P.T. Barnum and Vaudeville
(adapted from a talk given at the Barnum Museum, Bridgeport, CT, November 2005) Most books on vaudeville devote at most a mention or two to P.T. Barnum (July 5, 1810 " April 5, 1891). In No Applause, I spent half a chapter on the man, and at a pivotal point in the history. He deserves it. […]