The Westminster Museé

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Dime Museum in Providence, Rhode Island. Also known as The Westminster Museé And Menagerie. Opened in 1886 by George F. Batcheller. Batcheller of the Batcheller & Doris Circus opened this dime museum and performance hall. Later he changed its policy to vaudeville, closed the exhibits and renamed it the Westminster Theatre.

Below is an advertisement in The New York Clipper from December 1887.