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Where the Wild Things Are, 1973
Circus Hall of Fame. Six lazy lions yawn and stretch and the lady lion tamer asks the audience to shout the magic word ... 1 ... 2 ... 3 ... PLEEEZE ... and the lions snap to attention. Learn more >>
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2 by 2 by 2, 1923
A 7-year-old boy rides his pony from town to town, passing out handbills for his father's traveling show. Today the circus came to town. A white-faced clown waved to a mill girl as she watched the circus parade and it changed her life forever. Learn more >>
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Tosca, 1973
A ninth-generation daughter of the circus is 3 days old when an elephant carries her to a tent in a hospital parking lot where her family awaits to welcome her into their world. Learn more >>
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My Son, My Son, Nino, 1976
An equestrian on a horse circles the ring. The rider leaps and turns in the air – 10-year-old Giovanni Zoppé is the first in circus history to complete a feet-to-feet somersault on the back of a galloping horse. Like the first Zoppé clown, nine generations earlier, he is called Nino. Learn more >>
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All in the Family, 1934
Costumed riders on horseback leap and tumble – the oldest is 29, the youngest, 4. The 10 sons and daughters of Ernesto Cristiani have come to America. Learn more >>
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