How Did Circuses Get In Tents?
How Did Circuses Get In Tents? Joshuah Purdy was the first to use a large tent for his circus and he did it in 1825. Who invented circus tent? The American Traveling Circus In 1825, Joshuah Purdy Brown (1802?-1834) became the first circus entrepreneur to replace the usual wooden construction. Also known as a “semi-construction.”