Discussion»Statements»Rosie's Corner» 3-ring circus? How do you look at all three simultaneously? Aren't you always going to be missing something? Who thought up 3? Why?
PT Barnum introduced the 3-ring circus to amp up the excitement of his unique entertainment product. It permitted Barnum to showcase more acts in a shorter period, and thus, employ more acts for his show. More circus is always better. He also recognized the importance of playing to the attention spans in his primary target demographic: children.
This post was edited by Don Barzini at January 1, 2018 8:23 AM MST
When you focused on that and not this what did you miss? I guess it worked out for him pretty well didn't it? Thank you for your thoughtful and informative reply DonB and Happy New Year's Day Monday 2018 to thee! :)
At festivals there can be any number of performances running simultaneously on different stages. The idea is that everyone can find something that appeals to their taste. That way, far more people buy tickets. The Woodford Folk Festival is a good example. It runs for a week with 21 stages operating for all but 4 out of each 24 hours. In addition, there are children's and teenager's venues, a street full of art and craft classes, exercise, dance and meditation zones, parks with shade and water to chill out and relax, and endless shops and restaurants. It becomes a city encampment with up to 130,000 people all in a festive mood.
This post was edited by Benedict Arnold at January 1, 2018 8:23 AM MST
There was a Medieval festival years ago locally which we attended. You walked around the grounds and could go from stall to stall, purveyor to purveyor and see everything. It was all of the period there including papermaking, glassblowing, soapmaking and foods of the time. They had barbecued turkey legs of which Jim was particularly fond. At a circus you sit in one spot throughout the show so you're gonna miss some things. Of course at a circus I always watched the center ring where the trapeze artists performed. Whatever went on in the other rings I will never know because I never looked at them! Those high-wire acts were always so thrilling. I did watch the gals riding bareback doing tricks and also the tiny clown car out of which a zillion clowns emerged. They must had a hole underheath it. State Fairs are fun as well. We have one in Pomona each year and there you will find the local winners of blue ribbons for pies and cakes and jams and pickles to mention just a few! Thank you for your thoughtful reply Hartfire. :)
We have something similar here in New York - it's called the Renaissance Festival. Everyone dresses and speak in the period. I've attended two of them and they're lots of fun. I also recall going to the North Carolina State Fair which was a hoot - especially the piglet races.
Some of the attendees were dressed in period costume and they also had a couple of stalls where the period clothing was being sold. In fact our son bought his wife an outfit that was VERY FETCHING. She tried it on and looked super adorable. Glassblowing has always entranced me. You start off with a long stick of glass and then miracles happen! Thank you for your reply Spunky! :)
Don Barzini 