Cover for Unicycle Globe act
MediumMetal, wood, paint
ClassificationsProps
Credit LineGift of Lola Goetschi, 2005
Object numberSN11133.c
Emil Goetschi, born in Switzerland in 1921, began
performing on the unicycle when he was six
years old. With his brothers, Hans and Karl, he
formed The 3 Goetschis, a unicycle act that
performed throughout Europe. In 1946 Emil
Goetschi married tightwire performer Lola
Dobritch and the two came to America the
following year with the Ringling Bros. and
Barnum & Bailey Circus.
The Goetschis’ act consisted of balancing together
in various positions while the bottom man rode a
unicycle around the ring. Emil also performed his
own stunt, riding a unicycle up the side of his
miniature globe. Once at the top, Goetschi would
leap his cycle onto a two foot pole mounted on
top of the prop.
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