That’s funny. Another well-known circus will be closing on the 19th.
ELLENTON, Fla. (AP) — After 146 years, the curtain is coming down on “The Greatest Show on Earth.” The owner of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus told The Associated Press that the show will close forever in May.
The iconic American spectacle was felled by a variety of factors, company executives say. Declining attendance combined with high operating costs, along with changing public tastes and prolonged battles with animal rights groups all contributed to its demise.
“There isn’t any one thing,” said Kenneth Feld, chairman and CEO of Feld Entertainment. “This has been a very difficult decision for me and for the entire family.”
The company broke the news to circus employees Saturday night after shows in Orlando and Miami. MORE
In the 70’s my school class had this
as a school trip in Nebraska.
Best damn school trip ever!
This is a local tragedy for me – Ringling has been a major presence in Sarasota and later Manatee counties for a long, long time. 45 years ago when my family came here we’d watch the circus train as it took the whole works out at the beginning of the season and upon their return in the fall to winter in Venice. The local high school here has Trapeze as one of its athletic programs, and this is one of the few places where a kid’s dream of “running away to be in the circus” wasn’t pure fantasy. They will be deeply missed.
“Animal rights” my ass. I’ll recognize an animal’s rights when it has the cognitive capacity and ethical awareness to sign a contract and live up to it. And this is a stark reminder of what govt regulation does to businesses: strangle and kill them.
I saw a circus in Madison Square Gardens when I was in the first grade in 1962. I don’t know if it was RB&B&B, but I have to think that it was.
I would have rather they close the circus in Washington.
I remember being at my grandmas’ house and watching all the circus wagons go by on the train on their way to Milwaukee for the circus parade. About ten or so years ago they cut that out because the city refused to fund it. Maybe that’s a good thing because I don’t believe the government should fund art. I guess you just can’t stop progress but you can stop progressives.
I’m just glad that I didn’t run away and join the circus like my parents wanted me to.
The left’s constant harassment and interference was the main cause of this sad situation. Going to Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus performances were wonderful experiences for me and so many others. It’s really going to be missed.
In other news, today is the last SUNDAY that Obama occupies the Oval Office.
God bless F4u for the NO MORES reminder👏 Boo yah motherfucka!!!😜
Baraboo Wisconsin has a pretty nice set up, stopped by there on my way to Minnesota, and it’s too bad it’s closing.
Chalk it up as another fine accomplishment of Revrum Wright´s “God-Damn America”-hating, Communist-Organizing, Marxist Muzlim Mallard disguised as a Black man.
Why pay to go see clowns when their in front of the camera everyday defending Obamacare and threatening to misbehave during the inaugural. In fact, given the election, I think the general public is sick of clowns.
Does this mean that John Lewis, Maxine Waters, Paul Ryan, Mitch McConnell, Debbie Washerwoman-Schlutz, Donna Brazille, the Lame Stream Media, the Obolas, and others are gonna have to hang up their clown noses?
izlamo delenda est …
What are all the midgets and sideshow freaks gonna do for a living now?
P.S. – Clown car for sale. Seats 25.
@Vietvet
They’ll run for office, they have much in common with the leadership of the House and Senate.
Mental Midget Mitch and freakish Ryan.
So how many animals will be euthanized now that they’re out of a job? Will they be grateful to PETA?
The folks who clean the cages and the circus arenas will be transferred to Washington, DC to perform the daunting task of cleaning the White House. It will take at least two weeks or more. Nasty. Nasty. Nasty.
Growing up, we lived next to a 30 acre meadow. A little circus would sometimes use it for their shows and in the mornings, we could hear the roar of the lions as we were waking up. We would wander over and watch them set up and get ready for each show. For a couple days in mid-summer, we were treated to magic.
One of the best splurges I’ve ever made was buying first row tickets and taking the kids to a Ringling circus. Got to see everything up close. Fantastic.
Yeah, how can mere clowns, aerialists, lions, and elephants compete with the News Media and Leftist NGO circus?
Saw the circus in Miami when I was 5. It was a magical experience for a little kid. Sad to see it go.
I hope the museums in Baraboo and Sarasota stay open for a long time.
@Vietvet January 15, 2017 at 8:56 am
> What are all the midgets and sideshow freaks gonna do for a living now?
We now have The Internet.
(You don’t want to know.)
According to an episode of COPS, there is/ was a midget tossing act at Circus Circus. (They have a circus show with trapeze artists, etc. )
On the particular episode, a midget got into some trouble and they had to chase his little ass down in the street because he was drunk.
My point is, certain people need the circus side-show type arena for employment. Better side shows and circuses than welfare.
Sad to see a show where the clowns are funny end. I never saw this circus show live, but I remember other circus shows.
There’s a special place in Hell for Hollywood and Stephen King.
“That’s funny. Another well-known circus will be closing on the 19th.”
Too bad the sideshow will continue…