Bostock and Wombwell’s Circus.

Woodville Examiner, Volume XXII, Issue 3868, 2 May 1906, Page 2

Bostock and Wombwell’s Circus.

“ Undoubtedly the beat show ever seen in these parts,” was the unanimous opinion of everyone who attended the entertainment given by Bostock and Wombwell’s Circus in the Drill Hall on Monday night. And everyone who was anyone was there. The spacious building made a splendid amphi-theatre with its tiers of seats mounting nearly to the rafters, and with all due respect to the time-honoured idea that a circus must be held under canvas, we prefer Monday night’s experience. The modern circus is vastly different to what we were used to, and delighted in, in our childhood’s days, and though we regret those days we welcome the new if they will always bring with them such circuses as Bostock and Wombwell’s.

The first thing to be noted in connection with Monday night’s circus was the Band. Circus bauds as a rule are things to be endured, but by no means enjoyed. Tho Baud on Monday night was typical of the whole show—it was grand. We should like to have heard more of it.

To go into details regarding a programme which never for one item descended from the highest plane of excellence would be superfluous. The groat feature, too, war that never for a mom-nt did the interest flag. Item succeeded item with clockwork regularity. Perhaps it would be as well to single out the weird performance of Mens. Merier, whose appetite runs to candles, co&I, kerosene, etc., which he eats with evident relish. We smelt his breath afterwards, and can vouch for it that he must cany a gasometer where the average individual has a diaphragm.

The /;//('/' d’u-nvre of the evening was the turn given by the Lukishima troupe of Japanese. The charming little brown lady and her brown compeers gave a performance which we should say coul i not be excelled. The audience, held spell-bound white each act of the Japanese was gone through, burst into cheers at its conclusion. Undoubtedly no performance ever given before a local audience has aroused such enthusiasm.

i The menagerie, to which access was available at half-time excited the greatest interest, and to borrow an 'opinion, ‘‘ ’Twas as good as a Zoo.” Woodville is deeply indebted to the management for the excellent show they brought along, and we hope that business throughout the colony will justify a return tour.