swap_horiz Wirth's Circus Alternatives

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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

2

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

3

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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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

5

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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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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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

9

Nouveau Cirque (Paris)

The Nouveau Cirque was an opulent Parisian entertainment venue opened in 1886 by Joseph Oller, serving as a major rival...

French 19TH Century Traditional Historical

8.2 Great

10

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

11

Circus Renz

A 19th-century European circus founded by Ernst Renz that maintained grand permanent venues in Berlin and Vienna, making...

German 19TH Century Traditional Historical

7.9 Good

12

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

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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

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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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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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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Nikitin Circus

Nikitin Circus refers to the historic Russian circus enterprise founded by the Nikitin brothers in the late 19th century...

Russian 19TH Century Traditional Historical

7.6 Good

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Ashton's Circus

One of Australia's oldest circus dynasties, the Ashton family established a traveling circus in the 19th century that he...

Traditional Australian Historical Family Run

6.9 Fair

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Perry Bros. Circus

An Australian family traveling circus that operated as part of the long-standing tented big-top touring tradition in Aus...

Traditional Australian Historical Touring

5.7 Mediocre