Austin and Stone's Dime Museum

Austin and Stone's Dime Museum

Austin and Stone’s Dime Museum was an entertainment emporium located in Boston, Massachusetts, USA's famous Scollay Square. It featured a freak show as well as dancing girls for entertainment. The freak show and other exhibits such as two-headed animals cost ten cents, while admission to the girlie show cost an additional dime.

Comedian Fred Allen wrote about the Museum in his memoir, "Much Ado About Me",

External links

* [http://www.bambinomusical.com/Scollay/Maam.html Fred Allen's Memoirs of Scollay Square]


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