A Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey clown does a somersault during a performance Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017, in Orlando, Fla. The Greatest Show on Earth is making a comeback without animal acts years after shutting down its three-ring circus. amid declining ticket sales and increasing pressure from animal rights groups.
The circus’ return to the Mile High City is welcome news for Jeff Smith, the self-appointed ringmaster of the circus-themedin Arvada. Smith’s grandparents and great-grandparents were performers for Ringling Bros. as far back as the 1920s. His great-grandmother Freida was known as Mademoiselle Chloe, an elephant rider and snake charmer. Her husband, Richard, was an advanced ticket salesman who traveled ahead of the circus to build hype in cities it planned to visit next.
Smith said the return of The Greatest Show on Earth is positive not only for new generations of fans but also for lesser-known troupes that have persisted in its absence. Next month, for example, LUKI’s staff is taking a company trip to see theLUKI Brewery in Arvada was transformed into a circus for its third anniversary party in July 2023.
“I laugh when I see something like ‘America’s Got Talent.’ It’s so popular, and I’m like these are just circus acts,” Smith said.
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