AMUSEMENTS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 31 October 1913, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS.

town hall picture®. "THE JUGGLING GAZZAS." There was a record house at the Masterton Town Hall last evening, when the Juggling Gazzas made their second appearance. The enthusiasm displayed by th© audi©nc© indicated that the previous performance of the Gazzas had created a very favourable impression. After hist night s display the Juggling Gazzas should be pronounced favourites with the Masterton public. Their juggling, wirewalking, musical acrobatic feats were amongst the cleverest and most up-to-date yet seen in Masterton. The Gazzas are worth seeing, and should not be missed. The picture programme was quite one of the brightest yet screened by the Masterton Picture Company. The chief feature, "The Mothering Heart," is a film that is equalled by few, but surpassed by ntfne. The remaining pictures are also good, and help to make a programme of general excellence. The music by Candy's orchestra added greatly to the quality of the entertainment, THOMPSON-PAYNE PICTURES. AN EXCELLENT PROGRAMME. Another large audience vented their pleasure at the T.P. Electric Theatre last evening, when all the films screened were accorded hearty approval. "The Shunter's Daughter" again proved the most popular, the little girl's prompt action in avoiding a train smash being much admired. Miss Ormi Hawley, the popular Lubin actress, appeared at her best in a well-set society play entitled "The Mock Marriage," in which a rich city man befools the demure country lass. "Love's Monogram" was a fine dramatic episode of the seaside by the Dragon Coy. In -'Lieut. Jones" was presented a very fine military romance, which was a very popular number "The Farm Bully," a Kalem production, was a rather sensational country romance, in which a city journalist gave a farm bully his just desserts. "The Birthmark" was a Lubin production rather out of the ordinary run, and was a very acceptable item. In the Eclair Journal the latest fashions and topics were shown in animation, while humour was well supplied in "Smoked bo a Finish," "'Uncle Rube's Visit" ind "A Game of Poker" (the latter being a shrieking account of a good gamble). For Saturday the managenent announce the screening of the )ig military drama. "No Finer Death." BARTON BROS'.

Barton's circus will arrive in Masterton to-day, and will give one performance to-night. The Lyttelton Times and the Christchurch Press, commenting upon the show, says:— "There are two words in the dictionary that will describe the above circus —excellent and superb." Mr A. O. Wislang, who has been on tour in other countries and Australasia in search of neAv artists and sensations, states that Barton Brothers have secured a fine galaxy of talent and up-to-date novelties for this reason. The new artists will include the Ashton Company, comprising six young ladies; the celebrated Waldrof troupe ©f eight pryamid perfomeis, direct from Ellis' Cireus, South Africa-; Miss Ethel Ashton, greatest all-round circus artist; Miss Ruby Laanond, the human serpent; Miss Gladys St. Clair, lady sword walker; Miss Stella the dashing hurdle rider; little Vera, fascinating young lady equestrienne; Master Lindsay; the Wi&lang Brothers, three in number, elite acrobats, tumblers, gymnasts, and high leapers; Francis Roy Barton, bareback rider* Flying Dunbars, throwing single, double, and treble somersaults; Jack Tybell, king of all clowns, Happy Jackles, late of Bostock and Wombell's English cirous, with his performing dogs and monkeys. The rough riding item of Harry, the Aus*tralian rough rider, is one of the notable the show. He is the hero of over fifty rough-riding coinpetitions in Queensland. Harry will ride celebrated outlaws at each performance, and will stake £25 to ride any outlaw or buckjumper in an English hunting saddle. A challenge of .330 is extended to all other riders. All outlaws will be ridden free, and the management will purchase all £ood buck Jumpers.