page_title: Bird Cage Theatre
section_title: Entertainment
hierarchical_section_title: Bird Cage Theatre / History / Entertainment
caption_attribution_description: English: The historic poker table in the basement of the Bird Theater in Tombstone, Arizona where the longest poker game in history was played from 1881 to 1890. [1]
context_page_description: The Bird Cage Theatre was a theater in Tombstone, Arizona. It operated intermittently from December 1881 to 1894. When the silver mines closed, the theatre was also closed in 1892. It was leased as a coffee shop starting in 1934.
context_section_description: One of the first acts at the Birdcage was Mademoiselle De Granville (Alma Hayes), also known as the "Female Hercules" and "the woman with the iron jaw". She performed feats of strength, specializing in picking up heavy objects with her teeth. Other acts included the Irish comic duo Burns and Trayers (John H. Burns and Matthew Trayers), comic singer Irene Baker, Carrie Delmar, a serious opera singer, and comedian Nola Forest. 
  Entertainment included masquerade balls featuring cross—dressing entertainers, like comedians David Waters and Will Curlew. Miners could drink and dance all night if they chose.
caption: Bird Cage Poker Table where the longest poker game was played
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