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

Wonder of the world! For one week more! Every day and evening this week, commencing on Monday, August 22, the real mermaid!

This evening, Wednesday, January 15, 1851, for the benefit of Mr. Hadaway, the distinguished comedian of this establishment, will be performed a feast of comedy, to begin with "The Comedy of Errors"

Every evening at 8 and Saturday matinee at 1:30 for the week ending December 8, 1877, Frank Marshall's charming comedy-drama, "False Shame"

P.T. Barnum & Co.'s greatest show on earth and Adam Forepaugh's greatest and all new feature show. Consolidated for a few days only. Commencing Monday, April 4

Third week of the palace of amusement! Program for the week commencing Monday, November 1

Twelfth season of the original Father Kemp's Mammoth Old Folks Concert Company, Monday evening, November 19 and every evening during the week

This Monday evening, February 9, the performance will commence with the petite comedy, entitled "Two Can Play At That Game"

For the week commencing Monday, March 8th. Another startling bill!

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"

The incomprehensible and interesting entertainment of Mr. Robert Heller will continue Monday, May 2, and every evening

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

"Our Girls", every evening during the week ending November 15, 1879

Monday evening, September 27, 1847, the entertainments will commence with "The School for Scandal"

Engagement of Miss Bateman, who will on this Wednesday evening, October 6, 1869, and every evening except Saturday, appear in her celebrated and original character of "Leah" in the drama of that name

Week commencing February 23, 1891. Re-engagement of the first New York man. John Owens, who was saved from death by Prof. Robert Koch's lymph cure

Re-opening! Engagement for a limited period of the distinguished English comedian, Mr. J. L. Toole, who will make his first appearance in America on Monday evening, August 17, 1874

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

Italian opera at Castle Garden. Positively last week of season. Benefit of Sig. C. Badiali, Monday evening, September 15, in "I Puritani e i "Cavalieri"

Grand opening night, Monday evening, October 4, during the week and Saturday matinee

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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

Creator Waters-Son (Firm)

Accession number 54.29.8

Unique identifier MNY139320

Description The empress of beauty, sister of the late Miss Lavinia Warren (now Mrs. Gen. Tom Thumb), though not half her size – a mere speck of humanity, 25 inches high and weighs but 19 pounds. She will be on exhibition at all hours, from 10 o’clock forenoon until 9 P.M., with Com. Nutt, the $30,000 Nutt. The two making, by far, the smallest pair of human beings ever seen on the face of the globe, smaller, even, than the illustrious Gen. Tom Thumb and wife. Also to be seen at all hours, day and evening, the living hippopotamus from the river Nile in Egypt. The great living sea lion, the only one ever captured alive, weighs over 1,200 pounds and eats 60 pounds of fish daily. What is it; or man monkey, Albino family, from Madagascar; mammoth bear Samson, the largest bear ever captured alive; grand aquaria, with its beautiful living colored fish; speckled brook trout, living seal, living monster snakes, living happy family, wax figures, etc. Last week of the wonders of the world, Syro Arabic Troupe of male and female jugglers, acrobats and contortionists. Also Mast. Robert Henry Hendershoot, the little hero who crossed the Rappahannock at Fredericksburgh, with the brave band that first crossed that river to drive the enemy back and lay the pontoons. Tuesday, March 24, 1863, afternoon at 3 and evening at 7:30, the performance will commence with the Syro Arabic Troupe. To be succeeded by an intermezzo, introducing Miss Minnie Warren and Commodore Nutt. Comic song by Mr. W. Harrison. Master Robert Henry Hendershoot will appear. Followed by a military drama in three acts by George Heilge, music by W. T. Peterschen, properties by W. Henry, Jr., mechanism by Charles Burns, costumes by Robert Walker, produced and arranged by E. F. Taylor, called “The Roll of the Drum”. On Saturday next, there will be three grand performances, the first commencing at 1:30. Names and addresses of panel holders in P. T. Barnum’s mercantile and advertising curtain. All applications for panels must be made to Capt. James C. Robertson, 82-84 Nassau Street, advertising agent for the curtain.

Dated 1863

Object Type broadside (notice)

Physical dimensions Object Dimensions 23 3/4 x 8 3/4 in

Medium engraving (print), lithograph, paper (fiber product)

File dimensions 7.0 in × 18.3 in at 300dpi
17.8 cm × 46.5 cm at 300dpi

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