The Circus

Dustin Mosko directed the production of Fuddy Meers, written by David Lindsay-Abaire and performed by the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film, which I attended on October 6, 2015 at 7:30 pm. I enjoyed this play and thought the actors did a wonderful job; I loved the set and the costumes did a wonderful job completing the character. The story was somewhat confusing to keep me engaged, but I feel like that was the goal of the playwright. However, I wasn’t satisfied with the ending. In this…

Even before (T) Dan said anything, all Kit could think about was the clowns. The clowns… the creepy clowns with their painted on big smiles that give Kit nightmares. Here he was standing in front of the Barlows Great North American Circus poster with his best friend Dan, and all Kit can think about is the scary clowns. Kit and Dan are life-long friends, in fact they share the same birthday, October 31. They are 13 years old, but Kit is thirteen minutes older than Dan. Kit always likes to tease…

Phineas Taylor Barnum was Born on July 5, 1810, in Bethel, Connecticut and was a natural salesman, peddling lottery tickets and Cherry rum to Soldiers as a young boy around the age of 12. As a young man Barnum moved to New York City and got into a variety of businesses including newspaper publishing and running a boarding house and much more.. Barnum hated working with his hands so instead he made his fortune using his mind and using the gullibility of the public in his favor by almost tricking…

Flying acrobats, trained animals, strange oddities: all attributes of an astounding circus, yet where did these acts begin and what dark truths hide behind the breathtaking circus acts? Phineas Taylor Barnum spent his life remaking himself from a poor country boy into the city’s showman (Mansky). After moving to New York City, P.T. Barnum successfully opened the Barnum American Museum (“P.T. Barnum Biography”). He worked during a time where blue laws were prominent in the United States,…

Doesn't everybody love going to circuses? Well if people knew about all the animals that got abused maybe they would change their mind. Well not every circus abuses animals but a large majority does. This has made people wonder if animals should continue to be used for entertainment. This controversy was discussed in a article “Should Animals Be Used As Entertainment” an article, “Jump to It” and other article, “The Use Of Animals In Entertainment.” There are some similarities and differences…

I’m sure each and every one of you have attended a circus, been to an aquarium, or watched a horse race at some point in your life. The animals are cute and the tricks they do are amazing! But behind the scenes, you have no idea how gruesome they are actually treated. Here are some statistics to think about. 96% of circus animals spend their life behind bars. 98% of marine animals die in the process of being moved into a tank. And last but not least, are the greyhounds. Once they begin their…

If you go to the circus today, you'll see elephants, clowns and cotton candy - not much of a freak show. Circus acts focusing on physical abnormalities might be a thing of the past, but that doesn't make them any less interesting. Below we present the 10 most bizarre circus performers who used their abnormalities to their advantage.Myrtle Corbin was born a dipygus, which means her pelvis and legs were duplicated.Prince Randian, also known as the snake man, was born without limbs.Here we have…

After reading about P. T. Barnum and his show business, I was intrigued by how the public responded to exotic acts and how Barnum’s understanding of this desire made him a fortune. Since my young age, whenever there is a circus performance on the television, I am always most eager for the magician’s part. There is something out summoning a rose from thin air that captivates me much better than a clown’s juggling. Hence, in this paper I will explore the history of magic to seek to understand how…

P. T. Barnum was a man well known for his use of hoaxes, promotions, and his work in the Circus. Throughout his life, Barnum did what he could to attract the masses and earn a profit. Such attractions as his “Feejee Mermaid”; the torso of an ape sewn to the back half of a fish; and “General Tom Thumb”; a 4-year-old boy named Charles Sherwood Stratton standing only 25 inches tall and weighing only 15 pounds whom Barnum trained to sing and dance; attracted attention from people all around the…

Why should elephants live in captivity, why should any animal live in captivity. I believe that no elephant should live in any type of captivity. Elephants are meant to live where they did way before we were even on this planet. We decided to come into their home and destroy it, but the few people who care take them out of their homes into captivity. Yes some Zoos release the animals when they are ready to go back into the wild, but most of them just do it for the money. They do so they can get…