RECAPITULATION.
| New York | 35 | Concerts. | Receipts, | $286,216 64 | Average, | $8,177 50 |
| Philadelphia | 8 | “ | “ | 48,884 41 | “ | 6,110 55 |
| Boston | 7 | “ | “ | 70,388 16 | “ | 10,055 45 |
| Providence | 1 | “ | “ | 6,525 54 | “ | 6,525 54 |
| Baltimore | 4 | “ | “ | 32,101 88 | “ | 8,000 47 |
| Washington | 2 | “ | “ | 15,385 60 | “ | 7,692 80 |
| Richmond | 1 | “ | “ | 12,385 21 | “ | 12,385 21 |
| Charleston | 2 | “ | “ | 10,428 75 | “ | 5,214 37 |
| Havana | 3 | “ | “ | 10,436 04 | “ | 3,478 68 |
| New Orleans | 12 | “ | “ | 87,646 12 | “ | 7,303 84 |
| Natchez | 1 | “ | “ | 5,000 00 | “ | 5,000 00 |
| Memphis | 1 | “ | “ | 4,539 56 | “ | 4,539 56 |
| St. Louis | 5 | “ | “ | 30,613 67 | “ | 6,122 73 |
| Nashville | 2 | “ | “ | 12,034 30 | “ | 6,017 15 |
| Louisville | 3 | “ | “ | 19,429 50 | “ | 6,476 50 |
| Madison | 1 | “ | “ | 3,693 25 | “ | 3,693 25 |
| Cincinnati | 5 | “ | “ | 44,242 13 | “ | 8,848 43 |
| Wheeling | 1 | “ | “ | 5,000 00 | “ | 5,000 00 |
| Pittsburg | 1 | “ | “ | 7,210 58 | “ | 7,210 58 |
| Total | 95 | Concerts. | Receipts, | $712,161 34 | Average, | $7,496 43 |
JENNY LIND’S RECEIPTS.
| From the Total Receipts of Ninety-five Concerts | $712,161 34 | ||
| Deduct the receipts of the first two, which, as betweenP. T. Barnum and Jenny Lind, were aside from thecontract, and are not numbered in the Table | 32,067 08 | ||
| Total Receipts of Concerts from No. 1 to No. 93 | $680,094 26 | ||
| Deduct the receipts of the 28 Concerts,each of which fell short of $5,500 | $123,311 15 | ||
| Also deduct $5,500 for each of theremaining 65 Concerts | 357,500 00 | 480,811 15 | |
| Leaving the total excess, as above | $199,283 11 | ||
| Being equally divided, Miss Lind’s portion was | $99,641 55 | ||
| I paid her $1,000 for each of the 93 Concerts | 93,000 00 | ||
| Also one half the receipts of the first two Concerts | 16,033 54 | ||
| Amount paid to Jenny Lind | $208,675 09 | ||
| She refunded to me as forfeiture, per contract, in case she withdrew after the 100th Concert | $25,000 | ||
| She also paid me $1,000 each for the seven Concerts relinquished | 7,000 | 32,000 00 | |
| Jenny Lind’s net avails of 95 Concerts | $176,675 09 | ||
| P. T. Barnum’s gross receipts, after paying Miss Lind | 535,486 25 | ||
| Total Receipts of 95 Concerts | $712,161 34 | ||
Price of Tickets.—The highest prices paid for tickets were at auction as follows:—John N. Genin, in New York, $225; Ossian E. Dodge, in Boston, $625; Col. William C. Ross, in Providence, $650; M. A. Root, in Philadelphia, $625; Mr. D’Arcy, in New Orleans, $240; a keeper of a refreshment saloon in St. Louis, $150; a Daguerrotypist, in Baltimore, $100. I cannot now recall the names of the last two. After the sale of the first ticket, the premium usually fell to $20, and so downward in the scale of figures. The fixed price of tickets ranged from $7 to $3. Promenade tickets were from $2 to $1 each.
CHAPTER XXIII.
OTHER ENTERPRISES.
ANOTHER VENTURE—“BARNUM’S GREAT ASIATIC CARAVAN, MUSEUM AND MENAGERIE”—HUNTING ELEPHANTS—GENERAL TOM THUMB—ELEPHANT PLOWING IN CONNECTICUT—CURIOUS QUESTIONS FROM ALL QUARTERS—THE PUBLIC INTEREST IN MY NOVEL FARMING—HOW MUCH AN ELEPHANT CAN REALLY “DRAW”—COMMODORE VANDERBILT—DAN DREW—SIDE SHOWS AND VARIOUS ENTERPRISES—OBSEQUIES OF NAPOLEON—THE CRYSTAL PALACE—CAMPANALOGIANS—AMERICAN INDIANS IN LONDON—AUTOMATON SPEAKER—THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON—ATTEMPT TO BUY SHAKESPEARE’S HOUSE—DISSOLVING VIEWS—THE CHINESE COLLECTION—WONDERFUL SCOTCH BOYS—SOLVING THE MYSTERY OF DOUBLE SIGHT—THE BATEMAN CHILDREN—CATHERINE HAYES—IRANISTAN ON FIRE—MY ELDEST DAUGHTER’S MARRIAGE—BENEFITS FOR THE BRIDGEPORT LIBRARY AND THE MOUNTAIN GROVE CEMETERY.
WHILE I was managing the Lind concerts, in addition to the American Museum I had other business matters in operation which were more than enough to engross my entire attention and which, of course, I was compelled to commit to the hands of associates and agents.
In 1849 I had projected a great travelling museum and menagerie, and, as I had neither time nor inclination to manage such a concern, I induced Mr. Seth B. Howes, justly celebrated as a “showman,” to join me, and take the sole charge. Mr. Sherwood E. Stratton, father of General Tom Thumb, was also admitted to partnership, the interest being in thirds.
In carrying out a portion of the plan, we chartered the ship “Regatta,” Captain Pratt, and despatched her, together with our agents, Messrs. June and Nutter, to Ceylon. The ship left New York in May, 1850, and was absent one year. Their mission was to procure, either by capture or purchase, twelve or more living elephants, besides such other wild animals as they could secure. In order to provide sufficient drink and provender for a cargo of these huge animals, we purchased a large quantity of hay in New York. Five hundred tons were left at the Island of St. Helena, to be taken on the return trip of the ship, and staves and hoops of water-casks were also left at the same place.