Ringling Brothers Circus

Poster from 1900

The Ringling Brothers Circus was a 1884 in the United States , was established circus , the first five of the seven Ringling brothers operated: Albert (1852-1916), August (1854-1907), Otto (1858-1911), Alfred T. (1862-1919), Charles (1863-1926), John (1866-1936) and Henry (1869-1918). The sixth brother, Henry Ringling, joined the show in 1886. In 1889 the seventh Ringling brother, AG "Gus" Ringling, joined the company. In 1907 they also acquired the Barnum & Bailey Circus . In 1919 the two companies merged to form Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus .

Well-known artists of the company (selection)

• Katharina Brumbach
• Francis and Lottie Brunn
• Daisy Earles
• Cilly Feindt
• Nick Kaufmann
• Ken Maynard
• Pio Nock
• Stacey Q
• Aloisia Wagner

literature

• Marc Tyler Nobleman: Contortionists and Cannons: An Acrobatic Look at the Circus . Raintree, London 2011, ISBN 9781406216981 , pp. 10-13.
• Carole Marsh: The Ringling Brothers: A Circus Family . Gallopade Publishing Group, Peachtree City 2002, ISBN 9780635004178 .