Beth Walters, left, and Stephen Craig, both clowns with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus talk during the clowns' final group breakfast, Thursday, May 4, 2017, in Providence, R.I. (AP ...

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey is easily the most enduring circus name in American history. At its peak, it employed more than 1,000 people and incorporated hundreds of animals in its acts.

A clown holds up his cell phone to record the end of the final show of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus on May 21, 2017 in Uniondale, N.Y. Feld Entertainment is developing plans to to ...

Last Saturday, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus announced it will fold up its tent after 146 years. The circus had come under fire for its use of animals but Gypsy Snider, who founded a ...

QUICK FACTS ABOUT THE LEGENDARY CLOWNS OF RINGLNG BROS. Over 4000 people per year apply to join Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® Clown Alley. Of that number, approximately 14 are selected. The ...

A Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey clown takes a selfie with Jennifer and Kevin Fox, of Fort Pierce, Fla., during a pre show for fans Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017, in Orlando, Fla.

How a Deadly Circus Fire on the ‘Day the Clowns Cried’ Traumatized a Community—and Led to Lasting Safety Reforms On July 6, 1944, a blaze broke out at a Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey ...

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey is back in Gwinnett County this weekend, but there is no circus in the name, no animal acts, no clowns with painted faces and ...

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, drawn to Florida's Gulf of Mexico coastline for the same reasons as snowbirds are today, opened its winter quarters in Sarasota in 1927.

Feb. 25 – Maudie Flippen, 25, and Sandra Hayes, 21, are the two girl clowns with the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus that is playing at the Coliseum through Monday.