American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-05-08

BARNUM AND THE JENNY LIND TRoUPE-A
correspondent of the Cleveland Plain Dealer,
writing from the Burnet House, Cincinnati, fur
nishes the following interesting notice of Bar
mum and the Jenny Lind Troupe
have ensconced myself here ut the head
quarters of the Jenny Lind troupe and, as you
will see, am no idle observer. A person ut the
distance of Cleveland can have but little idea
of the costliness, magnitude, and magnifcence
of this show. Its like was never before seen.
There ore forty attendants now under pay-one
of them receives one thousand dollars per night
two, one thousand dollars per week; several
one hundred dollars per day, and SO on, down
to ten, five, and two dollars per day. and all
expenses paid. This makes an aggregate of
about three thousand dollars per day. on an
average, whether singing, travelling, or doing
nothing.
Who, besides Barnum, would undertake such
q risk, and what show in the world besides this
would make it pay? But the wonder as to the
expense is nothing when compared to the mys-
| teries of the enormous income. We speak by
the card when we say, that the gross receipts
from the tickets already sold here are trife
over sixty thousand dollars.
1t is discouraging fact to US dime-a-day
"delvers" that Barnum is sailing down as net
profits by the concern about twenty thousand
per week. This we get from g one who knows"
He has constant applications for his money,
which he loans freely, but securely. He is
also flooded with invitations by letter and other
wise, to devote to public and private charities,
| and which he does to an extent the world as
yet knows not of, but will some day, we know
| have spent most Of the morning with Bar
mum and his associates, and think that / never
saw so large business so systematically con-
Quoted He is the reigning prince, sits at his
table with velvet slippers, genteel morning
gown, and blue velvet cap, with golden tas-
sci; receives messages, messengers, and tele-
graph dispatches from all parts Of the city and
country; talks, writes, and dictates to clerks
the answering business; at the same time enter
tains his friends with much useful information
and the best of jokes. The great secret of his
success lies in his perfect knowledge of human
nature, coupled with great boldness, energy, and
tact in adopting means to an end. He never
reasons-conclusion are ever present with him.
While men are calculating the gains, he is
counting the dimes.
SO much for the hero of this troupe The
heroine we have not seen Jenny is as yet
quite invisible. 1t was late midnight when we
arrived last night; and this, morning she,
although q Lutheran, was off with Bishop Pur-
cell to a mass before we were up. She keeps
her quarters closely, takes her meals with her
lady companions, Belletti Benedict, and her
secretary; lives high and quite exclusive.
Barnum paid seventy-fve dollars per day for
her board and findings while in Louisville. The
last check from Barnum's cashier was handed
her yesterday amounting to thirteen thousand
dollars. Notwithstanding her large donations,
she has accumulated from eight hundred thou
sand to one million Of dollars She is u little
inclined to be homesick, and, anticipating such
an event, left loop in her contract with Bar
mum, whereby she can stop at the one hun
dredth concert by paying Barnum sixty thou
sand dollars. 1t was through fear of this for
feiture that Barnum withdrew his appointments
on the lakes