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...Hugo Zucchini. In spite of doctors' objections Sigñor Zacchini climbs into the mouth of a huge cannon mounted on a motor truck, smears himself with soot, is propelled by compressed air 150 ft into a net as a big firecracker goes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, May 23, 1932 | 5/23/1932 | See Source »

...Kingdom. From, the opening act ("FIVE HERDS OF GIANT AND BABY JUNGLE ACTORS PERFORMING SIMULTANEOUSLY IN FIVE RINGS. AFTER THEIR AMAZING ACTS THESE HUGE BEASTS, AUGMENTED BY YET OTHERS, WILL BE MASSED IN FORMIDABLE FORMATION, PRESENTING THE MOST IMPOSING ELEPHANTINE COLUMN OF ALL TIME") to the closing one ("HUGO ZACCHINI, THE HUMAN PROJECTILE, A LIVING PERSON SHOT HEADLONG THROUGH SPACE WITH TERRIFIC FORCE FROM THE MOUTH OF A MONSTER CANNON") 1932-5 biggest tent show is an exhibition of the glamour, fantasy, strength, skill, ingenuity and courage of animals high...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cover Story: Circus | 4/18/1932 | See Source »

...Hugo Zacchini. In spite of doctors' objections. Signer Zacchini climbs into the mouth of a huge cannon mounted on a motor truck, smears himself with soot, is propelled by compressed air 150 ft. into a net as a big firecracker goes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cover Story: Circus | 4/18/1932 | See Source »

...performance is still concluded by Hugo Zacchini, who permits himself to be shot out of a cannon. Spectators shudder when they remember that an imitator, Harry Powers, died at Atlantic City when attempting the feat from an airplane...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theatre: Greatest Show | 4/13/1931 | See Source »

Married. Ugo Zacchini, 31, "the human cannon ball," who is shot from a cannon daily in Ringling Bros.-Barnum & Bailey Combined Circus; to Elizabeth Walker, of Berlin; Bruno Zacchini. 29. who fires the cannon; to Gertrude Reigel, of Berlin; in a double wedding; at Sarasota...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones: Feb. 24, 1930 | 2/24/1930 | See Source »

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