WIRTHS' CIRCUS

Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 13996, 28 January 1916, Page 7

WIRTHS' CIRCUS

Performances will ;be -given bj Wirths' Circus in Gay's paddock this evening and on Saturday. As. usual there will be'a programme of high meriti with many.new and hovel fea-i tures and Brilliant stars. It is due to. the enterprise of the management that these specialities, are ap-Y^s forthcoming, and while the" circus as of •ydre; with its irienageriei i .:itg;ieatsj ; ol horsemanship, the. cotoUtH'POmp line,' glitter of-the ring, parades, .ai^d.side; splitting antics of the clbwn&jJ'SfXa powerful magnet, the admixture of novelty turns furnishes ah;.additional appeal. Captain, Frank Huling and his marvellous troupe of educated sea lions is with the circus. These oceanic actors are the last word in animal training. ■■.One ;>(Matiot) rides Upon horseback, and whilst the horse is galloping round the ring," the sea lion balances" a baton on his nose,' holds a ball in perfect poise, juggles hats, plates, and fire torches, and blows a horn. Another. (Captain) is a tightrope performer. TJie group play musical instruments, etc. iL altogether; and the act is claimed to be without doubt the greatest of its kind in the world. The Ernstpnians are a quartette of actors who have taken''up for a living the latest world's craze, i.e.. that of flying in tnidiair,: hjit,' instead; of having machines to fly in, they trust to their own agility, and the aid of swing... ing trapezes. Miss May Martin Wirtlr turns backward,,, forward, and double somersaults Upon the bare back of a galloping' steed,,. -Miss May created a big name for both herself and Australia on her recent tour of the world. She was'not aware slieUvas the*-world's greatest horsewoman until she wrent to America from Australia in 1911. Bat'-num'-s -Gireus Proprietary soon recognised'" tlie fact, and engaged her for two years at> a princely salary, and through her .did lr.uch .to let tlie; Ame'ricabs kVoSv-'th^re&wiais sitcli a placeas Australia on the,,map,.,. The LoretiaTwins .a'i;Sla^.pijirjlif||||i!ndsome young ladies who have made the triple hoi-i-v iKoutaKbars ...theit C^pecralibyj.- aird. they perform some astounding feats. ;A turn of exceptional in view of the war is that of M. Mussa Mamiev,' a a ■ Russian , t Gpssacfe -^ T-he Cossacks,; have played a lieroic 'part in the* :^jtGcir-'-theatj.e : '-plth^ /^as; and : M|iniiJß.v; gives an exhibition of their powers ,"of equestrianism, and of<;tjieh' methods |of warfare. • ... For the convenience of country pat-; rons the afternoon train to-morrow .has been delayed until 5 p.m., and the. ' eveniug train until 11. .o'clock. ■ ■