ENTERTAINMENTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 12480, 26 January 1904, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS.

WIRTH'S CIRCUS AND ZOO. Wirth's circus and zoo continue to do splendid business at the Freeman's Bay reclamation, but this is not by any means astonishing when it is considered that the entertainment submitted is a first-class cne in which interest is never lacking. Besides submitting their ordinary programme of high-class events last evening, the management, as announced, also had several items added. The first of these was a wonderful performance by the Flying Eugenes, who, whilst suspended.in mid-air upon a horizontal framework, performed some astonishing cloublo somersaults in mid-air. The contortion act supplied by Ardo, the human serpent was also good, and he is to be congratulated upon the neatness and cleanness of his movements. The audience were almost convulsed with laughter in the new turn supplied by Mr. P. Wirth and his obstinate, though exceedingly clever, pony "Baby." The wonderful performances of Heir Pa gel and the Howard Brothers excited a considerable amount of interest, theirs being practically the "star" turns of the evening. A repetition performance will be given this evening, when several fresh turns will be given. Special attractions are announced for Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings, the first being the open competition amongst Auckland amateurs for the " strongest man in Auckland." Herr Pagcl is to act as judge, and the winner will be given a gold medal. On Friday night Madame Pagel is to enter the lion's den, while on Saturday, the last night of the season, Mr. James Howard is to give the audience information as to stolen or missing property and particulars in regard to missing friends.

"THE PACE THAT KILLS." The second production of tho English sporting drama, "The Pace that Kills," by the Sanford Dramatic Company, drew another large audience to the Opera Mouse last night, when everything went off successfully. The frequent applause •which was meted out at the different intervals throughout tho evening showed that the audiance were following the piece with a great deal of interest, and naturally so, as many of the situations are highly sensational. The principals were called 'before the curtain time and again. A repetition of this enthralling play will be given this evening. P. B. DIX'S PANTOMIME COMPANY. Notwithstanding counter ' attractions Mr. P. R. Dix's Pantomime Company attracted a splendid audience to His Majesty's Theatre last evening, when Mr. Bert Boyle's capital version of " The House that jack Built" was given, as on tho opening night, an exceedingly clever interpretation. There was even an improvement observable on the first night's performance, and this fact was especially noted by the spectators, who applauded heartily as the different situations and scenes were produced.