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The Zoological Museum ... : Mr. Seaman, (as manager for a society of gentlemen, to whom this collection belongs) begs to inform the ladies and gentlemen of this town, that he has just arrived with that extensive and valuable Museum, containing many thousands of natural curiosities ...
Date: [approximately 1824?]
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Birth extraordinary! Patronized by royalty : Just arrived Hartley's unequalled exhibition : To be seen alive in a commodious caravan, in Broadwall, opposite the Mitre, New Cut, Lambeth : Mast. Daniel Hartley, the great Goliah of the day, or the wonder of the age ... the above youth is accompanied and contrasted by The Devonshire Dwarf! Mr Thomas Bartlett, or the man in miniature.
Date: [1861]
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Herr Winkelmeier the tallest man in the world will appear every evening at 10.45 ... / London Pavilion, Piccadilly.
Date: 1887
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Chang, the Chinese giant : Brustad, the giant of Norway. Che-Mah, the Chinese Tom Thumb. Madaree, the real hindoo jadooger. And the midget prince 'Adonis' / Royal Aquarium, Westminster.
Date: [approximately 1880?]
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For three nights only. Tuesday, thursday and Saturday, August 11th, 13th, & 15th, 1846 : The manager has the gratification of announcing to the nobility and gentry visiting Buxton, and to the inhabitants generally, that he has entered into an arrangement for the above lilited period, with England's native wonder, Field Marshal Tom Thumb! / Theatre, Buxton.
Date: 1846
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The Pygopagi Twins : the greatest and most astonishing natural phenomenon in the world : opinions of the press ... daily receptions between 2 and 5 p.m. / Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly.
Date: 1880
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Positively for this night only! : Surrey Theatre. This present Monday, the 12th of May, 1823, will be presented the highly-popular melo drama, taken from the play of the Mountaineers, Octavian, by a professional gentleman ... for this night only will be exhibited the two real esquimaux indians from the frozen regions where Captain Parry is making discoveries ...
Date: 1823
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Mr. G. H. MacDermott's ninth annual benefit, Tuesday, Sept. 19th, 1882 : An entirely new and original burlesque sketch, written by Arthur Lloyd, entitled Maid Maryann or all a-growing & a-blowing ... / London Pavilion, Tichborne Street, Haymarket, W.
Date: 1882
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Now exhibiting : at the Cosmorama Rooms, No. 290, Regent Street : The Marquis of Liliput! Don Francisco Hidalgo 42 years old - 29 inches high the smallest "man" ever created! / Cosmorama Rooms.
Date: [between 1840 and 1860?]
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What the doctor found : in the body of Frank Wilson, who was operated on for appendicitis in a hospital at Cairo (Ill.), were found:- a button hook, a hat pin, three keys, a lead pencil, a belt buckle, a toy pistol, three small nails, a needle, a thermometer.
Date: [between 1890 and 1930?]
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Commencing Monday, Nov. 22nd, 1880 : the smallest man and woman in the world! Frank Uffner's Midgets ... Miss Lucia Zarate, the smallest woman in the world ... General Mite, the smallest man in the world ... / Piccadilly Hall.
Date: 1880
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S. Watson's Grand American Museum 28, Oxford Street : Living curiosities! From all parts of the world ...
Date: [1885]
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Unequalled novelty from Westminster Hall, London, will arrive in this town on the of this month : The public of this town and its vicinity are most respectfully informed that a wonderful display of the works of nature will be exhibited here for a short time only. Mr. J. Chipperfield begs to inform the public that he has entered into an expensive engagement with Mr. Tipney the Skeleton Man Alive, born in the year 1841, and weighs only forty-nine pounds!.
Date: [1867]
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Every evening at 7.45, on a scale of grand magnificance, a new edition of the grand fairy spectacular opera, Babil & Bijou or, the lost regalia : by Dion Boucicault & J.R. Planche ... / Alhambra Theatre, manager, William Holland.
Date: [1882]
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Extraordinary exhibition : Cosmorama Rooms, 290, Regent Street : The greatest lady in the world! A rival to the celebrated Daniel Lambert. This phenomen is now exhibiting each day, from 11 1-2 till 5-and 7 till 9 o'clock : Mrs. Elizabeth Armitage of the extraordinary weight of 31 stone 11 lbs. or, 445 pounds ... / Cosmorama Rooms.
Date: [approximately 1846?]
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For six days only. From Monday, May 26, and five following days : The three wonders of creation. Patronized by Her most gracious Majesty the Queen, His Royal Highness Prince Albert, Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent : The three German Liliputians : the Brockstedt family! / Town-Hall, Waterford.
Date: [1845]
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Sensation of the day : will visit this town two great and startling novelties : Mr. W. Campbell the celebrated young Scottish giant ... weighs the enormous weight of 48 stone 9 lb ... he is accompanied by that great and beautiful sight Miss M. E. Bland the anglo-saxon wonder! A sight all ladies ought to see. Fourteen years of age ... and weighs the astounding weight of 18 stone 3 lb.
Date: [1875?]
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Marian, the Alhambra Giantess : 8 ft. 2 in. high and still growing. In conjunction with the elegant midget Colonel Ulpts every evening / London Pavilion.
Date: [1883?]
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The great American Prize Lady Miss C. Heenan with her four prize presentation cups : now exhibiting for a short time only at 122, Fleet St, London.
Date: [1868?]
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The Pygopagi Twins : the greatest and most astonishing natural phenomenon in the world : opinions of the press ... daily receptions between 2 and 5 p.m. Admission 2s 6d. Evenings from 7 to 9 p.m. Admission 1s. / Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly.
Date: 1880
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Monday, Dec. 20th first appearance of the wonderful Belgian giant (8 ft. high) Alfredo Devartos : (24 years of age) trumpeter in the guards of the King of Belgium, & the tallest man in the whole army) ... last five nights of the Schaffer Troupe ... / Canterbury Theatre of Varieties, Westminster Bridge Road.
Date: [1886?]
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Royal North Woolwich Gardens ... : W. Holland's grand carnival benefit on Monday, August 23rd, Tuesday, 24 & Wednesday 25, 1875. This is the event of the season!.
Holland, W.Date: 1875
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Last week of the extraordinary and wonderful Albino Family : white negroes, or moors, from Madagascar, consisting of a husband, wife and child ... : What can they be? ... What is it? ... More wonderful curiosities! The original Siamese twins Chan and Eng ... / P.T. Barnum.
Barnum, P. T. (Phineas Taylor), 1810-1891.Date: 1860
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On Monday, July 19th, 1869 & every evening until further notice : the performance will commencewith (Wednesday and Thursday excepted) the interesting drama, in four acts, entitled - the Black Doctor : acts I. and II. the island of Bourbon, 1788 ... / Grecian Theatre ... City Road.
Date: 1869
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Positively one day only! : The Horn's Assembly Rooms, Kennington, on Wednesday, April 3rd, 1872 : Two performances daily. Afternoon at 3. Evening at 8. Sylvester Bleeker, manager. General Tom Thumb Troupe ... / Horn's Assembly Rooms, Kennington.
Date: 1872