[DOC] [TLE] Circus - Wikipedia [PAR] A circus is a company of performers that may include clowns, acrobats, trained 
animals, trapeze acts, musicians, hoopers, tightrope walkers, jugglers, unicyclists
, as well as other object manipulation and stunt-oriented artists. The term 'circus' 
also describes the performance which has followed various ... Contemporary 
circuses perform in a variety of venues including tents,... [DOC] [TLE] Summer stock theatre - Wikipedia [PAR] Summer stock theatre is any theatre that presents stage productions only in the 
summer. The name combines the season with the tradition of staging shows by a 
... (1919) is the nation's oldest and largest outdoor musical theatre; Manhattan ... 
at the Cape Cod Music Circus and its sister theatre, the South Shore Music 
Circus. [DOC] [TLE] Vaudeville - Wikipedia [PAR] Vaudeville is a theatrical genre of variety entertainment. It was especially popular 
in the United ... Called "the heart of American show business", vaudeville was 
one of the most ... preferred the earlier term "variety" to what manager Tony 
Pastor called its ... In the early 1880s, impresario Tony Pastor, a circus ringmaster 
turned... [DOC] [TLE] American Circus Lingo [PAR] Its local clubs are called "tents" and "tops." Publishes ... Dog and Pony Show  A 
dismissive term for a very small circus. ... tickets in a pattern so that all sections 
appear at least moderately filled, with no obviously empty areas. .... King Pole  
The main support pole or mast for the tent, sometimes one, two or four in number. [DOC] [TLE] History of the Circus - History Magazine [PAR] At the time, it was the largest circus venture in American history. ... trains at 
reduced fares to the places where the Barnum show pitched its tents. ... The ever-
growing size of the Barnum circus started people saying that it was "The Greatest 
Show on .... Because he was familiar with the new arenas springing up in cities 
across... [DOC] [TLE] History - California Musical Theatre [PAR] Music Circus California Musical Theatre (CMT), once known as Sacramento ... 
arts organization and California's largest nonprofit musical theatre company. ... 
familiar shows with innovative stagings, and the outdoor, casual ambiance ... 
Until 2002, Music Circus productions were presented under a canvas tent, the 
last of its... [DOC] [TLE] Circus Sarrasani - Circopedia [PAR] Sarrasani remains one of the most celebrated circus names in both Europe and 
South America. .... Hans Stosch was familiar with the area: His parents had lived 
in Dresden ... In December, Stosch gave a foretaste of his show at the Apollo 
Theater in ... Zirkus Sarrasani hit the road in 1902, and made its debut in Meissen 
(of... [DOC] [TLE] Bedtime Stories and Circus Tales (Of Those We Lost to the Night ... [PAR] Sep 24, 2016 ... We were, in fact, The Greatest Show on Earth, but no one ever knew it. ... The 
train blew its whistle three times at six pm and I was in bed by ten. ... The main 
tent was by far the largest, that's why they called it the big top. ... Her take off was 
light, and she didn't appear to be falling, but gliding before she took... [DOC] [TLE] Performer's on-stage death adds to Cirque du Soleil's troubles ... [PAR] Jul 9, 2013 ... Before this tragic accident, the Canadian circus company had already ... Skip to 
main content ... the premiere of Michael Jackson ONE, its much-anticipated new 
show at .... Judith Mackrell: It's a term as elastic as he is  is it deserved? .... Best 
avoided. ..... And my favourite BY FAR are the touring tent shows. [DOC] [TLE] Circus Day - uri=id.mind [PAR] Aug 18, 2016 ... From all accounts this mammoth combination, with its wonderful galaxy of ... The 
presence of the largest animal in the history of the world, and that a ..... the 
immense menagerie tent with the Walter L. Main Shows at Medford, Saturday ... 
Walter L. Main's great 3-ring circus and fashion-plate show

Question: It's the familiar term for a circus' largest tent, where the main show appears
Answer: the big top