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1915: The Cameo Dog and Cats of Regeneration, a Silent Film Set in Manhattan

Posted: 13th August 2020 by The Hatching Cat in Featured Felines
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Regeneration, a 1915 silent film by Raoul Walsh, was shot on location in New York City’s Lower East Side (down on the docks and the Bowery). In addition to several cats and one dog, the film featured real prostitutes, gangsters, and homeless people as extras. It was the first film produced by Fox Film Corporation (a forerunner of the 20th Century Fox) and was released on September 13, 1915 to critical acclaim.

1903: The Cat That Gave Birth in a Lion Cage at the Circle Theatre on Broadway

Posted: 17th June 2020 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories, Featured Felines
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In June 1903, a mother cat chose to give birth to kittens in a lion’s cage, which was part of Madame Adjie’s vaudevill act at the Circle Theatre at Columbus Circle.

1916: The Christmas Kittens and Movie Cats of New York’s Empire Poultry Palace Show

Posted: 22nd December 2018 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories, Featured Felines
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Although the first National Cat Show at Madison Square Garden II in May 1895 is often cited as the first cat show in America, there were actually quite a few cat shows in New York City and other American cities before this “official cat show” took place at the Garden. During the late 1800s, New York […]

1887: Raining Cats and Soap Bubbles at the Grand Street Museum in Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Posted: 2nd July 2017 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories, Featured Felines
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The following cat story of Old Brooklyn is courtesy of The Brownstone Detectives, who first published this tale in March 2017. I take the story one step further by exploring the history around the Grand Street Museum and the land on which it was once located.  Agent Clark Investigates a Report of Cruelty to Cats […]

1922: The Curious Case of Lilly and Otto, the Dyed-Blue Cats of Margaret Owen, Part II

Posted: 8th October 2016 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories, Crazy Cat Ladies, Featured Felines
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When we left Part I of this curious cat tale of Old New York, young Margaret Owen was just about to dunk her two Angora cats, Lilly and Otto, into a basin of blue dye. The blue cats would look great parading on the boardwalk at Atlantic City.

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