PERRY BROS CIRCUS AND ZOO.

Shannon News, 20 January 1925, Page 3

PERRY BROS CIRCUS AND ZOO.

These are. treats, in store for Shannon people on Saturday, January 31, when Perry Bros..’ Ibig citrus opens for one night only. For the young a circus, never loses its glamour, but for the old who grow discriminating with the years, much depends, on the quality of the performance. If a circus is exceptionally good they enjoy it, hut it must be above the average. .Perry’s Circus includes artists from America, Africa, and Australia,, and comprises 40 performers in addition to the animals. Included in the list of artists are ‘‘The Five Perrys” (spring board flyers and acrobats, thrilling lmt-top flying trapeze act), Alberto."'(the wizard on the wire), Delevahte Sisters (whirling dental artists), The ishmalian Arabs (tumblers oi tnq Sahara), Lizzie Maclde (champion lady equistricnue), The Elmos (perch , and ladder balancers and Risley artists), La Bello Vera (in a spectacular butterfly dance on horse back), Le Henri (the great horseman who throws, backward and forward Somersaults from the ground to the backs of galloping horses), La Belle Maisie (ceiling walker and trapeze artists), George Kay (in a six-horse picture act), ’The Klentos (in a scream* ingly funny fall-from-the-roof act), The Three Dolly Vardens (on the whirling whizz), Daphne and Dome (juvenile contortionists), Master James (chair balancer), George, Alio, and Bobs (the three clowns who will keep Hie fun going). The principal horse act will be Lone Star, the champion pony high jumper. Lqne Star has annexed the prizes year after year at practically every important agricultural show in Australia and has 7ft (jin to- his credit. Other horse acts include, the football ponies, jazzing pony, boxing .ponies and Jumbo the huge performing elephant, in addition (here are lions., tigers, jaguars, chimps, racoons, wolves., goats, monkeys, and camels. The N.Z. Times, speaking of. iPerry Bros. 1 Circus., says: “Those who enjoy a good circus will find what they are looking for at Perry Bros, bright show.”