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COLE BROTHERS CIRCUS
COLE BROTHERS CIRCUS. The Cole Bros. Circus was a medium-sized American circus was founded in 1884 as "W.W. Cole’s New Colossal Shows", by William Washington Cole. In the 1930s, the circus employed two noted animal trainers, Clyde Beatty and Allen King, both of whom traveled in their own railroad cars. Another well-known performer with the circus was Bobo the Clown.[2]
As of 2014, Cole Bros. Circus was one of the few traditional circuses in the United States that remainED under the Big Top tent. As of 2016 the show was essentially defunct, in large part due to being targeted by animal rights protests.
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"Cole Bros. Circus. Wikipedia. Online: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cole_Bros._Circus