Wirth Bros' Allied Show.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 12816, 25 March 1905, Page 3

Wirth Bros' Allied Show.

Messrs Wirtfh Bros, have aTinolunced a big programme for thteir visit to New Plymouth an the 29tjh inst ('Cne 1 might only), when Chifalo, tihe demon of all daring feats and skill, will give iMe ptrfblic an ogportufnity of witness"ing his feat of '^Leaping i&e Ohlasnr," Which has in other ooiulntries created* miich sensation," antl given rise to a deal of argument amongst * scientists as td ■ the natural laws controlling the act. Chifalb' in the latest of cycling sensations, monmts his m&eMne at a height near the} can,oj>y of , the tent, antd', at a given sigtoal, idaslh.es down an almost perpenjflitiuilar in-line on to a sfctort plank adjusted below, shooting into the air again higjh up, and bouncing in perfect safety and with apparent ease, on to' a 2ft wide plank, a .cfts.tance of 42ft, across an qpien sjpa.ee. Another remarkable performer is 'Mi' T. ColqUiett, whiodaimte to be thie chaftnpion high anjd long jumper of the world. He does some remarkable feats in the jumping line, and 1 is not only a great long- and high! Jumper, but a tirade' jumper as well. One of the extraordinary tricks he performs is to jttmtp off a lurick (said briok on enid) over a qhain on to another brick (en!d also) anid cxver a hhwtile 6ft 6in high-. Amotlhter jump is off a forjeje over a cihain otn to anothter briok, ovw 12 ordinary chairs on to a m<aai's face amd | dff agiaim withbut Ktirting the man, only leaving a Hack patch ol sotot wfcichjis previously rubbjed on to the soles of his shoes to show. tSiat has been on ihe main's iace. B?e also juanips from the Jgtfbttfnid' ; injt>o la' , ikih oif ; w|biter, which is on top of a 3ft table 9ft away, anti oirt aarain witduotut wotting more than the soles of his shoes. Another remarkable jump is over afo»ur wheeled landau, the cover, h'oofd and all. He is open to pirn^p any man in the world at any style of jump. i These are only two of tlhe many "star" performers with .WirtWs.