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the conductor of chaos who turns mayhem into magic with one crack of the whip
means The person who directs a circus performance, announcing acts and keeping the show running smoothly from the center of the ring.
from A plain English compound of "ring" — the circular performance space, from Old English "hring" — and "master," the one in charge, from Latin "magister." The "ring" itself is the heart of the circus: the early modern circus arena was deliberately circular so that performers on galloping horses could ride in a continuous loop, and the master of that ring was the one who commanded it.
- red coat
- Inspired by English fox-hunting masters of the 1800s
- first one
- Philip Astley invented the circus ring in 1768
- ring size
- Standard 42 feet, set by horse-cantering physics
- the voice
- Booming announcer style predates radio broadcasting itself
- job today
- Many modern circuses dropped the role entirely
pt barnum — created the greatest show on earth in 1871, famous for sensationalism and promotion
john ringling north — ran ringling bros and barnum bailey circus from 1938-1960, greatest era of the big top