ENTERTAINMENTS

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 144858, 9 December 1915, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS

BAKER BROS.’ NEW CIRCUS.

This circus will open on Saturday and Mondav at New Plymouth on the old tennis ‘court, Devon Street West. It opened in Waitnra last night to a packed tent, and proved one ol the most sensational and attractive pertonnnnccs that had ever been seen m that town Tbo programme was opened by Miss -Barbarian, assisted by Kodoma, in a unique act combining skill and comedy Next came the funny clown, Happv Jackies, with bis performing clogs and monkevs, which greatly amused the children as well as the adults. A complete risley act was given by Jackies and his monkeys, also somersaults on the light rope a la Blomlm the great. Next tamo Fred Carlson, a musician of no mean order. Ills uemonstration on the ono-mouth drain-pip© phone, an instrument of his own invention, was a treat for the cars, there were also sonio clover imitations on Jus various instruments. Next earn© two charming voting ladies, tho human aeroplanes, in ‘a wonderful dental act in mid-air by La Bello Gertie, assisted by Barhanmi. Carlo Cnrnillaria. tho Belgian hoy, also gave a fine acrobatic act. the main feature of tiie programme was tho Globo of Death, a huge steel cage. Miss and Master Staig ride round on ordinary bicvclcs, doing some wonderful feats. Then Mks Staig, mounted on a motorcycle rode round and round the globe. Tho climax was readied when Master Staig, mounted on an Indian motorcycle, completely looped tho loop insido tho globe, not once, but fully a dozen times. Tho act is without doubt tbo most thrilling anil sensational ever presented to tho public.