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Miss Julia Pastrana
Press lunch with Pastrana, London and Audience Reaction
Local Intelligence
Pastrana's performances completed. Strong language about how repugnant this viewer found Pastrana's appearance.
Local Intelligence
Negative response to JP's performance--"ensure disgust"
Lagsnacbrichten
Pastrana's Appearance in Berlin
Lagnasbrichten
Negative description of Pastrana who was performing at the Kroll's Establishment in Berlin.
Kroll's Establishment
Account of Pastrana including summary of pamphlet, "The Singular History . . ." Critical of origin story the pamphlet presents. Description of Pastrana's body and her performance, including the detail that she plays the guitar.
Kleine Wiener Chronik, from Vienna, 28 December
Dramatic entrance of Pastrana, description of performance, and audience reaction
Julia Pastrana, misnomered the Bear Woman
In columns 1 and 2, virulent criticism of interest in Pastrana. The author argues the performances should be stopped--and the newspaper agrees.
Illustrirte Rüdblide
"Comic" image of Pastrana in Berlin