Wirth Bros.' Circus.

Free Lance, Volume II, Issue 89, 15 March 1902, Page 16

Wirth Bros. ' Circus.

This celebrated and c\ ei-populai oucus opens in Wellington on the Town Hall site, m Mercei-stieet on Monday next, for an all too brief season of n\ nights llewh Plul and George Wirth. the entei prising owners of the carcus, are both \oung colonials the eldest being only thirt\-se\cn \oais old They have been piopuetois of the cirous'for the last t\\ ont\ -t\\ o \eais and have travelled in all paitis of the world receiving praise and compliments in the shape of medals, illuminated addresses, and other tokens of esteem wherevei tihe\ appeared The Wirt.li Biotlieis have eier sought to introduce novelties and this season foims no exception to the rule The leading featuie m the pioaiamme is a wonderful tusei act m which the laieeuna 1^ enclosed with a mammoth steel cage tlnee tigers being let loose theiein In this enclosure the\ go through such peifoimances as leap frog <-ec-saw uillina globes, etc., and finalh the tiamei ]iarn esses t\\ o of them like horses to a chariot and the third tigei mounts the vehicle and dm es them round the ring at full gallop Another thrilling perfomiance is done bv one of the tigers leaping fiom the ground to the back of a galloping hor'-c This is the only act of its kind in the world The oouestrian department is also very strong for, besndes Mr J W Cook England's champion joekev udei the Wirth Brotheis have Mr W Warr America's champion Mi nI V, Worth's "equine paradox" is reported to be the finest horse-training exhibition ever seen in a circus, a-s it includes the two marvellous little boxing Domes Corbett and Fitzsimmons and Maximers and Minimers (this act is the latest style in horse-trainine) The wonderful ridine boar the only bucking elephant and a host of other novelties aie promised There will be matinees on Wednosdav and Satnrdav afternoons

Mr Arthur McKee announces ekewhere t.hart he has, admitted Mi Fonton Henn Latham into partneislup and that the business will continue to be carried on undei the name of McKeo and Co. We understand that Mi Latham is a B.A. of Oxford fnivoiMtv The firm piopose to go into new promises, and to add to their already large plamt, .so ac, to cope with theii expanding business For those who aie tied to the office shop, or bench and who get little exeicise, the new school of physical culture in Manners-street should pio\e a boon. The classes are arranged to meet the convenience of business men, ladies and children, and are under the Mipei vision of that well-known exponent ai pineal training. Mi J W M HaiiNiu