Thursday, July 22, 2010

From Robert Perry #2


hi buckles some great old photos of Wirth,s circus given to me by trevor carter an australian circus fan

Robert Perry
Australia

3 comments:

Mike Naughton said...

May Wirth's autobiography...

http://adbonline.anu.edu.au/biogs/A120611b.htm

Short piece regarding her 1913 accident in Brooklyn, New York with RBBB; where the Gold Unit is summering this summer.

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9F00E7DA173FE633A25750C2A9629C946296D6CF

Her husband, Frank, was associated with George Hamid, Sr in a theatrical agency, Hamid and Wirth.

Several years ago I acquired a letter from this agency offering WIzwell's Funny Ford for fair bookings. Jack Cook is a relation of Wizwells so I gave him the letter.

Great paint job on those Wirth's Circus wagons.

Did this show do one day stands or multiple days?

Mike Naughton said...

pardon me

biography

just noticed this errpr

Steve said...

Robert and Alby Perry's father - Alby Snr - did some of the sign writing on Wirths when they were with that show. A very versatile circus family.