AMUSEMENTS.

Evening Star, Issue 4057, 26 February 1876, Page 2

AMUSEMENTS.

THE PALACE - CIECRIS. Wilson's Palace Circus opened ip; tbdr, marquee on the Southern Market Be serve last evening.' The' troupe has for some time past been go lavishly advertised and kept prominently before the public, and the reputation' it brought. with. it from the North'was so great that an immense audience gathered to witness the first performance. The marquee and the ring itself are the ‘largest ever seen in Dunedin, the Seats are strongly erected and comfortably arranged, there are-plenty of civil attendants, and order is, very wellkept—in fact the arrangements are complete in every detail. It is to be hoped, however, that by this evening the band will have become more accustomed to the music put before them, for their playing last night was simply .pxecTable. The entertainment commenced toith a cavalcade of the .members of the,troupe, which was followed by some new and clever acrobatiafeats by Messrs Lee, Williams, and Side (da. Back somersaults from the shoulders of one to the other wire very well executed. Mr Omer Kingsley, who manages the ring, then introduced his educated horse “ President,” a fine animal and wonderfully trained. It treads in and out of a/ dozen small hurdles placed dose together in a inßrvdlousmanner, paces to slow and quick music, and runs right round the ring on its hind legs. Both horse and teacher were , loudly applauded. Mr A. Herberts equestrian feats were nothing astounding, hut .they served to introduce Mr B. Johnson, a rather poetical and refined clown. Mdlle. Leon danced a Highland fling in a sprightly manner, and Master Johnny Clarke went over hurdles on two horses as easily as if he had'but one to manage. The youthful equestrian Also rode one horse bare-backed very cleverly. The next two items—higgling by Mdlle. Bosanaa while standing on a globe, and the equestrian monkey'sperformances—were very weak, and cfiUsed the first half of the programme to close tauely. After a ahortintermissiou the great acrobat Gonzales, with several members of the. company, went through, some capital' leaping and somersault turning ,oyerthe. backs ;of # horses. An Arab 'tumbler' named' Had) Bamo was very good at this business, but .could not approach the double somersault of Gonzales over-ton horses. This-daring'feat was rewarded with a perfect torrent of . applause. Mdle. Annie then put Abd-el-Kader, anpther weil-txained horse, through a mdnige act, including dancing round the ring to various tunes. The "«™l lady* ©(juestnan performance wto g6ne through neatly by Leon, the clowns Gonzales and Eugene cftUa-' ing jj.teat kmutement hf ‘their comicalities. The last-named followed with a funny Bcenh,<desoriptive of catching, a. butterfly, and then. Mr H. Morgan appeared in a splendid act' of 'hbfriotnan&hip. His dashing riding far, surpasses anything we have! seen tu the Colony,. and his marvellous way of going over hurdles was vocifofoUaly cheered. Ground-and lofty tumbling by Gonzales, Hadj Bamo, and .the company .introduced, several novel- . ties, the Arab especially whirling himself round withastonishing celerity. Another prdof of Mr Kingsley's skill and patiance in training waathen afforded by the entry of the horse " Nanoleon thC First,” which heautirul and docile animal created a perfect furore by hiscleverneaa. ’’ An ainUsing’ Scene w.th the mule Barney concluded: a*v excellent entertainment, and one tnat will draw, large houses nightly. The weakest point of. the, trojrpe is the lack ol.flmclass lady performers, but we understand that the company have novelties' not yet exhibited' that Will amply make Up for that deficiency..

THE M^IONETTES.;,;. . There was -again a capital attendance at the Queen's last night, when the programme/ put ftjtward was received with marked manifestations'of approval.. The afternoon performance of to-day attraoteda crowd of, Juveniles. v .-,j-