Historical entertainment: Stranger Than Fiction, An Exploration of the Extraordinary in Old Savannah
October 2015: Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:30 p.m.
Stranger than Fiction: An Exploration of the Extraordinary in Old Savannah at the Davenport House Museum in Savannah
This Halloween season in Savannah experience a New Show from those who have pleased crowds in the past.
During October 2015, see an historical entertainment on the many EXTRAORDINARY ideas, beliefs and objects with which people in the 1820s would have been familiar. Images and phenomena to be considered include VISUALIZATION OF THE SUPERNATURAL, Phantasmagoria, Frankenstein, Animal Magnetism and THE COURT OF DEATH. While visitors maneuver the historic site they will come into contact with those who lived there in 1828 as they hear about what thrilled, scared and horrified Savannahians of that time. Attention will be paid to spiritual convictions of Lowcountry African Americans of the past.
Tickets:
Advance purchase: $22. At the door: $25
Reservations recommended. Limited attendance. Call 912-236-8097 or click here.
DATES: October 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, 30 and 31
TIME: 7:30 p.m.
LENGTH OF PROGRAM: 90 minutes
Experience a New Show from those who have pleased crowds in the past.
This October see an historical entertainment on the many EXTRAORDINARY ideas, beliefs and objects with which people in the 1820s would have been familiar. Images and phenomena to be considered include VISUALIZATION OF THE SUPERNATURAL, Phantasmagoria, Frankenstein, Animal Magnetism and THE COURT OF DEATH. While visitors maneuver the historic site they will come into contact with those who lived there in 1828 as they hear about what thrilled, scared and horrified Savannahians of that time. Attention will be paid to spiritual convictions of Lowcountry African Americans of the past.
Not suitable for children under 12 years of age.
The performance requires that guests be able to walk up and down stairs and maneuver in the candlelit rooms.
Davenport House, 324 E State St, Savannah, 31401, (912) 236-8097,http://www.davenporthousemuseum.org/category/events/
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