Caption HANOVER, NH - 07/19/2019 Frederick Buford, 13, adjusts his bowtie before performing in Circus Smirkus' Big Top Tour in the heat of a Hanover, NH afternoon. The touring troupe is the only traveling youth circus in the United States and has been existence for over 30 years. Erin Clark for the Boston Globe (Erin Clark for The Boston Globe) 1 of 17