WIRTH BROTHERS’ CIRCUS.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XV, Issue 885, 21 February 1907, Page 17

WIRTH BROTHERS’ CIRCUS.

Messrs Wirth Bros.’ “Greatest Show on Earth” will open, a five nights, season in Auckland in Victoria Park, Freeman’s Bay, on Tuesday, February 26. The doors will be opened at seven o’clock, so that an hour may be spent in inspecting the horses and other animals and freaks before the commencement of the main programme. The programme will consist of twenty-seven items, and of these twenty are being given for the first time in Auckland. Most interest will centre around the American sensation of the Flying Herberts, human skyrockets. This feat has attracted large houses throughout the. Aus ralian States, , and

during the past month, and despite its dangers, the Herberts have been able to accomplish i: with success at practically every performance. The programme has been so arranged that the Herbert’s act is withheld until late in the evening, so that people for whom the danger of the act is too thrilling to be pleasant may view the milder part of the programme and then leave if they so wish. Among the other leading artists are Hugh Lloyd ; the Leoni Family, of seven, claimed to be America’s leading, equestrians ; Lurla Stella and Mdlle. Mayona ; Miss Philipina, the only lady somersault rider in the world; Three Leon Sisters, the world’s greatest iron-jaw ladies; Mons Marco, whose thrilling act iwith three fierce jaguars is the acme of wild animal training; the Four Comets; Sampei Osada, Oriental equilibristic gymnast; and Captain Burrow’s wonderfullytrained and largest herd of elephants ever seen in Australia. The museum contains a 30-foot python, three-legged horse, two-headed calf, horned-hoofed pony, and Condor, and Kinkajou, and Blue Spec, the smallest pony in the world. The menagerie contains seven elephants, water buffaloes, zebuas, oudads, llamas, vicunas, tapirs, lions, jaguars, gunaroes, wolves, bears, mountain sheep, apes, sloths, camels, ourang-outangs, baboons, dromedaries, gorillas, kangaroos, emu and snakes. Mr Wirth’s fine exhibition of horsemanship is declared to be one of the best things on the programme.