Wirth's Huge New Circus and Menagerie.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 7405, 22 September 1902, Page 3

Wirth's Huge New Circus and Menagerie.

lhe ftllowing is from the Auckland Hi.raid:—Tho change embraced rjiin.v 11.0vol ar.d attrro ive items thai served 0 show tho great versatility at the 1 veral new members pf tbo combination .f artists now p rfoi-ming undor lhe inaiiagitnorit of those populur caterers for th-j public amu-einent, and- tho high stale of perfection that'tho tuition of Mr Phil Worth has brought übou" among the tamed horeos rind-othr-r" lyniinals that contribute to ah cnjoyablo evening's entertainment. No ono proysni eou'd have brgrurlged the twenty minutes thoy spent with the ttaincd horsos, introduced by Mr Wittb, as the various drills, moveinpirits, and evolutions, through which they passed, bore 3 riking testimony alike to tho in'elligrnee of tho Cno aoima's paraded and the skill of their trainor. Groat amusement waa created by tho boxing ponies, Corhctt aird Fizsimmons, who belabored ono another in the moat upproved fashion, while the tricks of the well-known pony, Colonel, ond hi* companion, B-by, delighted the audonce, tlio flrst-namcd showing himself capable of d >ii)g praotically everything but ta'k. The tiger act, ld'tho course of which tho daring Moos'. Ragoul Ecnds many a thrill through the onlookers by tho fearless manner in which he handles theso wild beasts, including iho only Blondin tiger that walks backwards and forwaro's on, alight rcpo, formed a fitting opening to a programme tbat wa3 greeted with unstint>d applause. The marvellous Bios. Howards, "Human Race Bnfflcrs." Mr James Howard is seated blind-foldod on a chair in tho centre of tho ring, ond bis brother moves cmong tho audience, pausing hero and ihtro to receive and inspect some proffered article; tho brother in the ring, without tbo slightest hesitation names the article, tAich as a' cigar case, how many cigars inside, a most marvollous peiformanco to uitness. i Tho Casino Deltorehs musical coinique , crcato great laughter with their mechanical contrivances Miss Sadie Deltoroh.«, the. only singing lady clown, was-v^cry good,, as was al.o their marvellous singing dog. The Roman rings " performance " by the Cantons, iv the course of which they wore found throwing backward anfl' forward aud double somersaults in mid air with the greatest of caso and grace, Was an item that earned these intrepid gyrar.a t> enthusiastic plaudits, and'B"o less meritorious were tbe Rlsley act by Mcps. Pedro, and the contortion act by Little Mesinga The high-]iimping feats by tho trioof trained dogs, Fly, L-iss, and Marshal Mcil — covering a height of 12ft and a -distance of ;._ft - (he trampoling :leaping over horses, elephants, and camels, by a portion of the mule members of tho company, led by Mr William Carl, and the feats of horsemanship by Carl Wirth and Master Alexander we're items that were well received. Fun galore was •provided by the performing beur, his friend Rosic, as lhe baboon valet, Kruger, and tho cjimel, elephant and pony, the whole forming 0110 of lhe best circuses seen in Auckland.