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The American Circus Corporation consisted of the Sells-Floto Circus, the Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus, the John Robinson Circus, the Sparks Circus, and the Al G. Barnes Circus. It was owned by Jerry Mugivan, Bert Bowers and Ed Ballard. They sold the company in 1929 to John Nicholas Ringling for $1.7 million ($30.2 million today). With that ...
Carden International Circus [18] United States of America Active pre-1973–present Carson & Barnes Circus [19] United States of America Active 1929–present Chaplin's Circus [20] United Kingdom Defunct 1911–1985 Chelyabinsk State Circus [21] Russia Under renovation 1979-2019 Chimelong International Circus [22] China Active 2000–present
Circus pioneer Dan Rice was the most famous pre-Civil War circus clown, [34] popularising such expressions as "The One-Horse Show" and "Hey, Rube!". The American circus was revolutionised by P. T. Barnum and William Cameron Coup, who launched the travelling P. T. Barnum's Museum, Menagerie & Circus, the first freak show, in the 1870s.
American circus owners (35 P) Pages in category "American circuses" The following 51 pages are in this category, out of 51 total.
The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, also known as the Ringling Bros. Circus, Ringling Bros., the Barnum & Bailey Circus, Barnum & Bailey, or simply Ringling, is an American traveling circus company billed as The Greatest Show on Earth. It and its predecessor have run shows from 1871, with a hiatus from 2017 to 2023.
Somers, NY, is known for being the cradle of the American circus. It all began in the early 1800’s when Somers resident Hachaliah Bailey purchased an elephant named “Old Bet.” With the ...
Pages in category "American circus owners" The following 35 pages are in this category, out of 35 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Hachaliah Bailey;
Pages in category "American circus performers" The following 96 pages are in this category, out of 96 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.