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P.T. 巴纳姆:奋斗与胜利·补录 60

P.T. 巴纳姆《奋斗与胜利》· Struggles and Triumphs · 领导

The least deserving of all my efforts in the show line was the one which introduced me to the business; a scheme in no sense of my own devising; one which had been sometime before the public and which had so many vouchers for its genuineness that at the time of taking possession of it I honestly believed it to be genuine; something, too, which, as I have said, I did not seek, but which by accident came in my way and seemed almost to compel my agency--such was the “Joice Heth” exhibition which first brought me forward as a showman.

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/50115
定位:Additional excerpt 60 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

巴纳姆说,他所有娱乐事业中最不值得称道的就是让他入行的那个项目:一个并非他设计的方案,之前已经公开,有许多真实性证明,他接手时真心相信是真的;而且正如他所说,这不是他主动找的,而是偶然落到他手里,几乎迫使他代理——这就是“乔伊斯·赫斯”展览,它第一次把他推上了演艺经纪人的位置。

上下文

乔伊斯·赫斯是巴纳姆早期展览的一个声称161岁的黑人妇女,后来被揭露是骗局。巴纳姆在自传中为自己辩解。

今日一问

当你接手一个别人都说“是真的”的项目时,你会不会因为“大家都信”而放弃独立核实?

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