Wirth's Circus

Horowhenua Chronicle, 15 February 1916, Page 3

Wirth's Circus

"\hu.j niay co'iiio ami wau> may go hut %t.ii .nb goi..-, on 10-r . \ er." jio least thw is v. iiat it looks like lor V\iivuß Uirc.,s op_ns in Levin on Wednesday i'ooiuary 10 bringing the strongest combination ever produced i i any circus in Australasia. Tho Company oompr.ses poriormer., ol greatly varying kinds fllkl each is a star in the particular line he has adopted. A world's tour by a representative of the I'lnn has resulted in their engagement. Petrograd, London, New York, Paris, have been visited and flie bright star of the moment (scoured in order that Australians may keep nip with the times.

Foremost amongst tiie attractions are the "Winth .b'ainiiJy and Captain Hiding's performing Seals. Tiie" former Company left Australia live years audi their progress through England, Anterioia and the Continent was simply u series of triumphis. Tife chief attraction in their turn is May Martin Wiirth, an 'Australian girl yet in her teens, but who has no one to coin pa re with her as a rider, in the world. Her somersaults lrom horse to horse 'Jiid other equestrian feats caused a sensation in London and JTew York, where, before her, her aerial feats were plronounced impossible. The furore she created may therefore' be judged. Her fanne reached the cars of Their Majesties? King George and Queen Mary, tho result being a "command/' por,l'onnianee at Olympia, Londcrn and

the litifle Australian girl was especially praised. The aot "A Circus Modern" is exceptionally clever in conception

and execution and it is sate to say that nothing of the sort has ever been seen in ~ Australia before.

iHuling's (Seals mark quite a new departure in performing animals. Their intelligence is human but the feat they perform is superhuman. They can juggle with balls and bans, juggle on 11 galloping horse and play tnues on electric bolls and their combination ''The Seal Band" ie excruciatingly funny. This act comes dircefc from the Million Dollar Pavilion, Atlantic Ci'ty and as uistwtl was secured by Mesprs. Wii'th Bros, because it was the best of its kind in the world.

From the Circus Devinge, Moscow comes the Ernestonian and Xovikolf trollp of aerial artistes, many new dt'ipa.nturea being notdooablc ill this particular line. The Loretta TVIII9 arc two lady horizontal bar performers, the only two in the World ami their performance is much better than most men's. Grace, strength and viriflty arc features of the Act and everywhere they go they.arc= accorded ran enthusiastic reception. The Louvauns on he aor'al wiro have many new things to show audi Danny Tolding, the English Jockey Rider stands alone in his particular line. Mussa Manlier, tho Rus-' Man Oosi'.aok from Petrograd gives an excellent idea of tho war methods of thoße lino soldiers, the' Cossacks. His 1 nut is a thrill from lirst to last.

The bevy of new Clowns, „J>an and Babe, Joe and George, the Charlie Chaplin Olown and August keep up their end well audi down to the linest detail the circus is a circus anil «. lot more. The Zoo is open from 4 to 5 daily, the seals and soalions being fed during that time. This is a sight worth seeing.