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The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre
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1996
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Circus, in Roman times a place of exhibition for chariot racing and athletic and gladiatorial contests. In its modern sense it dates from the mid-18th century. Mainly itinerant, it is performed in the central area of a tent (the Big Top) or in a specially adapted building. The programme is built up of separate turns featuring animal acts and acrobatics, controlled by a ringmaster and loosely connected by the antics of the
clown. Owing to the specialized nature of their work, circus performers tend to remain a class apart, with much intermarrying. The great names of the circus in the USA are Barnum and Ringling and in Britain Sanger, Mills, Smart, and Chipperfield; but the circus is universal and can be at home anywhere.
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Circus Circus Reports First Quarter
PR Newswire; 5/29/1997; 700+ words
; LAS VEGAS, May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Circus Circus Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE: CIR) today announced its results...year, which was the property's all-time record, while Circus Circus-Las Vegas generated $15.4 million, up from...
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CIRCUS CIRCUS GOLD STRIKE ACQUISITION COMPLETED
PR Newswire; 6/1/1995; 700+ words
; ...June 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Clyde T. Turner, chairman and chief executive officer of Circus Circus Enterprises Inc. (NYSE: CIR), today announced that Circus has completed the acquisition of Gold Strike Resorts. The Circus board of directors...
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CIRCUS CIRCUS ENTERPRISES INC. ANNOUNCES RESULTS
PR Newswire; 5/25/1993; 700+ words
; LAS VEGAS, May 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Circus Circus Enterprises Inc. today announced its results for the first...corresponding quarter last year. In the first quarter last year, Circus redeemed its $100 million 10 1/8 percent Senior Subordinated...
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CIRCUSES COMING TO TOWN
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 11/11/1994; 700+ words
; ...Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, and the Orak Shrine Circus. THIS ELECTRONIC VERSION MAY...THINGS TO DO Two, three-ring circuses roll into the area this month...Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus is the Paul Bunyon of the big...
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CIRCUS CIRCUS ENTERPRISES INC. REPORTS RESULTS
PR Newswire; 8/25/1994; 700+ words
; LAS VEGAS, Aug. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Circus Circus Enterprises Inc. (NYSE: CIR) today announced record...ended July 31, 1994. The continued success of Luxor, Circus' Egyptian-themed resort which opened in October 1993...
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Circus Circus Reports Second Quarter Earnings
PR Newswire; 8/22/1996; 700+ words
; LAS VEGAS, Aug. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Circus Circus Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE: CIR) today announced its...Vegas properties and in Tunica County, Mississippi, Circus reported net income of $7,309,000 or $.07 per...
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Circuses Wow Kids and Crowds, Even in Age of Digital and Virtual.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 2/25/2003; 700+ words
; ...Letter --- the Atlanta circus circuit is so strong that the area is hosting four circuses through early March...It's her first circus. That's really the...parents loved the circus and want their kids enjoying...perpetual advertising, circuses have remade themselves...
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CIRCUS CIRCUS ANNOUNCES FOURTH QUARTER RESULTS
PR Newswire; 2/29/1996; 700+ words
; LAS VEGAS, Feb. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Circus Circus Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE: CIR) today announced its...same quarter last year. In the prior year's quarter, Circus recognized one-time positive adjustments both for overfunding...
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Circus Circus Enterprises Announces Internet Kickoff
PR Newswire; 11/22/1996; 700+ words
; LAS VEGAS, Nov. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Circus Circus Enterprises, Inc., today announced the formation of...sites will be accessible beginning today. Using the Circus Circus web site, consumers can readily find information...
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CIRCUS CIRCUS ANNOUNCES FOUR SEASONS HOTEL AS PART OF ITS MASTERPLAN MILE PROJECT IN LAS VEGAS
PR Newswire; 6/17/1996; 700+ words
; ...Masterplan Mile LAS VEGAS, June 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Circus Circus Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE: CIR), announced today...opportunities to develop luxury hotels in conjunction with Circus' casinos and resorts worldwide. Circus is a major player...
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Circus
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History
...basis in 1853, Russian circus was dominated by foreigners...in St. Petersburg. Circuses traveled around with...in Russia. Stationary circuses are more profitable and...about seventy stationary circuses and about forty remain...twenty-first century. Circus in Russia has deep roots...
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Circus Circus Enterprises, Inc.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Circus Circus Enterprises, Inc. 2880 Las Vegas Boulevard South Las Vegas, Nevada 89109...1974 Employees: 13,500 Sales: $806 million Stock Exchanges: New York Circus Circus hotel and casino company operates seven properties in Nevada. A...
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Circuses
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to United States History
Circuses. The circus arrived in America in 1793...x201C;Sunday School” circus. Yet circuses remained venues for fights...organization became a huge circus conglomerate. Circuses shaped Americans’...
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The Circus
Book article from: American Eras
...War the number of circuses in the country grew...one dominated the circus world more during...to merge the two circuses, and the combined...18 March the new circus opened to an audience...had traveled with circuses since he was a boy...show and kept the circus train running...
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circus
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...death in 1907 the circus was purchased by...in 1919 the two circuses were combined...has had two large circuses on tour that play...The traveling circus, in its heyday...among contemporary circuses are two small and...based Big Apple Circus and the Montreal...
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