Ticket: "Countess Magri formerly Mrs. Gen. Tom Thumb"
1885 – 1910 (Date manufactured/created)
1.75 in H
X
3.5 in W
Ticket to a performance by "Countess Magri, formerly Mrs. General Tom Thumb." Countess Magri was Lavinia Warren Stratton's stage name after she married her second husband, Count Primo Magri in 1885. This wedding occurred two years after the death of Warren’s first husband, Charles S. Stratton. Like her first husband, Primo Magri was also a little person. The ticket reads "ADMIT ONE" and names C.J. Spear as her business manager. It is unknown whether this ticket is for one of the roadside stand performances or a touring show that Count and Countess Magri gave.
Mercy Lavinia Warren Bump Stratton Magri, (October 31, 1841 - November 25, 1919), was a well known performer during the 1800s, better known as Lavinia Warren and as "Mrs. Gen. Tom Thumb." She was married to fellow P. T. Barnum performer Charles S. Stratton ("General Tom Thumb") from 1863 until his death in 1883. In 1885, Warren married Primo Magri, a Bologna, Italy, native who was an entertainer of similarly small stature. The couple, along with Magri's brother "Baron" Ernesto Magri, formed the Lilliputian Opera Company which toured in the United States and in Europe. The Magris were perhaps best known for operating a roadside stand in Middleboro, Massachusetts. Magri survived Warren by a year, passing away in 1920.
Mercy Lavinia Warren Bump Stratton Magri, (October 31, 1841 - November 25, 1919), was a well known performer during the 1800s, better known as Lavinia Warren and as "Mrs. Gen. Tom Thumb." She was married to fellow P. T. Barnum performer Charles S. Stratton ("General Tom Thumb") from 1863 until his death in 1883. In 1885, Warren married Primo Magri, a Bologna, Italy, native who was an entertainer of similarly small stature. The couple, along with Magri's brother "Baron" Ernesto Magri, formed the Lilliputian Opera Company which toured in the United States and in Europe. The Magris were perhaps best known for operating a roadside stand in Middleboro, Massachusetts. Magri survived Warren by a year, passing away in 1920.
EL 1988.276.001 AB