| Bib ID |
4610890 |
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Picture, Online - Google Books |
| Description |
[Australia : Wild Australia, between 1910-1929]
1 poster : col. ill. ; 39 x 52 cm.
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| Summary |
Poster of artwork in colour lithography advertising circus and wild animal wrangling performances. One man and three women are featured against a red background. The man in the centre of the poster is cracking two whips which are fashioned into the title. One woman is wrangling snakes in a fenced enclosure while the other two are holding a crocodile each with another crocodile behind them.
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| Notes |
Caption title.
"Twice daily 3 & 8 door open 2.30 & 7.30 ; Admission 6D to 5/- to other than the 6D part children under 12 years half price."
From Thorpe McConville's, "Who's Who in Wild Australia": "Miss Cleopatra gives a thrilling exhibition of what can be done with snakes and crocodiles. The latter weird creatures are supposed to be untameable. She has been handling snakes since eleven years of agae, and this is not without its risks. "Cleo," as she is known, had been bitten three times with poisonous snakes. On one occasion, when she was performing with a snake weighing 30lbs., the monster made a savage attack on her and repeatedly bit her face. She will carry the marks to her grave." - [1911] program from Festival of Empire, Crystal Pace: Stirring scenes from the Australian bush.
Digital master available; National Library of Australia, Pictures collection;
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| Subjects |
Wild Australia (Performing group) - Posters. | Trick roping - Australia - Posters. | Animal trainers - Australia - Posters. | Circus performers - Australia - Posters. | Advertising - Circus - Australia - Posters. | Circus posters - Australia. | Posters, Australian. | Australia - Posters.
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