ThoughtGallery.org > Samuel Gumpertz, King of The Coney Island Sideshow

Samuel Gumpertz, King of The Coney Island Sideshow

An Illustrated Lecture with Douglas Gray

Samuel Gumpertz, fondly remembered today as King of the Sideshow, wore many hats during his three decades in Coney Island. He ran numerous sideshows, managed the magnificent Dreamland Park, operated Coney’s largest bathhouse (Parkway Baths), owned the bizarre Eden Musee Wax Museum and Chamber of Horrors, and ended his career in Coney with the Dreamland Circus Sideshow.











When: Mon., Oct. 24, 2016 at 7:00 pm
Where: Morbid Anatomy Museum
424 Third Ave. Brooklyn

Price: $8
Buy tickets/get more info now
See other events in these categories:

An Illustrated Lecture with Douglas Gray

Samuel Gumpertz, fondly remembered today as King of the Sideshow, wore many hats during his three decades in Coney Island. He ran numerous sideshows, managed the magnificent Dreamland Park, operated Coney’s largest bathhouse (Parkway Baths), owned the bizarre Eden Musee Wax Museum and Chamber of Horrors, and ended his career in Coney with the Dreamland Circus Sideshow.

Buy tickets/get more info now