Theater playbill for Thiodon's mechanical exhibition at Odd-Fellows' Hall, Washington, D.C., June 12, 1860
Contributors: Polkinhorn's Steam Printing Office; Odd Fellow's Hall (Washington, D.C.); Theater Playbills and Programs Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: H. Polkinhorn's Steam Job Printing Office, D. Street, betw. 6th and 7th Sts.
Published: 1860
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Other titles: Thiodon's mechanical exhibition of moving figures and model seasons, Odd Fellows' Hall!
Description: Thiodon's mechanical exhibition of moving figures and model seasons, Odd Fellows' Hall! Moral and intellectual exhibition! Mr. J. Sanderson, well known in this city as the exhibitor of several Gems of Art, respectfully informs his friends and the public of Washington, that he has, at great expense, secured Thiodon's Museum of Art, or Animated Nature, a novel and pleasing Exhibition, being the finest mechanical exhibition ever exhibited in Washington. Actors and actresses do everything but talk. The world defied to produce their equal! Its success in all the cities of Europe was only equaled by the interest it awakened in New York City, where, for a period of 200 consecutive nights, it filled Barnum's Museum to suffocation; also 181 consecutive nights at Jayne's Hall, Philadlphia, and have just closed a brilliant engagement of 50 nights at the Maryland Institute Baltimore, eliciting the warmest enconiums from the thousands who could appreciate a combination of exquisite skill and picturesque beauty! Tuesday evening, June 12, and every evening during the week ...
Notes: Title devised by Library staff from item.

LC copy rehoused: 2014-10-02. Shelved in Oversize.

In: American theater programs of the late 19th and 20th centuries (Library of Congress).
Table of contents: title: The programme will include: Part I. A beautiful view of the rock and town of Gibralter ... Part II: A magnificent view of the City of Salzburg, romantically situate on the banks of the Salza River. In the truthful scene will be introduced a view of The Rising Sun! ... Part III. Napoleon Bonaparte crossing the Alps with his army of reserve, consisting of 30,000 men! ... Part IV. Automaton Slack-Rope Vaulter ... To conclude with The Storm at Sea ... The exhibition terminating with a model view of the Monster Steamship Great Eastern as she appeared on her Trial-trip from Holyhead to Portsmouth ...