WIRTH'S CIRCUS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13663, 30 March 1908, Page 2

WIRTH'S CIRCUS.

; New Plymouth and district turned out in surprisinigrnttmbers on Saturday night to Wirth's Circus. There was a "full marquee; . The items we^fiut on with a briskness that indicated? good management. The programme was, opened by an interesting ptfrfcde *of the company. The Dferformers..'were nicely 'roDecWaJQ&a iiding exhibitions of the Christie children were very clever and much more attractive than the very similar turns given by adults, later- 'in the night. The g«4->€atris*ie?»^*diag-was,ceEfcainly pre.Iferable to the. riding of Miss Phillipina, 1 who *ra»' on» i^ae-parogramme as Americans greatest horsewoman. Several exhibitions of the power of men over wild beasts were given. Iv each, ,caso the ■ animal tamers *shjrßf§d i 'QerfM- co ?*t!^ of. the beasts.' ; oi/*© jHeJler and I>umiby^?idr- 'was except tionally good. Miss May Martin 3 de- ', seabed as the flexible marvel, gave a w<raderful demonstration the fl«ubxUty of the JNSN^»J%^ f'^-^fT '. fo/mance of - F^Wpfy fine, particularly that of two of tne larger ones. A marvellous contortionbalancing exhibition was given by a f Japanese. The Flying Herberts gave th&most interesting performance,- 4h«w dapger-defying aerial flights beingbril« lia^t and astounding. The cojiglaaillj£. ite^n was an exhibition of high Tump-* ing by a pony and two horses. Lady Morton (said to have cleared higher than 7ft. at Christchurch), jumped 6ft., 4in', - 'Vl? i. " . - . ' Wirth Bros. -deseryeMto be complimented on the excellence of the circus.