In the late 1800s and early 1900s, when the use of live horses and other animals in grand productions on the big stage was all the rage, a thespian college for quadruped actors was just what the doctors ordered. Drs. Martin J. Potter and Samuel S. Field, to be specific.
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1901: The Thespian Horse College at Ben-Hur Stables in Gramercy Park
Posted: 26th April 2014 by The Hatching Cat in Horse TalesTags: Ben-Hur, Doc Potter, Dr. Martin J. Potter, Dr. S.S. Field, Hippodrome, horse story, New York History
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1935: The Peacock That Caused a Standoff at the Plaza Hotel
Posted: 19th April 2014 by The Hatching Cat in Birds and PigeonsTags: Central Park, Chickering Hall, Coterie Club, New York History, Peacock, Plaza Funeral Home, Plaza Hotel, West 47th Street Police Station
On November 11, 1935, a blue peacock decided to make his escape from who knows where and lead numerous grown men on a four-hour chase through the streets of New York. It’s a plane! It’s a bird! It’s a peacock! Imagine walking down Fifth Avenue in Manhattan on a Monday morning and seeing a peacock […]
1899: King and Queen, the Diving Quadrupeds of Coney Island, Brooklyn
Posted: 7th May 2015 by The Hatching Cat in Animal Attractions, Horse TalesTags: Biograph Company, Coney Island, Diving Horses, Frederick S. Armitage, King and Queen, New York History, Roosevelt Building, Sea Lion Park
Billed as the amazing high diving horses, King and Queen were two pure white Arabian horses who had a knack for diving on their own from great heights into almost any body of water.
1907: Pinky Panky Poo and the Doggie Check Room at the Plaza Hotel
Posted: 16th May 2014 by The Hatching Cat in Dog TailsTags: Frederic Sterry, Mrs. Patrick Campbell, New York History, Pinky Panky Poo, Plaza Hotel
What does a tiny dog named Pinky Panky Poo and the Plaza Hotel have to do with modern-day doggie day-care centers? Read on…
