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The circus in twentieth-century American art.
Henry Miller's 1948 parable about the circus, The Smile at the Foot of the Ladder; recounts the story of Auguste, a clown who achieves fame for his impersonation of "the simulation of ecstasy, which he had brought to perfection." [1] in a sudden moment of real transcendence, the clown finds truth, which makes it impossible for him to continue to act the part. The circus that Miller describes includes all the distinguishing characteristics of a circus--ring and audience, spotlight, musicians, ringmaster, bareback rider, contortionist, clowns, and a team of roustabouts who assemble and dismantle the circus as it travels from site to site. As Miller makes clear; to enter the ...
- Victory for Endangered Elephants as Court Rules Against Ringling Bros. Circus;...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire February 6, 2003 700+ words
...and Barnum & Bailey Circus with violating the Endangered...routine beatings of the circus elephants with bull hooks. Consequently the United States Court of Appeals unanimously...elephants perform in the circus. The court found that Rider...
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- Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel RALPH AND TERRY KOVEL July 14, 1996 700+ words
...Thonet-Kohn-Mundus, which began making tubular steel furniture. By 1940, the company moved its headquarters to the United States. Thonet, which is still in business, recently reissued some of its classic bentwood and tubular-steel furniture. Q...
- Tennessee trunks: a unique retirement facility in the United States returns...
- Magazine article from: Current Science, a Weekly Reader publication McLaughlin, Sabrina November 7, 2003 700+ words
...Bunny, Sissy, and Winkie--all retirees from zoos and circuses. They now spend their days grazing, roaming, and playing...the two had met decades ago while performing in the same circus. They are now inseparable. CHEW ON THIS When mealtime arrives...
- The circus comes to town. (media access to the courts in the United States and...
- Magazine article from: Canada and the World Backgrounder Nadeau, Elaine December 1, 1995 700+ words
...stalking witnesses, the glut of pop books, and the glamourization of commentators. "There (was) this sort of three-ring circus feeling around it," says Allan Young, a law professor at Toronto's York University. In Canada, most media requests for...
- VendingData(TM) Corporation Prevails in Obtaining Stay to Preliminary...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire March 4, 2005 700+ words
...preliminary injunction, the United States Court of Appeals stated...hearing will proceed in the United States District Court while the...in casinos throughout the United States, including Caesars Palace, Circus Circus, Harrah's Entertainment...
- VendingData(TM) Corporation Announces That Court Enjoins the Use in the United...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire November 30, 2004 700+ words
...profitability, announced that the United States District Court, District...TM) shuffler in the United States during the pendency of...casinos throughout the United States, including Caesars Palace, Circus Circus, Harrah's Entertainment...
- THE UNITED STATES AT A TURNING POINT.
- Newspaper article from: New Zealand International Review McLean, Denis March 1, 1999 700+ words
...s going on in the United States? Mark Twain was once...know'. Living in the United States is like setting up your...middle of a three-ring circus. Numerous high-wire...generalising about the United States. Even an attempt like...
- United States Playing Card Company
- Reference information from: International Directory of Company Histories Tradii, Mary January 1, 2004 700+ words
...Vehicle Manufacturing The United States Playing Card Company...and Early Success The United States Playing Card Company...theatrical performances and circuses, as well as placards...Company was renamed The United States Printing Company, and...
Source: HighBeam Research, The circus in twentieth-century American art.