When P.T. Barnum held court before thousands of Berkshirites who gathered on May 19, 1877, to see "The Greatest Show on Earth," The Berkshire Eagle described the moment with "Thunders of applause ...

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey's "Greatest Show On Earth" will visit Columbus from April 30-May 3, with aerial acts, ...

P.T. Barnum was a pretty despicable character, Charles Baxter finds in Lapham's Quarterly, but his influence was lasting. Reviewing Barnum's autobiography, Baxter finds the seeds of the phenomenon of ...

P.T. Barnum opened the American Museum of curiosities, introduced the world to General Tom Thumb and created “The Greatest Show on Earth,” according to historical record and a box office hit starring ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Phineas Taylor Barnum, an American politician, entrepreneur and showman was born in Connecticut in 1810. He is probably best ...

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 is ...

In her latest solo show, Shelley Cooper portrays the iconic Jenny Lind, the celebrated soprano known as The Swedish Nightingale, as she navigates her tumultuous relationship with promoter P.T. Barnum.

PHOENIXVILLE — Phoenixville Public Library will present “P.T. Barnum: The Master Showman,” a fully-staged, one-man entertainment, on Thursday, April 4, at 6:45 p.m., at the Phoenixville Recreation ...

Perhaps the greatest peril to creating a public persona is being stuck with it — forever. Just ask P.T. Barnum, who was born 200 years ago Monday. During much of his lifetime (1810-1891), Phineas ...