It’s time to celebrate some holiday-time hero cats who saved the lives of their humans and kittens in emergency situations.
Here are just a few stories of hero cats from Brooklyn and New York newspapers published from 1904 to 1932.
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1904-1932: Bertha, Patches, Minnie, and Other Holiday-Time Hero Cats of Old New York
Posted: 18th December 2021 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories, Cats in the MewsTags: Cat Heroes, Cats in the Mews, Cats of Old New York, Daniel De Lena, Jacob Braunstein, Joseph Gerlich, New York City History
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1910: The 300 Cats Wanted to Act at the Manhattan Opera House
Posted: 17th September 2020 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories, Cats in the MewsTags: Cats in the Mews, Cats of Old New York, Manhattan Opera House, New York City History, Oscar Hammerstein
On September 16, 1910, The New York Times ran a small article about a want-ad soliciting 300 cats for performances at the Manhattan Opera House on 34th Street.
According to the article, the stage director would accept all cats–with or without stage experience–to take part in the production of “Hans, the Flute Player.” The comedic opera was going to be the opening act for Oscar Hammerstein’s opera house.
1907: The Miserable Life of a Hell’s Kitchen Cat
Posted: 10th June 2020 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Stories, Cats in the MewsTags: Cat Stories, Cats in the Mews, Cats of Old New York, New York City History
From the New York Sun, June 9, 1907: The cats of Hell’s Kitchen are tough cats. They are tough for the same reason that the cats of Fifth Avenue are genteel. It is all a question of environment.
