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Barnum was born in Bethel, Connecticut, the son of innkeeper, tailor and storekeeper Philo Barnum (1778–1826) and Philo's second wife, Irene Taylor.Barnum's maternal grandfather Phineas Taylor was a Whig, legislator, landowner, justice of the peace, and lottery schemer who had a great influence upon him.
Barnum renames his venture "Barnum's Circus" and recruits playwright Phillip Carlyle to help generate publicity ("The Other Side"). Phillip is mesmerized by the African American trapeze artist, Anne Wheeler, but he hides his feelings. Phillip arranges for Barnum and his troupe to meet Queen Victoria.
Barnum is an American musical with a book by Mark Bramble, lyrics by Michael Stewart, and music by Cy Coleman.It is based on the life of showman P. T. Barnum, covering the period from 1835 through 1880 in America and major cities of the world where Barnum took his performing companies.
To market the act, Barnum gave Stratton the name General Tom Thumb, naming him after the popular English fairy tale. [4] The tour was a huge success and soon expanded. A year later, Barnum took young Stratton on a tour of Europe, making him an international celebrity. [5] Along with Barnum, Stratton appeared before Queen Victoria.
Articles relating to the American showman, businessman, and politician P. T. Barnum (1810-1891) and his career. Subcategories This category has only the following subcategory.
Philippe Reines, a longtime aide to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, is reprising his role as former President Trump while Vice President Harris prepares to spar with her Republican ...
The Barnum Museum is a museum at 820 Main Street in Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States. It has an extensive collection related to P. T. Barnum and the history of Bridgeport. The building in which it is housed was built with funding from Barnum, and initiallly housed the Barnum Institute of Science and History .
The Mighty Barnum: P. T. Barnum: Wallace Beery: Nell Gwynn: Nell Gwynn: Anna Neagle: The Rise of Catherine the Great: Catherine II of Russia: Elisabeth Bergner: The Scarlet Empress: Catherine II "The Great" of Russia: Marlene Dietrich: Waltzes from Vienna: Johann Strauss: Edmund Gwenn: Johann Strauss II: Esmond Knight: Viva Villa! Pancho Villa ...