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The [[Automatic Vaudeville]] was an attraction in the Olentangy Park [[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 Season|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 [[Midway Fire of 1911]].<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 Olentangy Park [[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 Season|1909]].<ref>"Olentangy." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' 11 April 1909. Pg. 5.</ref><ref>"Olentangy Park Opens April 25th." ''The Union County Journal (Marysville, Ohio).'' 22 April 1909. Pg. 3. Accessed through Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-union-county-journal-olentangy-park/152965546/</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 [[Midway Fire of 1911]].<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 ==
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Revision as of 19:47, 9 August 2024

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

The Automatic Vaudeville was an attraction in the Olentangy Park Midway.[1] built in 1909.[2][3] The Automatic Vaudeville Company was founded in 1903 and owned a chain of Penny Arcades,[4] so this could be the penny arcade that burnt down in the Midway Fire of 1911.[5][6] Similar attractions at other parks featured a variety of amusements, including penny-operated machines like Kinetoscopes, punching bags, shooting galleries, and fortune-telling.[7]

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. ↑ "Olentangy Park Opens April 25th." The Union County Journal (Marysville, Ohio). 22 April 1909. Pg. 3. Accessed through Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-union-county-journal-olentangy-park/152965546/
  4. ↑ "Automatic Vaudeville Company." Wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_Vaudeville_Company
  5. ↑ "Fire at Olentangy Park." The News-Herald (Hillsboro, Ohio). Thursday, July 27, 1911. Pg. 1. [1]
  6. ↑ "Suspect Arson in Destructive Fire at Olentangy Park." Columbus Evening Dispatch. 17 July 1911. Pg. 1.
  7. ↑ "Cyrstal Hall." Cinema Treasures. http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/17576


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