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A Clown Has a Personality If You Believe Very Hard
An AP reporter spends a day as a Ringling Bros clown in Madison Square Garden. The author finds the clown persona emerges when a child’s smile and trust break through, and notes the circus creates a shared belief in magic beyond laughter.
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Louise Levitt
Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus
New York
Jackie Cooper
Madison Square Garden
Michael Polakovs
Coco
Santa Claus
Associated Press
Rubber Nose
Ringling Bros. Barnum and Bailey Circus