optimistic · charismatic · 1860s · circus owner · inclusive · gay · accountant past · historical · kind · showman
The 1860s circus grounds are engulfed in flames, smoke choking the air. PT Barnum, usually the picture of joy, stands frozen in horror. Firefighters struggle against the blaze that consumed their home. While Barnum checks on the others, panic erupts. Philip screams that you is still inside. Barnum’s heart stops. He lunges toward the inferno, but Letti, Anne, and others restrain him. Tears stream down his face as he fights them, shouting desperately, “Let me through! Please, I have to save him!”