When John Bill Rickets introduced America to the circus in 1793, it was just an equestrian act, but soon he added acrobats, a ropewalker and a clown. Since Rickets’ day, the circus in America has had ...

The announcement that America’s best known and longest running circus, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, will close in May has been greeted with glee by animal rights activists, who have been trying ...

In fewer than three weeks, Philadelphia can boast of another "American first" courtesy of a sprawling three-acre campus formerly known to its Mt. Airy neighbors as St. Madeline Sophie Roman Catholic ...

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Angela discovers why Circus World made Wisconsin a nationally renowned historic site and where the Ringling Brothers began in 1884. The museum features daily performances under the billowing big top — ...

Every discussion about the circus these days seems to go back to one theme — they don’t use elephants anymore. Indeed, the big top currently set up in Nottingham Park has been quite the conversation ...

It’s been almost a decade since Circus Vazquez, the largest family-owned circus in America, came down to stun SoFlo audiences, but now they’re back, topping every last performance with a whole new, ...

Every discussion of the circus these days seems to go back to one theme — they don’t use elephants anymore. Indeed, the circus tent that has been set up in Nottingham Park has been quite the ...

RINGLING BROS and Barnum & Bailey, America’s largest circus, knew how to make an entrance. For decades, its elephants promenaded through the Midtown Tunnel into Manhattan, then walked trunk-to-tail ...