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Forepaugh was the first circus man to pay "superstar" wages, giving Dan Rice $1000 per week in the 1860s.One can argue that he was the top circus man 1876-1880. Throughout the 1881-1889 period Forepaugh's circus was the equal of Barnum & London/Barnum & Bailey.Today, he's unknown except to circus historians. Fame is fleeting.
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Forepaugh was the first circus man to pay "superstar" wages, giving Dan Rice $1000 per week in the 1860s.
One can argue that he was the top circus man 1876-1880.
Throughout the 1881-1889 period Forepaugh's circus was the equal of Barnum & London/Barnum & Bailey.
Today, he's unknown except to circus historians. Fame is fleeting.
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