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Clown College was the brainchild of Irvin Feld, the owner of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, and longtime Ringling clown and front man Bill Ballantine. In 1968, Ringling had only a handful of clowns, most of them over fifty years of age. It was clear that these performers would not be able to go on forever.
They had two children, Karen and Kenneth. After Adele Feld committed suicide in 1958, the children were raised by their aunt and uncle in Washington, DC. [10] [11] After Feld died in 1984, the circus passed to his son Kenneth Jeffrey Feld, who had joined the company in 1970. [12] In 1987, Feld was inducted into the International Circus Hall of ...
Barnum's Kaleidoscape was an American circus staged by Feld Entertainment, [1] the owners of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, at a start-up cost of $10 million.It ran for one season, 1999–2000.
"This is a huge production," promises Juliette Feld, COO of Feld Entertainment, which has overseen Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey since 1967. "We've got 75 performers, three different video ...
Ringling owner Feld Entertainment shut down the show in 2017, citing declining ticket sales, high operating costs, the public’s changing tastes in entertainment and costly fights with animal ...
In 1956, when John Ringling North and Arthur Concello moved the circus from a tent show to an indoor operation, Irvin Feld was one of several promoters hired [28] to work the advance for select dates. Irvin Feld and his brother, Israel Feld, had already made a name for themselves marketing and promoting D.C. area rock and roll shows. [29]
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Otto Griebling (April 28, 1896 – April 19, 1972) was a German-born circus clown who performed for many years with the Cole Brothers and Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circuses. [1] [2] He was one of four clowns given the title Master Clown by Irvin Feld.