Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus

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American circus entertainment company traveling circus

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus was a famous American traveling circus, long promoted as "The Greatest Show on Earth," known for its large-scale spectacles featuring acrobats, clowns, animal acts, and elaborate productions.

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All labels observed (10)

Label Occurrences
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus canonical 4
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clown College 2
Barnum & Bailey Circus 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf American circus ⓘ
entertainment company ⓘ
traveling circus ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus ⓘ
surface form: Ringling Bros.

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus ⓘ
surface form: Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
formedByMergerOf Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Barnum & Bailey Circus

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Ringling Brothers Circus
foundedBy James Anthony Bailey ⓘ
P. T. Barnum ⓘ
Ringling brothers ⓘ
genre circus ⓘ
live entertainment ⓘ
hasComponent Big Top tent (historically) ⓘ
aerial acts ⓘ
animal menagerie ⓘ
arena shows ⓘ
clown alley ⓘ
live band ⓘ
ringmaster ⓘ
three-ring circus format ⓘ
tightrope acts ⓘ
trapeze acts ⓘ
hasNotableFeature colorful costumes ⓘ
large production scale ⓘ
multiple simultaneous performance rings ⓘ
theatrical lighting and staging ⓘ
influenced American popular culture ⓘ
modern circus industry ⓘ
notableFor acrobatic performances ⓘ
animal acts ⓘ
clown acts ⓘ
elaborate productions ⓘ
family-oriented entertainment ⓘ
large-scale traveling circus shows ⓘ
operatedAs touring production ⓘ
traveling show ⓘ
ownedBy Feld Entertainment ⓘ
parentOrganization Feld Entertainment ⓘ
slogan The Greatest Show on Earth ⓘ
subjectOf books ⓘ
documentaries ⓘ
films ⓘ
touringArea North America ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States

international ⓘ
usedTransportation circus train ⓘ
railroad cars ⓘ
truck convoys ⓘ

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The Greatest Show on Earth (1952 film) → featuresOrganization → Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus ⓘ
The Greatest Show on Earth (1952 film) → basedOn → Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus operations
Penn Jillette → educatedAt → Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clown College
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus → alsoKnownAs → Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ringling Bros.
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus → alsoKnownAs → Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus → formedByMergerOf → Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ringling Brothers Circus
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus → formedByMergerOf → Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Barnum & Bailey Circus
Holly → associatedWith → Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (fictionalized)
Bill Irwin → educatedAt → Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clown College
David Strathairn → educatedAt → Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Clown College
Maria Rasputin → employer → Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus ⓘ
Maria Rasputin → performerIn → Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus ⓘ
Anne Wheeler → memberOf → Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Barnum circus troupe
Emmett Kelly → employer → Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus ⓘ