Wirth's Circus.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 31, 6 February 1904, Page 4

Wirth's Circus.

A 111 GE COMBINATION. Mr 0. L. Petersen, the advance representative lor Wirlh's Circus, was in town on Thursday, making arlai.gcments to open in New Plymouth on Saturday, Feb. 13, two s. uws only. The menagerie conncct- <« with the circus comprises an extensive Collection .of aniin k iJs\ most '■' which were wild jiikl ferocious, but i -iw are apparently quite tame, and (I > some marvellous acts, \mong i-e wild animals are a fine pair oi Wild beasts (the Boers prot:.i:aicc ii vilclerbeasts), seven tigers, lions, four panthers, four leopards, two gnus, three audalio, six lieats, hyenas, wolves, dingoes, eagles, ourang outangs, apes, baboons, gorillas, scores of ordinary monkeys, elephants, camels, etc 'lhere are forty-nine -horses and ponies. Amongst the artistes are Hie marvellous and mysterious Howard Brothers, human race bafflers whose wonderful exhibition of .second sight and thought reusing has bewildered the whole of Ausvralia llicy are direct from the Crystal 1 alace, London, and have been engaged by Wirth Brothers for a 12 months' tour of Australia at an enormous, salary, said to 1.-e' Jul2o a week, perform or not. Herr Pagel described as the strongest man on earth and whose ehtilltnge Sandow lefused to accept, does some remarkaiUlo lifts. He eiiU-w a lion's den. and catches hold of a snarling, strug giing,'fulNgrowu lion, and lilts him ..vei- his head. This is sensational, uiKl the lion frequently objects to be ihus handhtl.. Pagel also lifts a pony and jockey, and carries them round the ring ; and carries a horse weighing 10.-,o!b up a ladder. FirialJ.v. he places a huge plank across his chest, and. an elephant, weighing 2j tons, wulks over it. JJons. Huron! does some wonderful tilings with tfyee Bengal tigers in a large in,,,, < age, one doing Blondin on a light rope ami tile bounding jockey act on horseback ; I lie others play at seesaw. roll globes, steeplechase, ami two are harnessed like horses to a chaniot, and driven -by a third full gallop round the ring inside the big cage. r.iere are also quite a iiuniivr ot other startling acts, plenty of fjowns, a football dog, Mons. Paul Pascal's performing lions. goats, dogs bears, etc. : the elephant's and camels' jungle banquet, where a iiumJier of wild animals sit down to eat and are waiud (J n by a babtion. Al- , together the show is lull of novelties , never beiore i„ New Plymouth, ami there is no -doubt it will be li- n-rally patronised as shows of this , description always are here.