All of us, except for a few has been to the circus, and we remember it very fondly. But fast forward to today, can you even remember the last time you went? My answer would be no, as I can’t even remember. Really it isn’t the controversy over the elephants that shut down “The Greatest Show on Earth”. Even though the articles I have seen don’t mention this, I think it all comes down to money. Putting on a show like they do is really expensive, as a former circus employee reminded me recently. It’s not only traveling expenses, it’s locations, food, hotel stays, the list is literally endless, and if they don’t fill that arena for every show. They lose money that is a hardcore fact. Nothing can change that.
Call it a sign of the times, a relic of the past is no more like those old movie palaces you see some trying to save. That too sorry to say comes down to $$$.
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