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{{Infobox attraction | {{Infobox attraction | ||
| name = Automatic Vaudeville | | name = Automatic Vaudeville | ||
| type = | | othernames = Automatic Theater<br />Automatic Exhibit | ||
| section = North | | type = Arcade | ||
| opened = | | section = North<br />Midway | ||
| closed = | | built = 1909 | ||
| manufacturer = The Automatic Vaudeville Company | | opened = 1909 | ||
| closed = 1909 (replaced) | |||
| manufacturer = [[The Automatic Vaudeville Company]] | |||
| replacedby = [[The Destruction of Johnstown]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
The [[Automatic Vaudeville]] was an attraction in the Midway<ref>"Olentangy Park midway, postcard." | The [[Automatic Vaudeville]], also called the '''Automatic Theater'''<ref>"Olentangy Park." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' April 11, 1909. Page 5.</ref> and '''Automatic Exhibit''',<ref>Advertisement. ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' April 20, 1909. Page 7.</ref> was an attraction in the Olentangy Park Midway.<ref>Postcard. 1916. "Olentangy Park midway, postcard." ''Columbus Metropolitan Library: Columbus in Historic Photographs.'' 708O451916. Last modified on Dec. 23, 2021.</ref> It was built in [[1909 Season|1909]],<ref>"Olentangy." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' April 11, 1909. Page 5.</ref><ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-union-county-journal-olentangy-park/152965546/ "Olentangy Park Opens April 25th."] ''The Union County Journal (Marysville, Ohio).'' April 22, 1909. Page 3. Accessed through Newspapers.com.</ref> and was replaced with the [[Johnstown Flood]] the following year.<ref>Postcard. [https://digital-collections.columbuslibrary.org/digital/collection/postcard/id/41562 "Olentangy Park, Columbus, Ohio."] ''Columbus Metropolitan Library Digital Collections.''</ref> | ||
[[The Automatic Vaudeville Company]] was founded in 1903 and owned a chain of penny arcades.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_Vaudeville_Company "Automatic Vaudeville Company."] ''Wikipedia.org,'' Accessed on July 22, 2022.</ref> Their first location in New York offered patrons a variety of coin-operated machines that showcased short films, animated scenes, and mechanical performances. It most likely was a penny arcade that focused on kinetoscopes and mutoscopes. An automatic vaudeville was mentioned in 1914, so the features could have been moved to another building in the park.<ref name="may1914">[https://ohiomemory.org/digital/collection/p16007coll56/id/12199/rec/6 "Olentangy Park."] ''The Daily Journal-Herald (Delaware, Ohio).'' May 13, 1914. Page 7. Accessed through the Delaware County Historical Society via OhioMemory.org.</ref> | |||
Similar attractions at other parks featured a variety of amusements, including penny-operated machines like kinetoscopes, mutoscopes, punching bags, shooting galleries, and fortune-telling.<ref>[http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/17576 "Crystal Hall."] ''Cinema Treasures.'' Accessed on July 22, 2022.</ref> | |||
== See Also == | |||
* [[Penny Arcade (Colonnade)]] | |||
* [[Penny Arcade (Midway)]] | |||
* [[Arcadia]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 16:30, 3 December 2025
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. It most likely was a penny arcade that focused on kinetoscopes and mutoscopes. 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, mutoscopes, 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.
- ↑ Postcard. "Olentangy Park, Columbus, Ohio." Columbus Metropolitan Library Digital Collections.
- ↑ "Automatic Vaudeville Company." Wikipedia.org, Accessed on July 22, 2022.
- ↑ "Olentangy Park." The Daily Journal-Herald (Delaware, Ohio). May 13, 1914. Page 7. Accessed through the Delaware County Historical Society via OhioMemory.org.
- ↑ "Crystal Hall." Cinema Treasures. Accessed on July 22, 2022.