swap_horiz Circus Schumann Alternatives

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Barnum & Bailey Circus

The Barnum & Bailey Circus, originating from a 1888 merger of P.T. Barnum’s and James Bailey’s circuses, represented Ame...

Iconic American Large Scale Historical

9.6 Brilliant

2

Buffalo Bill's Wild West

Buffalo Bill’s Wild West presented an elaborate spectacle of 19th-century American life as it was imagined and performed...

Iconic American 19TH Century Historical

9.5 Brilliant

3

P.T. Barnum's Greatest Show on Earth

P.T. Barnum’s Greatest Show on Earth was a pioneering American circus that captivated audiences throughout the 19th cent...

Iconic American 19TH Century Historical

9.4 Excellent

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Lord George Sanger's Circus

Lord George Sanger’s Circus was a prominent British circus touring extensively throughout the 19th century. It gained re...

Iconic 19TH Century Traditional Historical

8.9 Great

5

Clyde Beatty Circus

The Clyde Beatty Circus was a mid-20th-century American show headlined by Clyde Beatty, a world-renowned wild animal tra...

Iconic American Historical Animal Act

8.8 Great

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Dan Rice's Circus

Run by famous 19th-century clown Dan Rice, this acclaimed American circus was one of the most popular pre-Civil War trav...

Iconic American 19TH Century Traditional

8.6 Great

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Chipperfield's Circus

Chipperfield's Circus is a historic British traveling circus operated by the Chipperfield family, tracing its origins ba...

Traditional Historical British Family Run

8.6 Great

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Medrano Circus

Originally founded in Paris in 1873, the Medrano Circus became one of France's most famous historical circuses, immortal...

Italian Iconic Traditional Historical

8.5 Great

9

Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus

The Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus was a major American circus formed in 1907, second in size only to Ringling Bros., known fo...

American Traditional Large Scale Historical

8.5 Great

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Pablo Fanque's Circus

Pablo Fanque's Circus was a highly successful Victorian-era British touring show owned by William Darby, the first recor...

19TH Century Traditional Historical British

8.5 Great

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Bertram Mills Circus

Founded by Bertram Mills in 1920, this highly regarded British circus was known for its prestigious annual winter season...

Iconic Traditional Historical British

8.4 Great

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Pinder Circus

Pinder Circus is a historic circus company originally founded in England by the Pinder family in the 19th century before...

19TH Century Traditional Historical British

8.4 Great

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Pepin & Breschard's Circus

Pepin & Breschard's Circus was an early 19th-century American touring company founded by Jean Baptiste Casmiere Breschar...

American Traditional Historical Touring

8.2 Great

14

J. Purdy Brown's Circus

J. Purdy Brown's Circus was an early 19th-century American traveling show credited with being among the first to use a c...

American Traditional Historical Early 19TH

8.2 Great

15

Billy Smart's Circus

Billy Smart's Circus was a prominent British circus founded in 1946 by showman Billy Smart, remembered for its popular t...

Iconic Traditional Historical British

8.0 Great

16

Cristiani Bros. Circus

The Cristiani Bros. Circus was a 20th-century American show celebrated for its world-renowned bareback equestrian acts p...

American Traditional Historical Family Run

7.8 Good

17

John Robinson's Circus

Established in the 1840s by John Robinson, this was one of the oldest and most enduring family-owned circuses in the Uni...

American 19TH Century Traditional Historical

7.8 Good

18

Circus Williams

Circus Williams was a prominent 20th-century German circus founded by Harry Williams and his wife Carola, famous for its...

German Traditional Historical Family Run

7.8 Good

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Trolle Rhodins Circus

Trolle Rhodins Circus was a Swedish traveling circus operated by Trolle Rhodin, a prominent member of the historic Rhodi...

Traditional Historical Touring Swedish

7.4 Good

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Gerry Cottle's Circus

Gerry Cottle's Circus, founded in the 1970s by British showman Gerry Cottle, was a prominent touring enterprise known fo...

Iconic Traditional Historical British

6.8 Fair