Extra Credit Questions

[Eva Elisabeth]

Excellent, Laurie. The sketch shows the Lecture Room of Barnum's American Museum (in1853), which actually was an elegant theatre.

Please go here for more info on a very interesting man and his fascinating live and ventures:

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnum's_American_Museum
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._T._Barnum

I think every guesser deserves the prize - of the artists of our days, Barnum might have featured the great mime Marcel Marceau, alias "Bip the Clown":
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zNqskkKMkFQ