Category: entertainment

• Dublin Lyceum (1836-1844)

  

  Community education & discourse in Dublin: The adults publish (& perform) their own bi-weekly zine… and the kids put out TWO!

  Marek

  13 November, 2012

  1830s, 1840s, Dublin, education, entertainment, SOURCE=Leonard+Seward

• The Hessian (Weare)

  

  What a wild place was Weare; here we meet a fellow who (A) fought on BOTH sides of the Revolution, and (B) really knew how to party! …

  Marek

  23 October, 2012

  1770s, 1800-1899, entertainment, revolutionary era, SOURCE=Little, Weare

  alcohol, drinking, german, hessian, pension, revolution, rum, work

• First Elephant (Henniker)

  

  An exotic event provides performance opportunities for a local character…

  Marek

  8 October, 2012

  1810s, elephant, entertainment, Henniker, SOURCE=Cogswell

  1815, animal, elephant, first, Henniker, show

• Famous Professional Dare-Devil (Keene, 1923)

  

  Tonight in downtown Keene: Stunts by a professional daredevil!

  Marek

  21 August, 2012

  1920s, entertainment, Keene, SOURCE=HSCC

  celebrity, climb, daredevil, George F. Polley, Keene, movie star, movies, stunt