FILLIS' GREAT CIRCUS.
r.lhe First Performance, (ByTolograpb,—Own Correspondent). . ■"' Weiainotost, Wednesday. The opening performance ol Fillis' Circus took place.last night in a mammoth, tent on'.the Reclaimed Ground,.and ..was!attended by an enormous crowd of people, including Lord.and Lady Glasgow, and a parly of twelvo from Government House,. '■■' Tho menugerio, which was inspected in.'passi.ngthrough to : tho'jnaui. tent, consists '.of/lmll-a-dczen.'v: interesting and; j cheerful ; j;6nng.elephants,. '■ not largo in fine'hcalthy animal*;' a cage of Honshu splendid ,y'oniig. a tiger," : some leopards, and U ;»mpnkoys jnd plhM'Bmall i; fry.'^;fi^i^i;l^S fi -|W. v^';program'uie.:of\twentyiiems' : wii9 rendered : 'in;;exrllent style,jand the audiruco;; fretiupntly^si»ui(ied ; .its aji. itliViibraoa aiiil : t lio''menagurio; : fl.ni mal a sh'OKedar^ zindeed i'ihe e lej ill ain ta. >y ero pu ti through ■mmi >astonishing' : teats,;;while/ the {kcepcr'g iii .tlio-denyofilions ! .wui.o. ■jpi ; 'ay.;iiar(i'cujiir'.l;. sensational yi.'arnotei.v. ;ji.iii.. lilpp.bnii'ta danced : tiorn'[iii'ic3, • walized v ;h Bfi.d.Sjj : hjtl jiipper'ai; n>;tiibioi::ancl .indulged in dtbtji"'ei : cen'ti-ic.ities, arid the lionvwesc. .■nia'd'e;■■tu.'lVfdulgq in. b : h.iir'dl<"iac'c, j.u.iiip .ihro.ugh. liUrnintj ijoops, tuicl. jr ;; i' Mr J(.jl).ii C«;-x;,. bvin'Lr. in. tlieji inidst; ithe whblewitne;. Thiswutih. r-spt-civ ; ally;timilingexporiehce', : '..'../ V'j; .'
Eillisatid Madame : Jilli's was. greatly admired',, (hp-formcr. Specially, raising expressions. ?of .eii» ■thu'siasrn, for'lds .d.iriug'.. joekiiy iioh Tiro liprizo'titil Bar wp.r,k- t\i q!so .'quite out; (if llis■ ordinary; arid.'wh'a a. , ;ino3f i 'cre.di.iall.o disnlay, , .'i.hefo are : iioni.o.' bdau'tifuT litilp po.n'ies. and some yery.Cn'eiipfses.- Fpiir.'.uipst'.h.aii.dsome hoi sea' are a inurvel in: ! iiito!ligen.t...dpcUiiyiiaiid.caii: ho ; ; m;tdL'' ;'t'd;' do almost" •liny-thing;' 'inpludiug, laughing lyh.en to |d to dp so, a.npV auorting at, cqinraand; '■" .The, general iii.rangements' at the Show- nre-.excppljpnal.ly good, andhoth. Ihamthe'usual: provision in such rea ipects.Music, is provided'by a _fii.il string bft6.il,-ampHg:tbe'lnstrumM* being a pittDO, :,....'-.. Tho nuspicipus .corn.me'ncem'enVbf : the. seaaon augurs. 1 well foil a, very liberal patronage on. tiip, part-, oi the : ■public-a'hd. np doiibttlip cb.u'nti'y'.:djs- ! l.rict will contribute its-ahure -of tiio; : audionqo on. Thursday anil Saturday: when cheap:fares.prpviiil to..'m.cet.. the limes.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4421, 17 May 1893, Page 3
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300FILLIS' GREAT CIRCUS. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4421, 17 May 1893, Page 3
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