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Entertainment of the 1800s
Entertainment of the 1840s
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Sports in England were characterized as entertainment in the 1840s
These sports included Boxing, Cricket, Horse Racing, and rowing. Many people attended these events to help bring entertainment to the crowd.
Magic and Freak Shows
Magic and freak shows were a cool and entertaining show for the kids. It was illusions of all kinds. Performers would escape the locked box or levitate in the air. Audiences could sit amazed by ghosts as they appeared on stage. Sculptors created life-size wax statues of celebrities, politicians and the upper class men. In the freak shows, performers would be dressed in a hairy suit with stained face and hands.
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Circuses and Zoos
The British people of the 1800s did more than just go to work or go to church. They did entertaining activities in their free time like going to the theater or listening to music, going to traveling circuses and zoos, going to many magic and freak shows, and watching sports like soccer and cricket
Traveling circuses and funfairs put on shows under big tents. The shows included many animals, such as camels, elephants and horses, that performed tricks on command. Fairs entertained children with shooting galleries, swings and slides. The Zoological Society offered a collection of animals to view in Regent's Park. The world's first reptile house was built at this zoo. By 1849, the zoo boasted almost 170,000 visitors.
Theater and Music
By: Stephen Kinard, Amelia Lewis, Asma Odeh, Mary Blair Thompson, Xavier Wiggins
Theatrical and musical performances were major forms of entertainment in England in the 1800s. Theater audiences could be rude and quite dangerous. People would often bring rotten food to throw if they were displeased. Nearly every town had one music hall or theater, where people could watch concerts and plays. Temporary theaters, called "penny gaffs," entertained the audience for just one penny. In the 1860s, theaters offered bands, dancers, opera singers and trapeze artists. Shakespeare's plays were among the most famous plays in England. On Christmas, a children’s show called pantomime would come on. It enthralled the kids with live animals and special effects, like smoke and flashing lights.