Ringling Brothers
Famous traveling spectacle
Ringling Brothers refers to the American circus dynasty founded by seven brothers in the 1880s, which became the most famous circus enterprise in the United States.
The name is most associated with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, long billed as "The Greatest Show on Earth." The phrase sometimes evokes spectacle, chaos, or absurdity: This meeting has turned into a Ringling Brothers act.
- Barnum & BaileyFamed American circus company
- acrobaticsSkilled physical feats
- P.T. BarnumLegendary circus promoter
- vaudevilleTheatrical variety entertainment
- jugglingSequential toss-and-catch performance
Americana · animal rights activism · ringmaster · aerialist · ethical debates · trapeze artist · flying trapeze · circus tent · clowning · nostalgia · contortionism · tightrope walking · human cannonball · lion tamer · Sarasota · showmanship · freak show · fire-eating
- circuscircus, big top, clown, clowns, ringmaster
- circus foundersP.T. Barnum, Barnum, Astley
- Sibling ActsBee Gees, Hanson, Jackson 5, Pointer Sisters, Andrews Sisters
Ringling Brotherssingle act
One isolated action
street performer · one-man show · busker · solo act · sideshow
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