HARMSTON'S CIRCUS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11301, 20 December 1898, Page 4

HARMSTON'S CIRCUS.

The second -entertainment" at Harniston's:' , Circus last evening was quite as successful' as. that given on the opening night, and gave very - general satisfaction, the audience;laughing or', applauding at frequent-: intervals throughout ',... .tho evening. The programme was,the.same as^ on Saturday evening, and is good'enough to bear , frequent repetition; but from tho record of the circus in other parts of the colony, it is safe ■■:. to state that when changes are announced thejr'-,' ■ are really given, and that it is not a mere recasting oi the programme, but a change'of items. l<'rom commencement to close, the per-; formnnco went well, not a dull minute being'" inflicted upon the patrons, and the acts follow-'7 ing each other in rapid succession, with just., sufficient intervals to enable the clowns, whp are incontestably funny and reasonably' origi :' nal, to add the, boisterous humour which:,is rightly deemed .essential'-to a: circus.. A great. deal of attention is devoted by the company.-to'-1-. . the costumes, with the'result-that: additional V-., eßectiveness is given to the' picturesguo- act's. ■:, The riding isl excellent, particularly, the acts by! "■■ Mr ]?. Harmston, Miss K. Montgomery, and Mr , : G. Eldred,whose'battbne leaping was extrabr- ' dinftry. The clowns' burlesque,""Pun in the Gymnasium," excited ; much merriment, and. >:'.. the'performances by the' Japanese were aa good as anything of the kind that has been wit- ' no3sed in the colony. The performing elephant went through his part without' hesitation or ,;.-. ■ mistake, and the horses;arid ponie3 did what '.. only highly-trained animals could: do.; . The ■:. opinion of tho performance, as expressed by the . spectators, was Unquestionably favourable,.' and that opinion will no doubt be endorsed : throughout the season. / _ ■•■ The same programme:will be presented this . . evening, and to-morrow two performances will .. be given, the first commencing at 2.30 p.m..-., ;■' 'p;v:\-