ENTERTAINMENTS, ETC.

Evening Post, Volume LXVII, Issue 57, 8 March 1904, Page 5

ENTERTAINMENTS, ETC.

WIRTU BROS' CIRCUS. In dealing with a long and meritorious ' programme bucJi «a Wirth Bros* presented in their crowded circus tent last night, it is not necessary to touch on tho various feats of horses and men that make up the common stock of circuses. It is s>ufiicient to say that tho work in theso department* was of a. very high standard, und tho clowns were a continual source of aonißeinent. First among the opecialiiea that Wirth Bros, have brought along is Pagel, strong man— a, magnincont-look-ing Teuton, of colossal height xtnd all brawn, apparently too mnwrivo for activity, and yet ho hops about nimbly for «ll that. The huge bar-bells that Pagcl lifted are impressive affairs, and their weights — the figures of which are carried round tho ring by attendants — fairly tako tho breath away. The lifts are all clear onefl, and it speaks volumes when the enthiusiasin of an old athlete like Mr. Jus. Doyle was so aroused that he declared publicly from the ring tliafc Mr. Pagel was The only genuine strong man he had seen in the* country in tha last twenty-live ve.irs. Besido tho bar-bells, Pagel lifted hones in all manner of wny«, und went into tho lions' cage apparently to lift a lion, but this wa* not done, as the beast was in a bad temper, and the strong man was content with examining its teeth. Pagel really has to be seen to be realised. At present he offers to forfeit £100, £50 do the chanties and £60 to any man who <Mm li/t above his head with both arms tho weight ho (Pagel) puts up with ono arm. Motis. Uogalli) ronlinucs to do wonderful things with his wild beasts— the liger that walks the wire rope, tho tiger that drives two other tigers in a trolly, etc. A novel feature was the lusso work of the Cherokee Kid, a cowboy iti Mexi-can-circus costume., who whirls his swift -ope round his Iroad and lasws horse and rider in tho twinkling of «n eye. This rope work is pretty to watch, and altogether a desirable addition lo the programme. A word of praise, is duo to Miss Phyllis Wirth's serpentine dance on horseback. The Howard Bros, do a mystifying turn. One of them s>M» in the midd!o of tho ring, the other goes through the audience and handle* watches, coins, etc. No audible word i« spoken by the man outside the ring, bufc the innn inside, it shouts oafc all particulars of tho article touched with amazing rapidity, like an auctioneer calling his wares, l'ho circus will l)e open again to-night, and there will be a matinee to-morrow afternoon. A number of hiograph pictures were Shown at the- Wellington Working Men's Club last nißht by Messrs. Hall and Valentine. Miss Foster und Messrs. , Krnest. Hill, R. Hall, and W. Trent con.uibuied musical itenuu