PERRY BROS.’ CIRCUS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 15 April 1939, Page 8

PERRY BROS.’ CIRCUS

AMAZING AND CLEVER ITEMS. PERFORMANCE IN MASTERTON LAST NIGHT. Clever and daring trapeze work, amazing feats in wire-rope walking, excellent tumbling and contortionist acts and items by performing animals ranging from mighty elephants to a tiny dog were features of the programme presented by Perry Bros Circus in Masterton last night. There was a large attendance of the public and the performance was thoroughly enjoyable in every respect. The programme is to be presented again this evening. The circus is located on the section next to Tatton’s Garage, opposite the Catholic Church. The Flying Dunbars, trapeze' artists, performed breath-taking feats in the dome of the large tent. Their flying leaps and somersaults in mid-air were carried out with a precision that was a revelation to watch. Another excellent number was that by the Roberdillas, wire-rope walkers,-the feats accomplished being nothing short of amazing. Turning a somersault from a wire rope and landing again on the rope standing erect and riding a bicycle both backwards and forwards were accomplished with apparent ease, difficult as these acts must have been. The Moore Sisters turned somersaults on end with ever-increasing speed, while Deloria Silbini performed all sorts of seemingly impossible feats as a contortionist. Some of her actions were carried out on top of two chairs standing on a table. Both lions and tigers performed at command, jumping through flames as a matter of course. The tigers were trained by Madame Danada, claimed to be the only lady tiger trainer in the world. A novelty in animal performances was the appearance of several sheep, which proved capable of doing several tricks, including the selection of a given flag named by a member of the audience. Horses, elephants and a dog also displayed their tricks to the spectators. An entertaining item was given by a cowboy, who had marvellous command over the ropes he wielded. Holding a rope in one hand he was able to tie a knot in it while it was flying through the air. Other supporting artists, not forgetting the clowns, also contributed to the evening's entertainment. The circus boasts a good collection of animals, including, besides bears, baboons, leopards, jaguars, tigers, lions and elephants, a mandrill and a black leopard cub.