It's a very long and thoughtful piece in Hobby Lark, but you may find it of interest. Terri Silver gave much though to the suddenly inexplicable closing of the Greatest Show on Earth. Here's your link:
https://hobbylark.com/performing-arts/The-Demise-of-Ringling-Bros-and-Barnum-Bailey
A sample I especially like:
"Out Of This World could have been part of the Feld
Entertainment presentations that they currently have in their stable.
The problem was, in my opinion, that they put the Ringling brand on it
-- that was a huge mistake. As good as elements of this show were, the
entire production was not what people want to hold onto as "circus."
Sure, not having elephants kept some people away but that is exactly the
reason to make the rest of the show a more traditional draw."
Amen! I wish I could have said it as well as she does. In fact, I had imagined the ideal first no-elephant edition being a return to a more down-to-earth Ringling circus (irony not intended).
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