Titans of the Big Top - Titanen de la Carpa Grande
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Titans of the Big Top - Titanen de la Carpa Grande
International Communications Agency. (03/27/1978 - 1982)
ARC Identifier 55221 / Local Identifier 306-AH-53. TRACES THE HISTORY OF THE CIRCUS AND ITS IMPACT ON SOCIETY THROUGH GENERATIONS OF PEOPLE FOR WHOM THE CIRCUS WAS THE BIG EVENT ANNUALLY. THE CIRCUS IS SHOWN AS FAR BACK AS GEORGE WASHINGTON'S TIMES WHEN HE DONATED A HORSE TO THE FIRST CIRCUS. THROUGH THE YEARS, THE CIRCUS HAS ENDURED BOTH ECONOMIC AND NATURAL PERILS, BUT HAS SURVIVED AND IS EVEN MORE POPULAR TODAY. FEATURES THE FLYING GAONAS, WORLD FAMOUS AERIALISTS FROM MEXICO. THEY RELATE THE IMPORTANCE OF THE FAMILY IN CIRCUS HISTORY AND TRADITION. OTHER INTERVIEWS WITH CLOWNS AND OTHER CIRCUS PERSONNEL PROVIDE A PERSONAL VIEW.
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Titans of the Big Top - Titanen de la Carpa Grande
International Communications Agency. (03/27/1978 - 1982)
ARC Identifier 55221 / Local Identifier 306-AH-53. TRACES THE HISTORY OF THE CIRCUS AND ITS IMPACT ON SOCIETY THROUGH GENERATIONS OF PEOPLE FOR WHOM THE CIRCUS WAS THE BIG EVENT ANNUALLY. THE CIRCUS IS SHOWN AS FAR BACK AS GEORGE WASHINGTON'S TIMES WHEN HE DONATED A HORSE TO THE FIRST CIRCUS. THROUGH THE YEARS, THE CIRCUS HAS ENDURED BOTH ECONOMIC AND NATURAL PERILS, BUT HAS SURVIVED AND IS EVEN MORE POPULAR TODAY. FEATURES THE FLYING GAONAS, WORLD FAMOUS AERIALISTS FROM MEXICO. THEY RELATE THE IMPORTANCE OF THE FAMILY IN CIRCUS HISTORY AND TRADITION. OTHER INTERVIEWS WITH CLOWNS AND OTHER CIRCUS PERSONNEL PROVIDE A PERSONAL VIEW.
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