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The circus started in 1919 when the Barnum & Bailey's Greatest Show on Earth, a circus created by P. T. Barnum and James Anthony Bailey, was merged with the Ringling Bros. World's Greatest Shows. The Ringling brothers purchased Barnum & Bailey Ltd. in 1907 following Bailey's death in 1906, but ran the circuses separately until they were merged ...
The circus started traveling by trains in 1888 allowing the show to consistently expand. [4] The Ringlings acquired the Yankee Robinson Circus and opened a joint show on May 19, 1884. This brought them to the attention of James Anthony Bailey of Barnum & Bailey. The brothers later met with Bailey and agreed to divide some territory.
James Bailey House in Harlem, New York City. James Anthony Bailey (July 4, 1847 – April 11, 1906) (né McGinnis), was an American owner and manager of several 19th-century circuses, including the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (also billed as "The Greatest Show on Earth").
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey dates back to 1919 as a combined circus, but go all the way back to the 19th century as separate spectacles that combined human feats of strength and agility ...
The Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus concludes its run at the Prudential Center on Sunday and may cause traffic in North Jersey.
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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.
Aug. 2, 1931 Chicago Sunday Tribune page of pictures including section on the "Circus is coming to town" with references to performers Rose Rieffenach, bareback equestrian, and Felix Adler, clown, performing with the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Combined Circus in Chicago's Grant Park.