As reimagined in Emma Donoghue's Astray, Abraham Bartlett controversially sold a national treasure to one of these businesses in 1882, resulting in Matthew Scott moving to America aboard the Assyrian Monarch.
An event run by one of these organizations caused a pub in Norfolk called The Mayflower to change its name to "Forty Horse Inn" after its entrance was damaged. As reimagined in Emma Donoghue's Astray, Abraham Bartlett controversially sold a national treasure to one of these businesses in 1882, resulting in Matthew Scott moving to America aboard the Assyrian Monarch. John Bill Ricketts was the first to bring these businesses to the United States, and Philip Astley is often called the "father" of their modern type. Charlie Keith designed a portable (*) building for these organizations. The first non-white owner of one of them was Pablo Fanque, who held an event "for the Benefit of Mr. Kite." The Surrey Theatre was home to the "Royal" one, and Jumbomania took off when one of these companies bought an elephant from the London Zoo. For 10 points, name these companies made up of performers like equestrians, animal trainers, and trapeze artists, as widely popularized by Barnum and Bailey.
An event run by one of these organizations caused a pub in Norfolk called The Mayflower to change its name to "Forty Horse Inn" after its entrance was damaged.
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