Title from container. Includes circus and showboat tunes and old merry-go-round music; played on calliope, carousels, and hand organs. "This record can be played on either regular LP or binaural ...

Children love the circus, so what better toy than a model circus parade. In the late 19th century, cages of animals were drawn by horses through the main part of town to announce that the circus had ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. INDIANAPOLIS — The circus might not be in ...

CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago marketing executive has paid $3,000 at auction to buy the electric organ used on the long-running 'Bozo's Circus' television show. The Chicago Tribune reports that while David ...

For the last few days, a nostalgic sound has been wafting through the Folklife Festival. It’s a familiar sound but from a likely unfamiliar musical instrument. This is the calliope (pronounced kuh-LIE ...

Jaffa Shrine Jovial Jobel Jokesters Erin “Jolly” Rinehart (center) of Hollidaysburg and Jennifer “Gabbie” Kertes of Portage autograph hats for students at a performance on Thursday. The circus runs ...

Jaffa Shrine Calliope Clown Bryan “Fester” Wolfe applies his makeup prior to Thursday morning’s show. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski As a hush falls on the cavernous hall — the sea of people, some ...

WORCESTER — It was about 170 years ago when Worcester was first introduced to a new and incredibly loud sound that created enough din to be heard miles away. And hear it they did, so much so that the ...