The Rev’s “Barnum" is a dependably entertaining romp through the life of the man who understood there is a sucker born every ...

First thing’s first: Though it features a character named “P.T. Barnum,” “The Greatest Showman” is in no way a factual account of the life of the celebrated 19th-century circus founder ...

We recently watched "The Greatest Showman" movie (2017) starring Hugh Jackman as P.T. Barnum (1810-1891), an American icon famous for his circus "The Greatest Show on Earth." Now, the movie itself ...

arts entertainment Architecture 'Greatest Showman' P.T. Barnum was also a master racial mythmaker The Greatest Showman leaves out some of P.T. Barnum's more problematic attractions, most of whom ...

Donald Trump has compared himself to the legendary American showman, but he has more in common with items found in Barnum’s museum than his incredible political legacy.

With his populist streak, it was natural that P. T. Barnum would begin his political career as a Jacksonian Democrat, but along came Bleeding Kansas, the struggle between slaveholders and Free ...

What P. T. Barnum Understood About America The “Prince of Humbugs” was a liar, a racist, and an entertainer who would do anything for a crowd. He even considered running for President.

Like most Bridgeporters, Yohuru Williams grew up surrounded by the name P.T. Barnum. Indeed, the name of the one-time Bridgeport mayor and circus impresario is seemingly everywhere in the city ...

"While there certainly was advertising and promotion before Barnum came along, he took that science to new and never-before seen levels," said Kathy Maher, executive director and curator of the ...

Twentieth Century Fox is shelling out $100 million to turn “The Greatest Showman” — the movie/musical starring Hugh Jackman as P.T. Barnum — into a three-ring media circus. Jackman and co ...

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 ...

BETHEL - A local couple donated hundreds of P.T. Barnum artifacts at the end of last year for a permanent exhibit in the Bethel Public Library on the circus showman. The exhibit opened at the end ...