WIRTHS' CIRCUS.

Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 16 February 1920, Page 2

WIRTHS' CIRCUS.

The circus and menagerie of Messrs Wirtli Bros., Ltd., which will be in Otaki to-night, took forty years to organise and bring to its present position of Australia’s foremost entertainment institution. It has travelled twice around the globe, and its proprietors have each circled the earth six times in search of novelty performers and strange wild animals to bring back lo their native country for the benefit of their brother Australians. And with a whole lifetime behind them of success added to success, tho Wirtli Bros, claim this year to have got together a show that has never beenequalled in Australia or out of it. Among the novelties never before seen, Wirths now present the Eddy Duo, who perform marvellous acts ou the silver wire, turning back and front somersaults on the wire, the only act of tho kind in the world; the Ceviue troupe, four ladies and two gentlemen, in an act entitled ‘‘The Maniacs of tho Wire, ’ ’ running, dancing, leap-frogging and somersaulting on tight wires with us much apparent case as if they were on tho ground; tho Three. Garcias, whoso marvellous strength and agility In acrobatic tumbling has astounded three continents. Tito Zoe bisters’ beautiful butterfly ballet in mid-air, where they swing from slender cords field in their teeth; the Flying Winskids on the trapeze, with a Chaplin Chaplin clown who might, wed be Charlie in the fish at his best; La Bello Onra, a beautiful and superbly developed lady gymnast on the high trapeze; | Leu Montfort, whirling around in his trapeze loop of death like a stone in a ' sling; and Hilly Danny the clown with I his flock of performing geese, the only act of the kind in the world. A welcome re-appearance is Mr Tex Bailey 3 and his trained horses, dogs and sheep \ in living statuary poses, faithfully reproducing the fascinating alabaster statues of the world’s art galleries; the marvellous Howards, thought readers, and Ford, the strongest man in the world.

Accompanying the circus Is the finest travelling menagerie of wild animals south' of the line, which will be open to the public at a small charge from 4 to 5 p.rm, when the lions, tiger., jaguars, seals, elephants, monkeys, bears ami hyenas will be fed.