WIRTHS' CIRCUS.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19814, 30 December 1929, Page 6

WIRTHS' CIRCUS.

MANY NEW FEATURES.

Nobody should miss seeing Wirths' Circus this time because of an idea that it has nothing new to offer in the way of thrills. Such a supposition would'be quite erroneous. It would not seem like Christmastide if we did not have the circus with us once more, and, probably for the last time, on the big section in Moorhonse avenue, where the Canterbury Manufacturers' Association will havu its Winter yhow buildings. .Every audience that has filled the big marquee 8o far has gone home satisfied that .tne proprietors of the circus, ir spite of a lifetime in catering ior the tjublic taste in such entertainment, are still full of now ifleas, and are no more reluctant now than they have been right down tlie years to give tlielr audiences the test talent, whatever the cost.

It is five years since the last appearance of the great Muldoon, the inscrutable man with the cigar, who. it seems, has in a great measure the cat's faculty of landing on its feet His tumbling act is coloured by a good deal of quiet humour, and Muldoon is really an inimitable performer. Another new item is tha* siven by the horse Hinkler and the pony Moncrieff, trained by Mr Philip Wirtii. The Santey Duo perform wonderful feats in rings joined by a, steel bar. which circles on a epindie. and keep the audience on tenderhooks throughout the act. Two of the best nets are kept for the last. These are the tumbling and balancing »f the Lias troupe and the backward and forward somersaulting of the Flying Lamars, masters of the trapeze. The Lias introduce several new varieties of somersaults, and toss one another about on upturned feet in a manner which is a revelation of poise and strength. The Lamars provide perhaps the greatest thrill of the evening, with their fearless leaps in the upper atmosphere of the marquee. These and many other wonderful acts combine to make the show the best that has been seen here for many years.