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In 1850, P.T. Barnum through misfortune ended up in Charleston, South Carolina where his daughter and team spent Christmas Eve. Learn all about it in this new short video.
About the Video:
On Christmas Eve 1850, after their tour group had been stuck on a storm-ravaged ship and arrived in Charleston, South Carolina exhausted and seasick, P.T. Barnum – along with his 17-year-old daughter Caroline – attended a Christmas dinner party in Jenny Lind’s rooms.
Lind had stunned the group with a decorated tree, and before dinner exchanged gifts ranging from jewelry and fashion accessories to some gag gifts – a statue of Bacchus for teetotaler Barnum and a singing monkey for her fellow singer and conductor Giovanni Belletti.
After dinner, Lind and Barnum danced a cotillion – though Caroline admitted his attempt “afforded us a great deal of amusement.”
