Austin and Stone's Dime Museum
Template:Use mdy dates Template:Use American English Austin and Stone's Dime Museum (ca.1880s-1900s) of Boston, Massachusetts, was an entertainment emporium in Scollay Square (no.4 Tremont Row), established by William Austin and Frank Stone.[1][2] It featured a freak show as well as dancing girls for entertainment. The freak show and other exhibits such as two-headed animals cost ten cents, while admission to the girlie show cost an additional dime. Performers included William S. Hutchings, the "lightning calculator."[3] Comedian Fred Allen wrote about the Museum in his memoir, Much Ado About Me.
References
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Images
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Advertisement, "international assemblage of giants," 1889
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Advertisement, "Prof. Welton's performing cats," 1893
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Advertisement, 1894
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Detail of 1896 map of Boston, showing Austin & Stone's Museum near Howard St.
External links
- Fred Allen's Memoirs of Scollay Square
- Bostonian Society. Photograph of 3-7 Tremont Row, ca. 1908-1912
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