WIRTHS' CIRCUS
Patrons of Wirths' Circus in the past will find the 1934 show even higher, than the usual standard of varied entertainment presented by this well known company. There is an exceptionally large array of wild animals housed in fourteen cages. The latest addition to the "zoo" is an African hippopotamus named "Lizzie 2nd." One of the most spectacular of the items on the programme is the acrobatic works, especially that given by the Seven I! lying Nelsons, a group of gymnastic experts whose display is marked by daring and skill. A most humorous item is the trick riding of three ponies by monkeys who cling to their mounts as they hurdle in the arena. The military drill by six brumbies and the skipping and dancing to music o:F a big black stallion are the results of many years careful training and form performances of exceptional brilliance. The climax of the programme is in the act of Aloys Peters, in aerial trapeze work, which culminates in a 75ft. dive with a rope around his neck. The cirous commences a season of nine nights and six: matinees at the old Dock site this evening.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21759, 26 March 1934, Page 11
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