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the conductor of chaos who turns mayhem into magic with one crack of the whip
red coatInspired by English fox-hunting masters of the 1800s
first onePhilip Astley invented the circus ring in 1768
ring sizeStandard 42 feet, set by horse-cantering physics
the voiceBooming announcer style predates radio broadcasting itself
job todayMany modern circuses dropped the role entirely