Cardboard cutout standee of a circus clown. Did you know the idea of a circus started back in 1768? During that year Phillip Astley set up a modern amphitheater for the display of horse riding tricks. He later hired acrobats tightrope walkers jugglers and clowns to fill in the pauses between performances. Astley referred to the performance area as the circle and the building as an amphitheater; later to be known as a circus. Dimensions are 76x28 inches