WOODYEAR'S ELECTRIC CIRCUS.

Observer, Volume 7, Issue 158, 22 September 1883, Page 15

WOODYEAR'S ELECTRIC CIRCUS.

.The brief s«!yson whkb Mr Woodyoar intond^ •£o favour us ■with opened iv tho Market Eeserve onY' Wedueaduy night -'tn a. colossal audience.' It was not silonethfe intrinsic attraction of tbiSjdass ef entertainmeat, with its excitement dhd daring feats of ability •■and horsemanship, its wit in the arena, and skill aloft, .•tut there was something unusually, fascinatiug in the, /■announcement 'of s a l - ; mbnstei? pavilion electrically 1 iiluminated, with treble clowns, and a startling array •of talent'' and y Dofßemanßhip. Nor were the audience •disappointed with results. Only an unavoidable mis- ' -carriage of some parts of the electric light apparatus ■created disappointment in this part of the programme, l)ufc the management intimated that this defect would «be remedied as speedily as possible, so that faith may be Sept with the public even in this' particular. The pro±gvSLix>i&.§ ,o& <ixen.ts was in.otKer. respects all that could be desired, and Mr Woody ''fir is to be congratulated upon the success of his undertaking. Havjng gauged the .-public taste" to a nicety, he has been most successful in •engaging such talent as caunot fail to please the most fastidious, -We have not space in this issue to go . 'through the varied programme. First in merit is the <bare-backed; riding, of Mr Shields, whose skill is unparalleled in its particular line. His feat of mounting a horse at full gallop should be seen to be Mr Max Riutle is the prince of jesters, amusing and ' witty, without anything calculated to offend the most refined tastes. The lady gymnast, 'Miss Shields, is clever and daring, her feats with ease and gracefulness throughout. The ringmaster, Mr Silvester, was a host in himself. The horses are more numerous and highlytrained fcian are usually to be seen in such exhibitions, ?tfr Woody ear having spared no expense lo acquire perfection in every item of his immense programme. Messrs Talbot, Shields, Cousins, p.nd Fine- u.r^ ?".cli xiders of skill; and Mensrs Duvalli) mid Cusco. aa acrobatic clowns, are perfection. The liorizontiti b;u; ibv ■ Gregory— and his oompanipas, was very attractive. { '■The vaultjfltaKei?eii tbe higbeat p'-rti.sts fron- those i -who kno^^^Kthing of euch. uxa~ii- . <*. Mr Love j lapologisecP^Pljehalf of Mr Woodyear lor any short- i -comings on a hurried, appearuuoc, ufler :■ lons voyage i on the part of: most of tbe jjcrformert;, and. esne-Muliy j for the disappointmeat respecting tbe electric ii«;ht, ■whilst the audience seemed more tbuu satisfied with j the big bill pqesented, toetifying their approbat:ua by 10u.6. and frequent applause.