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
- ↑ "Olentangy Park." The Columbus Sunday Dispatch. April 11, 1909. Page 5.
- ↑ Advertisement. Columbus Evening Dispatch. April 20, 1909. Page 7.
- ↑ Postcard. 1916. "Olentangy Park midway, postcard." Columbus Metropolitan Library: Columbus in Historic Photographs. 708O451916. Last modified on Dec. 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/
- ↑ Postcard. "Olentangy Park, Columbus, Ohio." Columbus Metropolitan Library Digital Collections. https://digital-collections.columbuslibrary.org/digital/collection/postcard/id/41562
- ↑ "Automatic Vaudeville Company." Wikipedia.org, Accessed on July 22, 2022. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_Vaudeville_Company
- ↑ "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
- ↑ "Crystal Hall." Cinema Treasures. Accessed on July 22, 2022. http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/17576