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P.T. 巴纳姆：奋斗与胜利·补录 569
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On the 13th of October, 1860, the Prince of Wales, then making a tour in the United States, in company with his suite, visited the American Museum. This was a very great compliment, since it was the only place of amusement the Prince attended in this country. Unfortunately, I was in Bridgeport at the time, and the Museum was in charge of my manager, Mr. Greenwood. Knowing that the name of the American Museum was familiar throughout Europe, I was quite confident of a call from the Prince, and from regard to his filial feelings I had, a day or two after his arrival in New York, ordered to be removed to a dark closet a frightful wax figure of his royal mother, which, for nineteen years, had excited the admiration of the million and which bore a placard with the legend, “An exact likeness of Her Majesty Queen Victoria, taken from life.” Mr. Greenwood, who was an Englishman, was deeply impressed with the condescension of the Prince, and backed his way through the halls, followed by the Prince, the Duke of Newcastle, and other members of the royal suite, and he actually trembled as he attempted to do the reception honors.
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定位：Additional excerpt 569 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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1860年10月13日，正在美国旅游的威尔士亲王（后来的爱德华七世）带着随从参观了美国博物馆。这是极大的荣幸，因为这是亲王在美国唯一光顾的娱乐场所。不幸的是，巴纳姆当时在布里奇波特，博物馆由经理格林伍德先生负责。巴纳姆知道美国博物馆的名声远播欧洲，确信亲王会来，而且为了照顾亲王的孝心，在亲王抵达纽约一两天后，他就下令把一尊吓人的维多利亚女王蜡像藏进暗柜——这尊蜡像十九年来一直让大众惊叹，上面还标着“维多利亚女王陛下真人取模的精确肖像”。格林伍德是英国人，对亲王的屈尊深感荣幸，他倒退着穿过大厅，亲王、纽卡斯尔公爵和其他随从跟在后面，他试图尽地主之谊时，实际上紧张得发抖。
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这段回忆记录了1860年英国威尔士亲王访问巴纳姆的美国博物馆的趣事，展现了巴纳姆的营销敏感。
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