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DESCRIPTION:Did you know that a Mummy was put on display in the Old Colon
 y House? That lectures on astronomy were given in Newport&rsquo\;s 4th B
 aptist Meetinghouse? Or that the city was a center for live entertainmen
 t hosting musicals\, comedies and Shakespeare&rsquo\;s plays? The Newpor
 t Historical Society will present the exhibit Diversions and Entertainme
 nts in 19th Century Newport\, which features historic advertisements and
  highlights some popular forms of entertainment.\nThe advertisements fea
 tured in Diversions and Entertainments in 19th Century Newport\, which w
 ere known as broadsides\, promote the wide range of entertainments avail
 able to 19th century Newporters. The broadsides highlight how people lea
 rned about activities in town while showing how Newporters from over a h
 undred years ago spent their free time. &ldquo\;Broadsides are fascinati
 ng to investigate\,&rdquo\; explains NHS Curator Matt Keagle. &ldquo\;Th
 is exhibit is about entertainment\, but it&rsquo\;s also about communica
 tion. Before radio\, television\, or the internet\, broadsides were some
  of the speediest forms of communication.&rdquo\;\nDiversions and Entert
 ainment in 19th Century Newport is part of the Rhode Island Center for t
 he Book&rsquo\;s 2012 Art of the Book Program &ldquo\;Rhode Island&rsquo
 \;s Broadsides Rule!&rdquo\; which offers statewide exhibits and events 
 celebrating Rhode Island&rsquo\;s broadside history. Participating organ
 izations include: John Hay Library at Brown Univeristy\, Pettaquamscut H
 istorical Society\, Providence Public Library at the Providence Athenaeu
 m\, Redwood Library &amp\; Athenaeum and the University of Rhode Island 
 Special Collections. The sponsors are: Rhode Island Council for the Huma
 nities\, John Russell Bartlett Society\, American Printing History Assoc
 iation and The Rhode Island Historical Society.
URL:http://newport.patch.com/events/diversions-and-entertainments-in-19th
 -century-newport
SUMMARY:Diversions and Entertainments in 19th Century Newport
LOCATION:Museum of Newport History at Brick Market: 127 Thames St\, Newpo
 rt\, RI
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