Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Adam Forepaugh


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1 comments:

Anonymous said...

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.