Automatic Vaudeville
Automatic Vaudeville
| Other Name(s) | Automatic Theater |
|---|---|
| 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] It was also called the "Automatic Theater."[4] The Automatic Vaudeville Company was founded in 1903 and owned a chain of Penny Arcades,[5] so this could be the penny arcade that burnt down in the Midway Fire of 1911.[6][7] 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]
References
- ↑ Postcard. 1916. "Olentangy Park midway, postcard." Columbus Metropolitan Library: Columbus in Historic Photographs, 708O451916. Last modified on December 23, 2021.
- ↑ "Olentangy." Columbus Evening Dispatch, April 11, 1909. Page 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/
- ↑ "Olentangy Park." The Columbus Sunday Dispatch, April 11, 1909. Page 5.
- ↑ "Automatic Vaudeville Company." Wikipedia.org, Accessed on July 22, 2022. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_Vaudeville_Company
- ↑ "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/
- ↑ "Suspect Arson in Destructive Fire at Olentangy Park." Columbus Evening Dispatch, July 17, 1911. Page 1.
- ↑ "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
- ↑ "Cyrstal Hall." Cinema Treasures, Accessed on July 22, 2022. http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/17576