BARTON'S CIRCUS

Marlborough Express, Volume XLIX, Issue 248, 19 October 1915, Page 7

BARTON'S CIRCUS

Every circus combination tint monies round, is, according to advertisement, the "bigt»>st show on earth," but Barton's crowd is sulways worthy of patronage, because the turns are- .-ill rirsfc class and the clowning is good. Last night the tent was crowded, <l(-.spite the unfavorable weather, am! ilie large audience were well satisfied vifch their evening's entertainment. There was one note of discord, which is common to every ■circus: tin- smoking nuis.-im.-e.. Why is it that what would not be allowed in a. theatre or concert hall is +nlei sited in a circus tent? The fumes of tobacco smoke are not agreeable to the majority of ladies and to not ;i few men, ;nid the. lover? of My Tia<ly Nicoiine cwi very well wait until the in! rval before mdulging :n their beset! ing vice. The programme ojMHied with vhe aerial Deiltiiies, two ladies 'md •• gr-ntleiriaii, who perform ' woTiflerl'iil iV'j'rs with their teeth, such j as two of them holding :i rope it- | their teeth while the third performs cvoii'.l'Oiis !!: ih<- loop of Mm rcpe. The mali1 uiembi%v also per Formed a feat Him:]t'i:i io ''he lum.se-fly—walk-jug ;:lon:i ■■-. !'id<l.er upside down. Miss "Katie Moriigoiii'.-rv ari^eap-i! in :i

ridintr i>~t v> "'lidi *!•<■ <]-n-^<] in i.orM-h.'Hk •>■><! jiinipcd over liUm')-. "Master Lindsay Hirton af.ain p;:\ ■>■';■> .on exhibition of balancing a of

water on his forehead whilst wriggling his way through hoops, ana Alicia juggled successfully with balls, plates, and bowls. Silver King, the trick pony, again showed his sagacity, and Mr Roy Barton was as daring as ever in his bounding jockey act. Captain McCloud, the cowboy, provided one of the sensations of the evening in his shooting and kmfethrowing turns and lassoing and lariat manipulating act. Shand and Shand, lady and gentleman, appeared in :i daring double riding act. Ihe olowns, Alvino and Aros, were a splendid team, giving clever exmbitions of tumbling. The human Chimpanzees gave a novel t"rn> Then- frolics on the revolving; ladder were funny and at the same time exceedingly clever. .It was a unioue animal personation act, ana fully deserved the applause bestowed upon it The performance closed with a capital exhibition of statuary, in which the company posed s-n the form of classic groups. The^combination appears at Seddon to-night.