ENTERTAINMENTS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XLVIII, Issue 4459, 29 January 1917, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS.

EMERY BROS.’ OIRCTJS. On Saturday night Emery Bros.’ circus was packed to the door, and gave an interesting display of talent in every: line. Miss Gertie Emery created admiration in her daring trapeze act, while Miss Grace Golden was a big success. Special mention may bo made of “Little Blonde” in her recitation “Lasca” while Olga Mardell and Mardell, in their fancy dancing, created many friends. The clowns and dummies caused roars of laughter. Mr. Webb, with his troupe of dogs and ponies, presented a splendid turn. Nip, the Jockey Dog, and Starlight, “the almost human horse/' who is educated beyond all conception, went through, a display of tricks which kept the audience interested throughout. Chief, the clown, is one of-the prettiest ponies ever seen in a circus. Sandow is a boxing pony who takes on all comers. “Bucking Tommy” made plenty of amusement in putting the boys on the ground., while Killarney gave a line display, throwing his riders one after another without hurting one throughout the evening. Owing to the great success of the season, the management has decided to lengthen the stav during race week, and will give a gold medal to the best rider of Killarney during the week. Also several prominent horsemen in the district are going to bring local horses to be ridden by “Melbourne Tommy,”, the champion barebacked horseman. A percentage of the takings is to he given to the local Red Cross Fund. Emery Bros, have already assisted in collecting several hundred pounds towards patriotic funds.

BARTON BROS’ NEW CIRCUS

Barton’s Circus and Wild West Show commence a season of three nights, on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday next, on the allotment at the corner of Cobden Street and Gladstone Road. It is about twelve months since this well-known circus appeared in Gisborne, and during the interval Barton Bros, have been giving all the time from one end of New Zealand to the other. Mr. Roy Barton lias been very successful in securing new star artists, which, owing to the war, makes them very hard to get. One of the star attractions on the programme, the Fredo Bros., Bubs and Lar, musical acrobats and patter comedians, is thus described in the WollingtonFost: “They are human serpents twisting themselves into all manner of shapes and positions whilst playing duets on the violins, and as patter comedians are the best that have been to Wellington.” The present programme is a very strong one, with a wide range of specialities, which hold the audiences ■ spoil-bound, consisting of sensational aerial acts, flying trapeze acrobats, bounding jockey acts, lady and gentlemen riders, talking horses, monkeys,’ dogs, and a team of the smallest ponies in the world. We must not forget to mention that during the performance the Wild West portion of the programme will .introduce feats of Australian and New Zealand stockmen manoeuvres, riding of buekjuinpers, outlaws, mules, donkeys, by a band of rough riders. On Wednesday and Thursday two matinee pcrfomances will be given commencing at 2.30 each afternoon. A street parade will he given each day, headed by a full brass band under the baton of bandmaster McGuire. Mr. Barton desires to make it quite clear that his eirc-us has no connection with any other show in New Zealand.

THE NORWOODS. Next Wednesday night the Norwoods will appear at the Opera House for a season of four nights. It is some tone since these world-famed entertainers appeared here, and those who saw them on the occasion of their previous visit retain pleasant recollections of the mysterious " and extraordinary laughter provoking entertainment given by the Norwoods.. Since then Professor Norwood and his talented assistant, Miss Winifred Norwood have travelled Australia, China and the Philippine Islands meeting with remarkable success everywhere. Since their return to New Zealand last September, their success has continued with increasing popularity throughout the Dominion. The “ New .Zealand Times, September 9, 1913, says: —“It may be said at once that Mr Norwood’s show, putting aside for the time the curious psychology which is demonstrated, is one ol the most laughable, the most unreservedly funnv that one could well demand. Bight throughout, almost without a break, the audience is kept in a state of the wildest mirth, and it. as has been stated, aaughing is a good medicine,then this 1 particular entertainment may be regarded as a useful and highlv commendable public institution. . There is plenty of variety in Mr Norwood’s show and plentj of‘clean, honest fun.”