Circus

Circus

A public entertainment consisting performances by acrobats, clowns, and trained animals, tightrope walkers, jugglers, unicyclists and other stunt-oriented performers.

Industry: Entertainment

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lot

Entertainment; Circus

The property that a circus sets up on.

lot lice

Entertainment; Circus

Mostly townies who hangaround the back lot area, bugging the performers for photos and autographs.

mechanic

Entertainment; Circus

Safety harness worn by aerialists.

melange-act

Entertainment; Circus

It is an act not belonging to any genre concept as it consists of a variety of elements of various genres, and hence it is an isolated genre.

midway

Entertainment; Circus

The area outside of the entrance to the main tent, typically lined with concessionaires.

motto

Entertainment; Circus

An exclamation belonging to, and used by, one clown, often without literal meaning, and specific to him only, said to the audience with different intonations depending on the occasion; it is a ...

nut

Entertainment; Circus

The daily cost of operating a show. Legend has it that local authorities would remove a nut from the wagon wheel of the circus office and keep it to ensure that everyone got paid.