"One of the Top Ten Reasons to Go Out During the Week!"
-- The Washington Post
"Freaks and weirdos are no strangers to the Palace of Wonders (1210 H St., NE), but even the most bizarre or eccentric acts pale in comparison to the bar's Weirdo Show, held every third Thursday of the month. This month's show features sword swallowers, fire dancers, burlesque performers, and, um, a Scottish cowboy. Plus--Mr. Jesus H. Christ himself will make a rare appearance! Now, how can you turn that down, huh? Tickets are $10. For more information, call 202-398-7469." --The Washingtonian
Palace of Wonders Benefit Show Tonight
by Amanda Hess
Tonight, step right up to the Palace of Wonders for a special “Weirdo Show” performance to benefit local pirate worker Johnny Anderson, who has been in and out of the hospital after having his leg crushed by a car last June.The benefit features performances by conjurer Eric Henning, vaudeville comedians Phillips and Flathead, glass-walker Mab Just Mab, Scottish Cowboy Johnny McLeod, fire dance from Malibu and Silver Raven, and burlesque dancer L'il Dutch. Proceeds will go towards Anderson’s surgical bills...
“Every penny goes to Johnny and Charon,” says Spitzer. The benefit costs $10 at the door; throughout the show, the audience can also engage in some betting games to help raise additional funds. Be glad it’s going to a good cause: “Never bet against a carny,” warns Spitzer.
-- The Washington City Paper
"The evening started with a bang and a pastie, emceed by the hypnotic Professor Sprocket. Soon burlesque artist Shortstaxx stormed the tiny stage. She was followed by the duo of Dutch and Dupp, Magician extraordinaire Brian Wendell Morton, and then fire artist Malibu. After a brief break the show resumed with more burlesque, a feisty and fun girl dancing with a hula-hoop to the Devynl's "I Touch Myself." More Brian, and finally Silver Raven, dancing with a flaming sword and finally, spinning poi on that tiny stage! I was beside myself with glee. I'm still amazed such a place exists within DC. If you really can't leave your desk job but dream of running away to join the circus, you really need to plan a visit to Palace of Wonders."
-- Cynthia Rudzis, Yelp
"I have fallen in ~love~ with Professor Sprocket. I would say, without reservation, that he is the area's BEST front side talker! He has elevated the pitch to a new art! I highly advise catching him at every opportunity!
-- Mab Just Mab, DC’s Premier Sideshow Girl
"Professor Sprocket hosts and produces ‘The Weirdo Show’ seen every third Thursday at the Palace of Wonders. His minions of mayhem and the macabre, run from the classic sideshows acts to burlesque to the simply inexplicable. Like the exploding whale video on YouTube, it has to be seen to be believed."
-- Alexander Hamilton, The National Podcasting Company
Named as "One of the Top Ten Reasons To Go Out During the Week" by the Washington Post, the Weirdo Show bring you the best in local Variety entertainment, all set in the sulfurous glow of the the Midway of the Palace's own Museum of Oddities! Doors at 8, Show at 9, $10, the Palace of Wonders, 1210 H Street NE, WDC.
Visit The Palace of Wonders
Don't Miss the Professor's interview with Alexander Kensignton on the National Podcasting Company's "Conjurers, Carnies and Collectors" --
now available at the itunes store and other fine outlets
Ladies and gentlemen, children of all ages, most welcome all, to the Palace of Wonders' Weirdo Show, the Congress of Curious People. Come on down, don't be shy – you won't want to miss a single minute of our astounding assortment of aberrations of nature and culture. Suffice it to say that these attractions are beyond your wildest notions of reality, more outlandish than anything you could possibly imagine. Your mind won't believe what your eyes will see, so be prepared to go beyond the barriers of the bizarre into a world of astonishment and awe.
The Weirdo Show has played host to legends of the Comedy and Sideshow world, Music from ukulele to musical saw, Multi-Media Extravaganzas, Razor Blade Eating, Aerial Acts, Sword Swallowing, Extreme Juggling, Freak Shows, Prestigitation, Bellydance, Trick Roping, Geek Acts, Variety Acts, Patter Acts and Working Acts, and the most astounding sideshow attractions of the past and present. The Big Show continues to bring you only the very best in Burlesque, and is proud to present it's signature acts -- not one but two fabulous Firedancers -- the incredible Malibu and the incomparable Silver Raven.
The Weirdo Show is a monthly variety show at DC's own Palace of Wonders, 1210 H Street NE, Washington, DC, in the heart of the Atlas District on the Third Thursday of Every Month. Admission is only a measly eight bucks -- where else can you see so much for so little?
So bring out all the freaks, all the strange, all the odd. We're going to whirl you away into a land of mirth, magic, mystery and the macabre!
The Weirdo Show Is A Byproduct Of
Who I'd like to meet: P.T. Barnum, Chang and Eng Bunker, Jojo, Ward Hall, Annie Jones, Johnny Eck, Snap Wyatt, Fred Johnson, Bobby Reynolds, Al & Jeannie Tomaini, General Tom Thumb, Lavinia Warren, Schlitzie, Lionel the Lion Faced Man, Jim Steinmetz, Bettie Lou Williams, Happy Jack Eckert, Johannes Peterson, Josaphine/Joseph, Lady Olga, and a whole lotta wonderful "show people" I've yet to meet, not to mention you.
Thank you (both of you!) so much for coming out last night! As always it was wonderful to see you, but most of all, to have your energy and support meant so much to me. Your kind words make a gal blush :)! And YES, of course I'd LOVE to do a show next year. You name the date and I'm there!
XOXO, ~elise (aka in some circles as Candy Del Rio)
