ENTERTAINMENTS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 1019, 5 November 1912, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS.

BARTON’S CIRCUS. A COST r ' TEkPRIjn?. This gigantic show wil^arrive in Foxton on Thursday/* November 7th, and will pi-ay for one night only. This i/the third annual tour of the firm, and to keep faith with his' thousands of patrons all New Zealand, Mr F. J. Barton -made an extensive tour overseas in search of new artists and fresh novelties, and he has succeeded in securing what now is claimed as the most expensive circus outfit that has yet tobred this Dominion. A menagerie of wild animals from the jungles of Africa and- India has also been added to the show. The management have generously decided to place these on view free to all at 7 p.m. The troupe this tour is entirely new, and includes an array of stars engaged from abroad especially for the tour. The management has spared no expense to uphold the reputation earned for the excellence and variety of its programmes. The chief feature of the show is contributed by the Henley, Margarutte and Henley, the £4O a week artists. This act must be seen to be believed. The Baker Family, ten in number, includes lady gymnastists, aerial artists, summersault riders and tumblers, who are a show in themselves. The Bakers defy the laws of gravitation, and perform a number of tricks In mid-air which other highgrade stars could only perform on terra firma. A long list of ■ other performers includes Miss Baberlno, known as the “human serpent”; Miss Mena Val shines out as a trick cyclist of some eminence, while she claims to be the only stock-whip expert in the Southern Hemisphere, Miss Kathleen Baker performs many wonderful feats on the flying trapeze, while “Happy Tackles,” the funny clown, keeps the audience in high good humour during the performance with his quips and jests. Roy Barton and Hugo Frankino v% ill perform some dangerous tricks, turning flip-flaps and summersaults on galloping horses. A host of other avirety acts, etc. Don’t forget the prices, 3s, as and is.

PICTURE SHOW. Rook at the programme for tomorrow night and you will see that it contains a splendid list of films, including the “Arnst-Barry Boat Race,” which is sure to be a popular feature. “The Vagabonds,” by tte Selig Coy; the heart story of a wanderer and his faithful dog, taken from the poem by Trowbridge. A wandering violinist enters a bar-room, followed by his canine companion, Roger. He entertains the company with Roger’s tricks and relates his story. The story he tells is of “a dear girl’s love,” and of how “the wine went round,” and of the blasted home and broken heart that followed his taking to drink. He tells how years after he saw her, and how she little dreamed he had kissed the coin she dropped to him. This film is pronounced to be the best work of the producer, so absorbingly dramatic and intensely true to life d--s the story run. “Through Hdl and Dale,” a beautifully toned film, presenting some exceptionally '.e Alpine views ; heavily-ant; .ced deer wander timidly about the hillside, and later in the picture show up dark against the dazzling snow. Other dramas are, “The Cord of Rife,” “Way of Man with Maid” by the VitagraphCo., and “Capt. River’s Reward” by the Eclair Co. “Zigoto to the Rescue,” an extremely funny comedy in which Zigoto figures as a tracker of criminals whom no obstacle can foil. “The Speed Demon' ’ would make a cat laugh; the demon enters his car in a race, but by the time the run is finished night has fallen and all the spectators have gone home.