Phineas Taylor Barnum

See also: P.T. Barnum

Phineas Taylor Barnum (born the July 5th 1810 - died in 1891) was an American contractor of spectacles. The Barnum circus, founded in 1871, was quickly a prosperous and famous company.

Barnum was 60 years old when “P.T. Barnum' S Large Dolly Museum, Menagerie, Caravan, and Circus” made its beginnings. At this time, it was more the large company of circus of the American history. " We were to have a large spectacle, " Barnum had said. " The public awaits that, and the appréciera." They adored: Barnum empocha 400.000 dollars in its first year of exploitation.

In 1881, Barnum united its publicity with that of James Antony Bailey and James L. Hutchinson. It resulted the " unit from it; P.T. Barnum' S Greatest Show One Earth, And The Great London Circus, Sanger' S Royal British Menagerie and The Large International Allied United." Shows; It was quickly known under the name of " Barnum & London Circus. "

Several weeks before he dies in his sleep, on April 7th 1891, Barnum lute its own obituary: The newspaper New York Sun, reacting to the comment of Barnum according to which the press said nice things on people only after their death, published its obituary on first page with the one, " The Large one And Single Barnum - He Wanted To read His Obituary - Voici."

In an adapted way, it is reported that the last words of Barnum were in connection with the spectacle, which was given to the New York' S Madison Square Garden at this time there: " Ask Bailey which was the frequentation in Garden the night dernière."

After a funerary service that Barnum had planned him even and after the song " Auld Lang Syne" , the great man of spectacle was buried with the cemetery Mountain Grove with Bridgeport, Connecticut.

Quotation

He would have said has a journalist who set fire to it in his newspaper: " Little imports me what you tell on me, since you spell my name correctly! "

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