Yet because the demands of his businesses, his family life is troubled and marred by tragedy. All the while, events lead to his greatest creation, the Ringling Brothers/Barnum & Bailey Circus.

and Barnum & Bailey ... “The show is a 360-degree presentation. We know the audience wants to be as close as possible.” Vaught said Feld is committed to keeping the circus alive.

Some kids go to college. Others … join the circus. “The Greatest Show On Earth,” presented by Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, is coming to town with its newest star: Skyler Miser.

Sons of poor immigrants in the Midwest, the Ringling Brothers expanded within a decade from a small regional circus to a large traveling circus across the country, and ultimately bought Barnum and ...