“His collection of tabbies is the only show made up entirely of feline soubrettes that was ever organized in the world. Everything they do is performed with the upmost grace. They are as clever as any trick dogs or monkeys and much more entertaining to watch.” – Los Angeles Herald, September 6, 1896, in a […]
Archive for October, 2015
1895: George Techow and His Performing Cats That Made Their Debut on Broadway
Posted: 31st October 2015 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories, Featured FelinesTags: Criterion Theatre, Herr Techow, Moscow Cat Theatre, Olympia Theatre, Oscar Hammerstein, Techow's Cats
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The P.T. Barnum Museum and Menagerie at Broadway and Ann Street, Part III
Posted: 25th October 2015 by The Hatching Cat in Animal Attractions, Animal StoriesTags: American Museum, Broadway and Ann Street, P.T. Barnum, St. Paul Building, The Happy Family
When most of us hear the name P.T. Barnum, we automatically think of the circus and “The Greatest Show on Earth.” But many years before P.T. Barnum’s Grand Traveling Museum, Menagerie, Caravan, and Circus made its debut in 1870 — and 40 years before he partnered with James A. Bailey – Phineas Taylor Barnum rose […]
1865: The P.T. Barnum Museum and Menagerie at Broadway and Ann Street, Part II
Posted: 18th October 2015 by The Hatching Cat in Animal Attractions, Animal StoriesTags: American Museum, Ann Street, Anthony Jansen van Salee, Cornelius Van Tienhoven, New York City History, P.T. Barnum, Smit's Vly
When most of us hear the name P.T. Barnum, we automatically think of the circus and “The Greatest Show on Earth.” But many years before P.T. Barnum’s Grand Traveling Museum, Menagerie, Caravan, and Circus made its debut in 1870 — and 40 years before he partnered with James A. Bailey – P.T. Barnum rose to […]
1865: The P.T. Barnum Museum and Menagerie at the Corner of Broadway and Ann Street, Part I
Posted: 3rd October 2015 by The Hatching Cat in Animal Attractions, Animal StoriesTags: American Museum, John Scudder, New York History, P.T. Barnum, Tammany Society
When most of us hear the name P.T. Barnum, we automatically think of the circus and “The Greatest Show on Earth.” But many years before P.T. Barnum’s Grand Traveling Museum, Menagerie, Caravan, and Circus made its debut in 1870 — and 40 years before he partnered with James A. Bailey – Phineas Taylor Barnum rose to fame with a very large collection of artificial and natural curiosities from around the world that he displayed at his American Museum on the corner of Broadway and Ann Street in New York City.
