Overview
Character Name
Phineas Taylor Barnum
Show
Gender
Male
Adult
Lead
Dancer
Voice
Tenor, Baritone
Vocal Range
Vocal Technique
Legit
Time & Place
Bridgeport, Connecticut, New York City, United States, 1870s, 1880s
Analysis
The Prince of Humbug, Phineas Taylor Barnum engages the audience with his fast-talking and charismatic demeanor (“There Is a Sucker Born Ev’ry Minute”). Throughout the show, Barnum talks directly to the audience just as he did in the 1860s and 1870s, encouraging them to use
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