The Circus from Rome to RinglingThe history of the circus from Pompey's Circus Maximus to Ringling Brothers. |
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Aaron Turner acrobats Adam Forepaugh advertising American circus artists Astley audience Bailey's Baraboo Barnum & Bailey became big show big-top Bill boss hostler boys Bradna bull canvas cars Charles Charley Circus and Menagerie circus manager Circus Maximus circus performances City Clothbound clown Cole concert Dan Rice elephants equestrian equestrian director father feet Flatfoots George grand Greatest Show hippodrome horses hundred James John Bill Ricketts John Ringling leaper leaping Madison Square Garden Menagerie Merle Evans modern night North Salem Orton Otto owner P. T. Barnum Paperbound Philip Astley played railroad Rice Ricketts rider riding ring Ringling Bros Ringling Brothers Ringling-Barnum river rode Roman Rüngeling seats Sells Brothers Show on Earth showmen Somers somersault Spaulding springboard street parade syndicate tent show tenting season ticket wagon tour town train travelling troupers trouping W. C. Coup wagon show wild animals winter quarters Yankee York young