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P.T. 巴纳姆：奋斗与胜利·补录 93
P.T. 巴纳姆《奋斗与胜利》· Struggles and Triumphs · 领导
During my connection with Proler, I became acquainted with a remarkable young dancer named John Diamond. He was one of the first and best of the numerous negro and “break-down” dancers who have since surprised and amused the public, and I entered into an engagement with his father for his services, putting Diamond in the hands of an agent, as I did not wish to appear in the transaction. In the spring of 1840, I hired and opened the Vauxhall Garden saloon, in New York, and gave a variety of performances, including singing, dancing, Yankee stories, etc. In this saloon Miss Mary Taylor, afterwards so celebrated as an actress and singer, made her first appearance on the stage. The enterprise, however, did not meet my expectation and I relinquished it in August.
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定位：Additional excerpt 93 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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巴纳姆在跟普罗勒合作期间，认识了一个叫约翰·戴蒙德的年轻舞者，跳黑人踢踏舞特别出色。他不想自己出面，就通过经纪人跟戴蒙德的父亲签了约。1840年春天，他在纽约租下沃克斯霍尔花园沙龙，办各种演出，包括唱歌、跳舞、讲 Yankee 故事等。后来很有名的女演员玛丽·泰勒就是在这里第一次登台。但这次生意没达到预期，八月他就放弃了。核心是：再好的点子也要看市场买不买账，不行就及时收手，别硬撑。
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巴纳姆是美国19世纪著名马戏团老板，这是他的自传《奋斗与胜利》中的一段，回忆早年创业经历。
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