WIRTH BROTHERS' CIRCUS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1022, 11 January 1911, Page 5

WIRTH BROTHERS' CIRCUS.

■ A GREAT MENAGERIE ON TOUR. Wirth Bros/ famous ciicus and menagerie has again struck this town in the course of its extensive New Zealand tour. It will givo'a -short season in Wellington, opening on Monday, January 16. The location is the site near Te Aro Railway Station. It is .now two years since this combination of performing men, women, and beasts last visited' New Zealimd. Since then the IVirtb " Brothers, r Philip alrtd George, have travelled the-world-iu search of animals and speciality turns, and as a result they have built up, what is described as the. greatest-circus and mcnageiie ever presented here. . As a matter of fact, it is Wirths', Fitzgeralds' Bostocks and Wombwell's all .amalgamated under the one canvas, and, ;as usual, it [isßavelling under tho personal niahasenient' of "Mr. Philip AVirth. , The'touring manager, Mr. George Peterson; dropped anchor here this °veek with a view; to making the nefessarv arrangements. In heralding -the advance," he states that every item on the three hours' programme is new. The. contains 200 wild beastj including performing lions, tigers, bpai*s dogs, goats, wolves,, and elephants (including Lizzie, a real. live hippopotamus, which cost £1-250). Of course there, are "many horses,- these, including Earl Tliullev. "a wonderfully sagacious pony spcciallv trained by Mr.. Philip AVirth. Tho world's' champion 'high, jumpers, Lady Morton (7ft. 3in. record) and Maori are also included in the bill: Of the ring performers, tho Frantz Family (three ladies, two men. and two youths), direct fiom the Now York Hippodrome, form a star attraction. In addition to the items mentioned arc Raymond, the gaol-breaker, Mrs. Fitzgerald, the Wieby-Cook Brothers, bare-back' riders, the four Christie children, tho Misses Martin (trapeze), Cook (invisible wire walker), and others. A matinee will be given on, the Wednesday and Saturday of tho opening week.