GREAT WORLD CIRCUS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume IV, Issue 1144, 15 July 1867, Page 3

GREAT WORLD CIRCUS.

As might have boon anticipated from the attractive programme provided for Saturday night, this popular place of amusement was literally crammcd to tho doors, every available inch of' accommodation being occupied. Indeed so great was the demand for seats, that several visitors wero fain to stand throughout the performance, but in spite of this slight inconvenience the old proverb "better late than never" was again verified. The acrobatic, equestrian, gymnastic, and other feats of a similar character have been so often alluded to, that we shall content ourselves on the present occasion with merely saying en passant that the Spanish tranca, by Mir. Cooke, was superior to anything of the kind we had ever before witnessed. The comic acrobatic feats of Messrs. Boss and Carlo kept the house in roars of merriment, and tho extraordinary finale of this part of the entertainment, when Carlo doubles himself up in an astonishing manner, and disappears in a small barrel, is well worth seeing. But the grand piece of tho evening, which had involved much and careful preparation was the " Battle of Waterloo." To attempt anything like a description of this extraordinary representation ■ would far exceed our present limits. To behold Mr. J. Cooke in his famous character of Molly Malony, with a costume almost perfection, a brogue inimitable, a broadness of Hibernian humour and volubility of tongue only to be foumd in an Amazonian Irishwoman, was something to be seen and heartily laughed at—not described. In spite of an evident inclination on the part of some of the " gods" to ridicule < this part of the entertainment, some of the incidents were almost startling in their approach to reality. Tho orations by the opposing commanders were remarkably well delivered, and the martial appearance of " Boney" and the Iron Duke were .such as would have done credit to any stage. A fitter person to represent the latter character than Mr. Pollock could hardly have been selected. The "Wake: of Teddy Roe," by Molly Malony, evoked an enthusiastic outburst of applause. The bivouac- scene was striking in cflect, as was also the retreat of the French General; but the grand melee at the close, when all is one uonflxsed combination of blue fire, rifle shots, and men charging and struggling hither and thither almost beggars description. The performance passed off without a single hitch, and tho Volunteers conducted themselves creditably.