WIRTHS’ NEW CIRCUS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 3748, 31 January 1928, Page 3

WIRTHS’ NEW CIRCUS.

EXCEPTIONAL ATTRACTIONS.

'When Worths’ Circus opens in Foxton on Friday, February 3rd, for one night only, on Easton Park, patrons will have a unique opportunity of seeing a number of the outstanding attractions of the circus world of the present day. No fewer than five star turns from the •big circuses of America and Europe —Ringling Bros., the Olympia, London, were secured by Mr. George Wirth on his recent world tour and these will positively appear with the mammoth show here.

If there can be any partieuarisation among attractions of such exceptional merit, pride of place must be given to Pallenberg’s amazing hears, beautiful furry grizzlies that ride high bicycles and scooters, that walk, on stilts, that skim round on skates and that accomplish other entertaining feats, evincing the while as keen a delight in their own performance as does the astounded audience.

In the Redam Troupe the man has abnormal strength and is seen with three beautiful girl partners in some remarkable feats of strength, and: a tableau of classical posings in which he shows his splendid physique. This act in finished by the man holding a sort of merry-go-round on his head with the three women driving three Separate aeroplanes attached. The weight of the whole apparatus 'he holds on his head is considerably over 1,000 lbs.

Chester . Dieck, the marvellous Indian, is seen in a great act performed on a number of bicycles and motor cycles of all sorts and sizes. The Indian rides them up and down perpendicular ladders and over all manner of objects. Finally, he rides down a steep incline on to a volcano which explodes as he strikes it and throws both rider and bicycle two somersaults in mid-air at the same time belching forth a volume of steam and fire.

Hilary Long with little Jessica does some remarkable head balancing feats on a. revolving trapeze and his slide down an inclined wire on his head is most thrilling. iWirths’ performing Rons, trained by Captain Smith. During the performances of the Lions Mdlle. Gulnare Hoyer will enter the cage and perform her wonderful dance of the thousand feathers, as danced by her at Folies Bergeres, Paris. Chico and Grace, a lazy acrobat and his dainty partner. Marvellous performances on the Roman Rings and trapeze. Miss Madeffne, graceful dancer and rider. Then there are Miss Eileen May, the interpid mentor of the huge elephant herd, Miss Gladys and Miss Doris, who are much at home with horses as she is with elephants; Alfred Clark, the champion rider of the world; Little Peter, Palarno and Long Shanks, a trio that will make you laugh till you cry, and a dozen others that more than sustain the reputation of the big show and all that “Wirths’ ” stands for. Latest novelty Tin Hare Racing. PubUc are invited to bring their own dogs.

The Zoo, with all its rarities, will be open from 4 to 5 in the afternoon, when the animals will be fed.