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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Albrecht, Ernest J. (1937-....)
Titre(s) : From Barnum & Bailey to feld [Texte imprimé] : the creative evolution of the greatest show on earth / Ernest Albrecht
Publication : Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2014
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (IX- 287 p.) : ill. ; 26 cm
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index
"This work chronicles the colorful artistry of the Greatest Show on Earth from it's
beginning to 2010, revealing how each of 12 changes in management brought about changes
in style and content. More than 50 photographs bring the flamboyant performers and
amazing spectacles to life in this informative appreciation of the circus and its
evolution."--Back cover
Sujet(s) : Cirque -- États-Unis
Barnum and Bailey
Ringling Bros and Barnum and Bailey circus
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780786495245. - ISBN 0786495243. - ISBN 9781476617770 (erroné)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb45545818b
Notice n° :
FRBNF45545818
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Before there was Bailey (1871-1880) ; Barnum & Bailey (1881-1891) ; Bailey stands
alone (1892-1906) ; Enter the Ringlings (1907-1918) ; Combined shows (1919-1932)
; Sam Gumpertz: the man from Dreamland (1933-1937) ; John Ringling North's first
try (1938-1942) ; Robert Ringling, "a true Ringling son" (1943-1946) ; John Ringling
North and 51 percent (1947-1967) ; New blood: Irvin and Kenneth Feld (1967-1984)
; Kenneth Feld looks to the future (1985-2003) ; The new circus: a sister act (2004-2010).