Although only 5-years-old, I was excited to hear in July 1956, “The Greatest Show on Earth,” the famous Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus, was coming to our town. Hopefully, since we lived just ...

WHAT IT'S ABOUT This two-part "American Experience" film by veteran "AE" producer Sharon Grimberg looks at the history of the circus in the United States, with Monday night covering 1793 to 1891 and ...

Circus Time was a variety program presented in the United States by television network ABC as part of its 1956-57 season. Circus Time was not an actual circus broadcast but rather a circus-themed ...