Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey is easily the most enduring circus name in American history. At its peak, it employed more than 1,000 people and incorporated hundreds of animals in its acts. P.T.

Professional clown Chase Culp has performed in New Orleans before, first with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus, and more recently in Vaudeville-style circus and variety shows produced by ...

It was his lifelong dream to be a Ringling Brothers clown and now Matthew Belopavlovich is taking his knowledge and experience and to teach youth through The Patel Conservatory.

In 1967, while perusing a copy of Amusement Business, Wayne noticed an ad for Ringling Clown College. The Scotts packed up their four children in the motor home Wayne had built and tramped off to ...

Freshman state Rep. Karen DeSanto spent years traveling the world with the Ringling Brothers. Now she’s representing a rural ...

It is, of course, one of the enduring rituals of the American summer to take a tyke to the circus, or just go by yourself and stuff your maw with cotton candy. This year’s edition, titled “Zing Zang ...

ALBANY — Brian Wright has been enamoured with clowns since he first attended a Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus show at Madison Square Garden on his fourth birthday. Now, the 24-year-old, is ...

An elephant stretches its trunk through a window to soothe a sick child. A woman gives birth and three months later is back performing on the high wire. A handler of big cats weeps as the beasts lope ...

Starting Friday, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey is bringing its extended family of clowns, acrobats, daredevils and elephants to Cape Girardeau to entertain families with the "hometown edition" ...

LOCKPORT — Mike Perry fell in love with clowning as a youngster in Amherst and ran off to join the circus when he was of age. On Sunday, Perry will tell his personal story of clowning and the journey ...