Greg Connors, manager of Cole Bros. Circus, holds Peolito, 5th gen. clown
Greg Connors, manager of the Cole Bros. Circus and brother to the ringmaster, lifts up clown Perolito, a 5th generation clown in his 40s, in front of Alice, the ring mistress of the show, behind the circus tent during a show in Thomasville, Georgia.
2009 marks the Cole Bros.’s 125th anniversary and the circus claims to be the oldest American circus under a tent. The 136 x 231 foot tent can house over 2,800 fans, along with several acts where the performers hail from all over the world.