It is with sadness that I read of the closure of the Barnum & Bailey/Ringling Bros Circus (Animal rights campaigners celebrate closure of 146-year-old US circus, 16 January). It was a phenomenon that entertained and delighted America for nearly 150 years, travelling across the states by railroad even in the darkest of times, delighting small towns and cities in sawdust rings under acres of canvas. Traditional cir…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:48PM on January 17, 2017