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The [[Automatic Vaudeville]], also called the '''Automatic Theater'''<ref>"Olentangy Park." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch,'' April 11, 1909. Page 5.</ref> and '''Automatic Exhibit''',<ref>Advertisement. ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' April 20, 1909. Page 7.</ref> was an attraction in the Olentangy Park [[Midway]].<ref>Postcard. 1916. "Olentangy Park midway, postcard." ''Columbus Metropolitan Library: Columbus in Historic Photographs,'' 708O451916. Last modified on December 23, 2021.</ref> It was built in [[1909 Season|1909]].<ref>"Olentangy." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' April 11, 1909. Page 5.</ref><ref>"Olentangy Park Opens April 25th." ''The Union County Journal (Marysville, Ohio),'' April 22, 1909. Page 3. Accessed through Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-union-county-journal-olentangy-park/152965546/</ref>
The [[Automatic Vaudeville]], also called the '''Automatic Theater'''<ref>"Olentangy Park." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' April 11, 1909. Page 5.</ref> and '''Automatic Exhibit''',<ref>Advertisement. ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' April 20, 1909. Page 7.</ref> was an attraction in the Olentangy Park Midway.<ref>Postcard. 1916. "Olentangy Park midway, postcard." ''Columbus Metropolitan Library: Columbus in Historic Photographs.'' 708O451916. Last modified on Dec. 23, 2021.</ref> It was built in [[1909 Season|1909]],<ref>"Olentangy." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' April 11, 1909. Page 5.</ref><ref>"Olentangy Park Opens April 25th." ''The Union County Journal (Marysville, Ohio).'' April 22, 1909. Page 3. Accessed through Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-union-county-journal-olentangy-park/152965546/</ref> and was replaced with the [[Johnstown Flood]] the following year.<ref>Postcard. "Olentangy Park, Columbus, Ohio." ''Columbus Metropolitan Library Digital Collections.'' https://digital-collections.columbuslibrary.org/digital/collection/postcard/id/41562</ref>


The Automatic Vaudeville Company was founded in 1903 and owned a chain of Penny Arcades,<ref>"Automatic Vaudeville Company." ''Wikipedia.org,'' Accessed on July 22, 2022. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_Vaudeville_Company</ref> so this could be the penny arcade that burnt down in the [[Midway Fire of 1911]].<ref>"Fire at Olentangy Park." ''The News-Herald (Hillsboro, Ohio),'' July 27, 1911. Page 1. Accessed through Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1634174/fire-at-olentangy-park/</ref><ref>"Suspect Arson in Destructive Fire at Olentangy Park." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' July 17, 1911. Page 1.</ref> An automatic vaudeville was mentioned in 1914, so the features could have been moved to another building in the park.<ref name="may1914">"Olentangy Park." ''The Daily Journal-Herald (Delaware, Ohio),'' May 13, 1914. Page 7. Accessed through the Deleware County Historical Society via OhioMemory.org https://ohiomemory.org/digital/collection/p16007coll56/id/12199/rec/6</ref>
[[The Automatic Vaudeville Company]] was founded in 1903 and owned a chain of penny arcades.<ref>"Automatic Vaudeville Company." ''Wikipedia.org,'' Accessed on July 22, 2022. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_Vaudeville_Company</ref> Their first location in New York offered patrons a variety of coin-operated machines that showcased short films, animated scenes, and mechanical performances. An automatic vaudeville was mentioned in 1914, so the features could have been moved to another building in the park.<ref name="may1914">"Olentangy Park." ''The Daily Journal-Herald (Delaware, Ohio).'' May 13, 1914. Page 7. Accessed through the Delaware County Historical Society via OhioMemory.org https://ohiomemory.org/digital/collection/p16007coll56/id/12199/rec/6</ref>


Similar attractions at other parks featured a variety of amusements, including penny-operated machines like Kinetoscopes, punching bags, shooting galleries, and fortune-telling.<ref>"Cyrstal Hall." ''Cinema Treasures,'' Accessed on July 22, 2022. http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/17576</ref>
Similar attractions at other parks featured a variety of amusements, including penny-operated machines like Kinetoscopes, punching bags, shooting galleries, and fortune-telling.<ref>"Crystal Hall." ''Cinema Treasures.'' Accessed on July 22, 2022. http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/17576</ref>
 
== See Also ==
* [[Penny Arcade (Colonnade)]]
* [[Penny Arcade (Midway)]]
* [[Arcadia]]


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Latest revision as of 14:58, 6 August 2025

Automatic Vaudeville
Other Name(s) Automatic Theater
Automatic Exhibit
Type Arcade
Park Section North
Midway
Built 1909
Opened 1909
Closed 1909 (replaced)
Manufacturer The Automatic Vaudeville Company
Replaced By The Destruction of Johnstown

The Automatic Vaudeville, also called the Automatic Theater[1] and Automatic Exhibit,[2] was an attraction in the Olentangy Park Midway.[3] It was built in 1909,[4][5] and was replaced with the Johnstown Flood the following year.[6]

The Automatic Vaudeville Company was founded in 1903 and owned a chain of penny arcades.[7] Their first location in New York offered patrons a variety of coin-operated machines that showcased short films, animated scenes, and mechanical performances. An automatic vaudeville was mentioned in 1914, so the features could have been moved to another building in the park.[8]

Similar attractions at other parks featured a variety of amusements, including penny-operated machines like Kinetoscopes, punching bags, shooting galleries, and fortune-telling.[9]

See Also

References

  1. ↑ "Olentangy Park." The Columbus Sunday Dispatch. April 11, 1909. Page 5.
  2. ↑ Advertisement. Columbus Evening Dispatch. April 20, 1909. Page 7.
  3. ↑ Postcard. 1916. "Olentangy Park midway, postcard." Columbus Metropolitan Library: Columbus in Historic Photographs. 708O451916. Last modified on Dec. 23, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Olentangy." Columbus Evening Dispatch. April 11, 1909. Page 5.
  5. ↑ "Olentangy Park Opens April 25th." The Union County Journal (Marysville, Ohio). April 22, 1909. Page 3. Accessed through Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-union-county-journal-olentangy-park/152965546/
  6. ↑ Postcard. "Olentangy Park, Columbus, Ohio." Columbus Metropolitan Library Digital Collections. https://digital-collections.columbuslibrary.org/digital/collection/postcard/id/41562
  7. ↑ "Automatic Vaudeville Company." Wikipedia.org, Accessed on July 22, 2022. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_Vaudeville_Company
  8. ↑ "Olentangy Park." The Daily Journal-Herald (Delaware, Ohio). May 13, 1914. Page 7. Accessed through the Delaware County Historical Society via OhioMemory.org https://ohiomemory.org/digital/collection/p16007coll56/id/12199/rec/6
  9. ↑ "Crystal Hall." Cinema Treasures. Accessed on July 22, 2022. http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/17576


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