swap_horiz John Robinson's Circus Alternatives

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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

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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

3

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

4

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

5

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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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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Van Amburgh's Menagerie

Van Amburgh's Menagerie was a groundbreaking 19th-century American animal show founded by Isaac A. Van Amburgh, the firs...

American 19TH Century Historical Animal Act

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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Circus Schumann

Circus Schumann was a renowned European circus operated by the Schumann family, known for their elegant equestrian acts...

Iconic Traditional Historical Scandinavian

8.4 Great

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Adam Forepaugh's Circus

Adam Forepaugh's Circus was a massive 19th-century American touring enterprise founded in 1865, renowned for staging ela...

American 19TH Century Traditional Large Scale

8.2 Great

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Sells Brothers Circus

Founded in the United States in 1872 by four brothers, the Sells Brothers Circus became one of the largest touring shows...

American 19TH Century Traditional Large Scale

8.2 Great

12

Cooper and Bailey Circus

The Cooper and Bailey Circus was a prominent 19th-century American traveling circus that eventually merged with P.T. Bar...

American 19TH Century Traditional Historical

8.0 Great

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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

14

June, Titus, Angevine & Co.

June, Titus, Angevine & Co. was a major American touring circus formed in the 1850s through a partnership of several pro...

American 19TH Century Traditional Historical

7.8 Good

15

Howes & Cushing's Circus

Howes & Cushing's Circus was a prominent mid-19th-century American traveling circus, noted for its massive scale and exp...

American 19TH Century Traditional Historical

7.8 Good

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Sands, Nathans & Co. Circus

Sands, Nathans & Co. Circus was a prominent mid-19th-century American touring show known for its large equestrian and me...

American 19TH Century Traditional Historical

7.6 Good

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Walter L. Main Circus

Founded in the 1880s by Walter L. Main, this American circus was notable for its large horse acts and a famous 1893 trai...

American 19TH Century Traditional Historical

7.4 Good

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Gollmar Bros. Circus

The Gollmar Bros. Circus was a major American circus founded in Baraboo, Wisconsin, in 1891 by the four Gollmar brothers...

American 19TH Century Traditional Historical

7.4 Good

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Mollie A. Bailey's Circus

Operated by widowed Civil War nurse Mollie A. Bailey, this late 19th-century American circus was notable for being one o...

American 19TH Century Traditional Historical

7.4 Good

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Yankee Robinson Circus

The Yankee Robinson Circus was a 19th-century American traveling show founded by showman Yankee Robinson, known for its...

American 19TH Century Traditional Historical

7.2 Good