From Barnum & Bailey to Feld
Subtitle: the creative evolution of the greatest show on earth
By: Ernest Albrecht
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 287
ISBN-13: 9780786495245
Subjects: Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows; Circus
Description: "This work chronicles the colorful artistry of the Greatest Show on Earth from it's beginning to 2010, revealing how each of 12 changes in management brought about changes in style and content. More than 50 photographs bring the flamboyant performers and amazing spectacles to life in this informative appreciation of the circus and its evolution." -- back cover
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Before there was Bailey (1871-1880); title: Barnum & Bailey (1881-1891); title: Bailey stands alone (1892-1906); title: Enter the Ringlings (1907-1918); title: Combined shows (1919-1932); title: Sam Gumpertz: the man from Dreamland (1933-1937); title: John Ringling North's first try (1938-1942); title: Robert Ringling, "a true Ringling son" (1943-1946); title: John Ringling North and 51 percent (1947-1967); title: New blood: Irvin and Kenneth Feld (1967-1984); title: Kenneth Feld looks to the future (1985-2003); title: The new circus: a sister act (2004-2010).