and in particular one famous circus, the one immortalised as “The Greatest Show on Earth”: the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, which is hanging its hat for the last time this weekend.

He began contracting with the major circus companies to have his aerial acts appear and by 1942, Art was managing "The Greatest Show on Earth" for the Ringling Bros. Circus. The next decades of ...

The odds of landing a coveted spot on the Ringling Bros. Circus’ elite traveling clown corps might be slightly higher than winning the lottery. But not by a whole lot. More than 4,000 clown ...

“The elephants I grew to know and love at the circus were beaten daily with sharp bull hooks and chained like prisoners for hours on end.” —Tom Rider, former Ringling Bros. employee After nearly nine ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - They've been gone for years, but now they're back. The Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey circus has returned to Philadelphia, this time with a reimagined show. The ...

Right after that come the elephants, galloping horses, guys on stilts, dancers, goats riding on little ponies, clowns and the rest of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus. This ...

On March 6, 1920, John M. Kelley, general counsel for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, appeared before the Legislative Committee on Legal Affairs in Boston to express his objections ...

Kenneth Feld, who is chief executive of the family-owned Feld Entertainment, which now owns Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, hired painter William Woodward in 1989 to create it for the ...

Numerous galleries showcase pieces from Ringling Bros. Circus co-founder John Ringling's personal collection, including paintings by Velázquez, Rubens and Veronese. And in the museum's courtyard ...

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