AMUSEMENTS.

Waipa Post, Volume XXI, Issue 1211, 28 February 1922, Page 6

AMUSEMENTS.

WIRTH'S CIRCUS. Ati'er an interval of wo years;, Wirth's circus is due in Te Awamutu on Wednesday, when, it is confidently claimed, all the previous wonderful entertainments given by thai huge and ever-welcome combination will be surpassed. Wirth's are always breaking itheir own records and on the present tour they are more than keeping up their own reputation. Early in 1921, Mr George Wirth left Australia for America and Europe in search of the latest novelties and 'Succeeded in making, among others, two epoch-marking engagements of artists who will be seen here with the big show. First of all, there is) Alfred Clark, the acknowledged world's champion trick rider and as prominent an artist in the circus world on the other side of the globe as, say, Melba is in the musical world. The second star attraction is a sensational "flying" act by the four Aerial Lloyds, noted American performers, who hold audiences breathless and spellbound during their daring evolutions away up on the top of the huge tent. Many animal acts are s'een from time to time, but the most delightful that has ever come to this part of the world is Apdale's animal circus within a circus. A baboon comedian is the most amusing circumstance conceivable, and while the dogs l , a bear, monkeys, and ant-eater all display exceptional skill, perhaps the outstanding feature is the zest with which all enter into the performance, apparently enjoying themselves quite as much as do the admiring audience. Apart from Mr Clark, the bill is strong in riding acts, with Miss MaisJie Wirth as principal equestrienne. Then there is the Royal Uyeno troupe of Japanese acrobats, a score of Arabs whose whirlwind tumbling has been the sensation of Australia during the past six months, La Bella Onra, the queen of the trapeze, Miss Ethel, in a beautiful serpentine dance on horseback, and a dozen other acts of which lack of space precludes mention here. Of course, the menagerie is coming too. All the animals therein are at present in exceptionally fine condition, the Steven lions being the most perfect specimens of their kind in Australasia. These will be on view from 4 to 5 in the afternoon as well as before the evening performance.