143 years since the birth of the circus artist Lazar Dobrich

Lazar Dobrich was born on June 26, 1881. He is a famous Bulgarian circus artist, teacher and producer. He became famous in 1905 by introducing a very dangerous performance – the so-called Trapeze of Death during a show of Berlin Circus Schumann. This performance is his own idea and later on it is largely accepted and performed. Altogether with his brother – Alexander Dobrich and K. Mihaylov, Lazar Dobrich established Royal-Dobrich Circus (1933 - 1948). Later he becomes a manager of Rodina Circus – which was the nationalized circus Rоyal-Dobrich and a chief director of Bulgarian Circuses Department (1956 - 1961). Lazar Dorbrich died in 1970. (Photo: ru.wikipedia.org)