P.T. Barnum Isn’t the Hero the ‘Greatest Showman’ Wants You to Think His path to fame and notoriety began by exploiting an enslaved woman, in life and in death, as entertainment for the masses.

P.T. Barnum was involved in four lines of entertainment: (a) circus; (b) museum of curiosities; (c) theatrical (he produced plays and helped several actors and actresses get their start); and (d) ...

A public joke at P.T. BARNUM'S expense is not an every-day luxury, P.T.B. for many years having had the laugh on the other side. But at length the Prince of Showmen has been shown a trick that he ...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Joanna Rizoulis hasn't yet seen the new film The Greatest Showman, but she's already aware of one aspect of the story, which stars Hugh Jackman as P.T. Barnum: Rizoulis and ...

The Barnum Museum in Bridgeport received recognition during the 48th Boston/New England Emmy Awards for a video series that showcases the life of the museum's namesake, Connecticut showman P.T. Barnum ...

THE MINI: P.T. Barnum once said there is a fool born every minute. I did not realize that they all lived in Iowa until I saw the results of the Iowa caucus. --Jerry J. Kobs, Sergeant Bluff ...

The leaders of the museum, dedicated to 19th-century impresario, businessman, politician and Bridgeport resident P.T. Barnum, have now turned their focus to the building’s interior.

Phineas Taylor Barnum was both of those things, as well as a vital part of the state of Connecticut for most of his life. The myth will be separated from the man in a new one-person play, "Barnum ...

THE MINI: P.T. Barnum once said there is a fool born every minute. I did not realize that they all lived in Iowa until I saw the results of the ...