Things You May not Know about P.T. Barnum

R. Bruce Connelly as P.T. Barnum and Beverley Galpin as Chairy. Photo by Anne Hudson.

Barnum celebrated his 200th Birthday this year. He was born on July 5, 1810.

He was the most influential showman of the 19th Century.

He was the first “show business” millionaire.

He is quoted as saying

Every crowd has a silver lining.
P. T. Barnum

and

On his deathbed he was quoted saying

How were the receipts today at Madison Square Garden?
~~ P. T. Barnum, entrepreneur, d. 1891

This musical is colorful and bold, just as Phineas Taylor Barnum was in his day.

Hugh Jackman is set to play P.T. Barnum in a movie musical coming out in 2011, with Anne Hathaway playing Jenny Lind “The Swedish Nightingale“.

Come follow the band to the circus and be humbugged. The play is directed by Jacqueline Hubbard and is showing from December 9 to December 19. Take a break from being humbugged with holiday shopping and sit and relax and enjoy the show because we would love to see you there.

The playhouse also supports the local Boy Scouts and are selling ornaments on their behalf. It would make a nice stocking stuffer or something nice to hang on your own tree.

Have a happy holiday!

If You Missed the Ivoryton Christmas Block Party and Illuminations

If you missed the Ivoryton Christmas Block Party and Illuminations here are some photos from the event taken by the Ivoryton Playhouse.

 

 

 

The Gazebo covered in lights

More of Ivoryton covered in lights

Ivoryton illuminated in lights

Here are some images from the event.

Ivoryton Library illuminated in lights

Beverley Galpin d is leaving the theatre, after the Barnum rehearsal, to join the carol singers

At 5:45 pm there was carol singing outside of the Playhouse. Clowns and circus folk from the upcoming play “Barnum” were dressed in costume for the event in celebration.

At Aggies’s Village Restaurant people who attended received hot dogs, chili and hot cider. There was also cookie decorating.

There was letter writing to Santa at the Ivoryton Library.

Oh, and here comes Santa

Ready to visit with the children at the Gazebo.

Ivoryton Christmas Block Party

Head to Ivoryton for your

“Christmas Vacation”!

December 4^th Christmas Block Party

And Ivoryton Illuminations

Ivoryton: Looking for a different way to celebrate Christmas? Then head down to Ivoryton for a “Not Your Traditional Christmas Block Party” on December 4^th from 5pm to 8pm. The entire village of Ivoryton will be participating in this Holiday Extravaganza with carol singing, face painting, Santa’s Workshop Holiday Bazaar, culminating with the lighting of the Ivoryton Illuminations at 6pm (over 70,000 lights!) and the arrival of Santa.

Family activities include writing letters to Santa and holiday letters to our soldiers abroad at the Ivoryton Library; visiting with Santa in the Gazebo (photographs can be purchased from The Ivoryton Studio); face painting and musical entertainment at Leo’s Gallery; carol singing outside the Playhouse at 5:45pm with the clowns and circus folk from The Ivoryton Playhouseupcoming production of “Barnum”; artisans with hand crafted gifts at Gather; Santa’s Christmas Workshop and Holiday Bazaar run by Boy Scouts and local churches; Aggie’s for free hot dogs and cookie decorating at “Something Special ” and finally chili and hot cider at the Ivoryton Tavern & Café where you can also catch “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” to round off this wild and crazy Christmas celebration.

Ivoryton residents are invited to enter your home in the “Colors of Ivoryton” Christmas Lights competition. Pretty and white or wild and crazy – celebrate in your own style! Lots of great prizes from hometown businesses – email shanec89@comcast.net

If you want to experience some real Christmas cheer, then come and join the party – The Ivoryton Christmas Vacation Party! Fun for all ages – we put the crazy back in Christmas!!

Ivoryton Playhouse Actors Support Run Local/Read Local

Tuesday, November 2, 2010; Posted: 04:11 PM – by BWW News Desk

Members of the cast of the Ivoryton Playhouse’ upcoming show “One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest” showed their community spirit on Saturday, October 23rd by getting up extra early and participating in The Ivoryton Library’s 5K run. This costume event to benefit reading programs at The Ivoryton Library was a terrific success – over two hundred people took part in the run. It was organized by Cathy Bishop of Essex, a veteran runner and indomitable organizer, and featured costumed runners from all along the shoreline. 

Pictured here are cast members Solomon Landerman* and Neil Mayer* with Ivoryton Playhouse staff Beverley Galpin and Jacqui Hubbard – running in hospital gowns to advertise the upcoming show. Solomon, a natural runner who hails from California and will be playing Chief Bromden in the show, came in a respectable 8th!

One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest opens November 3rd and runs thru November 21st and runs for 3 weeks, Performance times are Wednesday and Sunday matinees at 2pm. Evening performances are Wednesday and Thursday at 7:30pm, Friday and Saturday at 8pm. Tickets are $38 for adults, $33 for seniors, $20 for students and $15 for children and are available by calling The Playhouse box office at 860-767-7318 or by visiting our website at www.ivorytonplayhouse.org .(Group rates are available by calling the box office for information.) The Playhouse is located at 103 Main Street in Ivoryton.
*Members of Actors Equity