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RE: Some Facts About the Real P.T. Barnum That Do Not Appear in The Greatest Showman Movie
Have you read Robert Greene's The 48 Laws of Power? There's a chapter that talks about Barnum, telling some of the stories of how he attracted attention that led to his success. I was hoping they would include more of these in the movie, because some of them are pretty interesting!
"Barnum would put a band of musicians on a balcony overlooking the street, beneath a huge banner proclaiming FREE MUSIC FOR THE MILLIONS. What generosity, New Yorkers thought, and they flocked to hear the free concerts. But Barnum took pains to hire the worst musicians he could find, and soon after the band struck up, people would hurry to buy tickets into the museum, where they would be out of earshot of the band's noise, and of the booing of the crowd." -- The 48 Laws of Power
He's such an interesting figure in many ways. Yes, a lot of people in business have studied his stories and strategies!