Towboat ATTA BOY, Evansville, Indiana Naval Cover 1983 PHOTO Cachet

It was sent 25 Sep 1983. It was franked with stamp "Flag".

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History of the Showboat Majestic


The Showboat Majestic is not a steamboat, but rather a barge like "floating theater" that was pushed from town to town by a towboat. The towboat "Attaboy" provided the floating theater with generator power for lights, steam for the calliope, and cooking facilities for meals. The showboat had a couple of staterooms on the second floor which served as apartments for the traveling performers.


1923 Built by Tom Reynolds, Sr. as a traveling family theater in the tradition of steamboatin' which was launched in 1831 with William Chapman's Floating Theater.


1948 Kent state and Hiram College lease the Showboat Majestic for a summer drama workshop to travel the Kanawha and Ohio Rivers; Captain Reynolds continued to rent the Showboat Majestic to student workshops for the next 10 years.


1959 Captain Reynolds begins negotiations to sell the Showboat Majestic.


1960 Indiana University completes acquisition of the Showboat Majestic and the Attaboy, renaming the towboat the IU.


1965 Coast Guard finds the wooden-hulled Showboat Majestic un-riverworthy and she was docked at Jeffersonville, IN where IU produced summer shows

for three seasons.


1967 City of Cincinnati acquires the Showboat Majestic and the Attaboy; in September the Showboat Majestic was towed to the Four Seasons Marina. The Showboat Majestic is leased to the University of Cincinnati's Theater Department; in October, a variety show entitled Here Comes The Showboat Majestic is staged for city officials and civic leaders to introduce Cincinnati's newest attraction.


1968 Alterations to the Showboat Majestic are made, including a new steel hull. First full season of the Showboat Majestic Majestic entertains Cincinnati audiences. Showboat Majestic is moved to its present location at the Public Landing.


1980 Showboat Majestic Majestic is listed in the National Historic Register


1989 Cincinnati Recrecation Commission, which oversees the Showboat Majestic majestic, leases it to Downie Productions following UC's decision to terminate its lease with the City. Season opened with Oklahoma! On June 1, 1999.


1998 75th Birthday Celebration held in Cincinnati, Ohio.


1999 Showboat Majestic, docked at foot of Broadway in Cincinnati, Ohio still features the best in musical, comedies and dramas! For schedule information call: 513 241-6550.


Photo and history of the Showboat Majestic supplied by Paul Urbahn.