Illusionist makes brief comeback alongside tiger that mauled him

ILLUSIONISTS Siegfried and Roy — and the Bengal tiger that ended their careers — shared the stage again on Saturday night for a haunting final performance.

Illusionist  makes brief comeback alongside tiger that mauled him

The brief charity show saw Roy Horn and Siegfried Fischbacher side by side with Montecore, the massive white tiger that brutally mauled Horn during a 2003 performance.

Horn re-emerged dressed in black robes, his face covered with a skeletal mask. The dark stage was covered in smoke. Horn limped slowly onstage, often steadying himself on Fischbacher’s shoulder.

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