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The [[Automatic Vaudeville]] was an attraction in the Midway<ref>"Olentangy Park midway, postcard." Columbus Metropolitan Library Collection. Columbus Metropolitan Library: Columbus in Historic Photographs. 708O451916. Original Date: 1916. Date Modified: 23 December 2021.</ref>. The Automatic Vaudeville Company was founded in 1903 and owned a chain of Penny Arcades,<ref>"Automatic Vaudeville Company." ''Wikipedia.org.'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_Vaudeville_Company</ref> so this could be the penny arcade that burnt down in the 1911 fire.<ref>"Fire at Olentangy Park." ''The News-Herald (Hillsboro, Ohio).'' Thursday, July 27, 1911. Pg. 1. [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1634174/fire-at-olentangy-park/]</ref><ref>"Suspect Arson in Destructive Fire at Olentangy Park." Columbus Evening Dispatch. 17 July 1911. Pg. 1.</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.'' http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/17576</ref>
The [[Automatic Vaudeville]] was an attraction in the Midway<ref>"Olentangy Park midway, postcard." Columbus Metropolitan Library Collection. Columbus Metropolitan Library: Columbus in Historic Photographs. 708O451916. Original Date: 1916. Date Modified: 23 December 2021.</ref> built in 1909.<ref>"Olentangy." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' 11 April 1909. Pg. 5.</ref> The Automatic Vaudeville Company was founded in 1903 and owned a chain of Penny Arcades,<ref>"Automatic Vaudeville Company." ''Wikipedia.org.'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_Vaudeville_Company</ref> so this could be the penny arcade that burnt down in the 1911 fire.<ref>"Fire at Olentangy Park." ''The News-Herald (Hillsboro, Ohio).'' Thursday, July 27, 1911. Pg. 1. [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1634174/fire-at-olentangy-park/]</ref><ref>"Suspect Arson in Destructive Fire at Olentangy Park." Columbus Evening Dispatch. 17 July 1911. Pg. 1.</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.'' http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/17576</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 05:03, 9 March 2024

Automatic Vaudeville
Type Unknown
Park Section North, Midway
Opened 1909
Closed 1911 (fire)
Manufacturer The Automatic Vaudeville Company

The Automatic Vaudeville was an attraction in the Midway[1] built in 1909.[2] The Automatic Vaudeville Company was founded in 1903 and owned a chain of Penny Arcades,[3] so this could be the penny arcade that burnt down in the 1911 fire.[4][5] Similar attractions at other parks featured a variety of amusements, including penny-operated machines like Kinetoscopes, punching bags, shooting galleries, and fortune-telling.[6]

References

  1. "Olentangy Park midway, postcard." Columbus Metropolitan Library Collection. Columbus Metropolitan Library: Columbus in Historic Photographs. 708O451916. Original Date: 1916. Date Modified: 23 December 2021.
  2. "Olentangy." Columbus Evening Dispatch. 11 April 1909. Pg. 5.
  3. "Automatic Vaudeville Company." Wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_Vaudeville_Company
  4. "Fire at Olentangy Park." The News-Herald (Hillsboro, Ohio). Thursday, July 27, 1911. Pg. 1. [1]
  5. "Suspect Arson in Destructive Fire at Olentangy Park." Columbus Evening Dispatch. 17 July 1911. Pg. 1.
  6. "Cyrstal Hall." Cinema Treasures. http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/17576