A New Play for the General

Becoming Barnum: The Journey to Fame and Fortune

Aug 31 2022 • 19 mins

Date: 8/17/22

BECOMING BARNUM: The Journey to Fame and Fortune

A New Play for the General - Episode 6


P. T. Barnum’s famous protegee Charles Stratton, known to the world as Gen. Tom Thumb, was quite a young child when he was first introduced to European audiences in the mid-1840s.  Though he was 5, 6, and 7 over the three-year tour, Barnum billed him as five or six years older to make his diminutive stature seem all the more impressive.


Learn more about PT Barnum’s Letter Copy Book here:

https://tinyurl.com/BarnumArchive

https://tinyurl.com/barnumletters

https://youtu.be/2KBRqgr_uGQ


Read the Blog Posts this episode is based on:

  • A New Play for the General

https://barnum-museum.org/a-new-play-for-the-general/

  • Arranging All the Affairs

https://barnum-museum.org/arranging-all-the-affairs/


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