creator New York Herald Job Office

Accession number 49.121

Unique identifier MNY129746

Description The most wonderful and extraordinary collection of wild animals from the Rocky Mountains, comprising grizzly bears, cinnamon bears, golden bears, hyena bears, fighting bears, dancing bears, screeching bears, climbing bears, white bears and the great mammoth bear, Samson – the largest and most ferocious bear ever captured alive, weighing near 2,000 pounds. The Manager is also gratified to announce a great canary bird show by the Excelsior Canary Bird Fanciers’ Association, consisting exclusively of Belgian canary birds bred in New York, from imported stock. Last day but two of those wild African savages consisting of a Hottentot, Kaffir, Fingo, Zulu and Bushman, who positively close their exhibition here next Saturday, preparatory to their departure for their native land. What is it? – or Man Monkey – the most singular creature ever known – evidently the connecting link between the human and brute creation. $150 speckled brook trout, weighing 5 pounds 10 ½ ounces, caught in the township of Andes, Delaware County, in this state. Visitors will observe that the light in two of our saloons is materially improved by the use of Wyberd’s Patent Diffusive Daylight Reflector, a novel and effective means of distributing light into dark places. Positively no free list. Admittance to everything, 25 cents. Children under 10 years, 15 cents each. Tickets for parquet or first balcony seats in the lecture room, 15 cents extra. For children under 10 years, 10 cents. The two living Aztec children, a male and female aged 17 and 24 years, said to be descendants of the Sacerdotal Caste, now nearly extinct, of the ancient Aztec founders of the ruined temples of Central America and Yucatan. Old Neptune, king of the ocean, the living black sea lion. Albino family from Madagascar, born of perfectly black parents, yet as white as snow, white hair, pink eyes, and every way the most singular human beings. 30 monster snakes varying in length from 10 to 30 feet, the largest ever seen together. They are on exhibition at all hours, and at intervals are exhibited on a platform by the great snake charmer, in whose hands they are perfectly harmless. Living happy family, grand aquarial garden, living seal, wax figures, and 850,000 curiosities from every part of the world. Thursday, January 31, 1861, this afternoon at 3, the domestic drama in three acts by W. T. Moncrieff, “Smiles and Tears; or, The Lear of Private Life”. Evening at 7:30, for the fifth time, a great drama from the French, “Lady of St. Tropez”. Miss Dora Dawron, the wonder and extraordinary double-voiced singer, will appear at each dramatic performance in a popular duet, in which she will exhibit her wonderful power of voice in singing alternately a deep and powerful tenor, and a sweet and delicate soprano, dressed in the very singular costume, one half as a man, the other half as a lady. The management beg leave to announce to their patrons, that they have secured a dramatization by a popular author, of Wilkie Collins’ great novel, called “The Woman in White”, now in active preparation.

Dated 1861

Object Type broadside (notice)

Physical dimensions Object Dimensions 24 x 9 in

Medium lithograph, paper (fiber product)

File dimensions 6.9 in × 18.3 in at 300dpi
17.7 cm × 46.5 cm at 300dpi

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