▁Golden ▁Glo be ,” ▁which ▁arrived ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁many ▁Brazil ian ▁glob es ▁and ▁glo be ▁rid ers ▁to ▁migr ate ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁successful ▁shows ▁was ▁the ▁Haz ard ous ▁Glo be ▁Of ▁Death ▁where ▁“ Mr . ▁and ▁Mrs . ▁Charles ▁Clark ” ▁both ▁employed ▁Indian ▁motor cy cles ▁inside ▁a ▁ 1 6 - foot ▁sphere . ▁Another ▁well - known ▁mot org lo be ▁act ▁was ▁the ▁M endo za ▁family ▁from ▁Australia ▁who ▁began ▁each ▁of ▁their ▁shows ▁using ▁b icy cles ▁and ▁finished ▁on ▁motor cy cles ; ▁their ▁clim ax ▁was ▁the ▁“ G lo be ▁of ▁F ate ”, ▁which ▁they ▁kept ▁covered ▁by ▁a ▁canvas ▁tent ▁so ▁as ▁to ▁comp el ▁paid ▁entry . ▁ ▁A ▁Young ▁Greek ▁woman , ▁who ▁went ▁by ▁the ▁stage ▁name ▁Ce D ora , ▁gained ▁much ▁not or iety ▁since ▁women ▁rid ers ▁presented ▁a ▁special ▁att raction ▁in ▁the ▁Glo be ▁of ▁Death . ▁ ▁Because ▁of ▁the ▁c age ’ s ▁t ighter ▁radius ▁and ▁slight ▁b rac ing , ▁light weight ▁motor cy cles ▁with ▁a ▁short ▁wheel base ▁are ▁required ▁for ▁the ▁performances . ▁Two - stroke ▁engines ▁we igh ▁less ▁and ▁provide ▁a ▁better ▁acceleration . ▁Many ▁rid ers ▁equ ipped ▁their ▁b ikes ▁with ▁working ▁head light s ▁that ▁added ▁a ▁dram atic ▁effect . ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁a ▁small ▁number ▁of ▁operators ▁who ▁handled , ▁and ▁performed