Kluting’s Animals
The pretty little dogs, cats, birds and the rabbit, and their clever feats, with the plush draperies, make a most enjoyable artistic act. 15 minutes, full stage.
Barlow’s Comedy Circus
5 men, mule, dogs, ponies, cats. Full stage, 15 minutes. Also a revolving table. The regular run of stuff for acts of the kind. Good, but the comedy is not so well done as other circuses we have played, notably Hickey’s. Went fair matinee, good at night.
George Marck’s Animals
There are six people and four lions,
besides a heavy setting, in the Marck
animal act. It came over here from
Europe and played one performance at
the Hippodrome when “The Big Show”
first opened there late last summer.
The act opens with a picture (film)
for the pantomimic story of “The Wild
Guardians,” of which the program has
a badly written synopsis. The picture
is called “The Animal Hunt” and is
supposed to take the audience into the
jungles of Africa, where the lions are
captured by an admirer of a countess,
who sends the lions to her as a present
and then goes back himself to find out
how they are getting along. It is at
this point the human part of the tale
starts. The countess has placed the
lions to one side of the villa, facing
the street, with a high wrought iron
fence in front of them. An organ
grinder who has a grudge against someone
climbs the fence, arranges to release
the lions, climbs back, pulls a
string, the doors of the cages open and
the lions come out. to the consternation
of a little dinner party on the
veranda of the house. Out from that
party leaps Marck, the man who caught
the lions in Africa, and he again subdues
them, forcing the animals back
into their cages after a series of crossleaps
and snarls by them.
Bostock’s Riding School
Winston’s Seals
The stage has never had a better seal act than this. The six fine specimens work like trained dogs, and the riding seal whirling a lighted torch is a decided sensation. This would be a very good headline act for most any theatre.
The Novellos
10 people. 2 elephants, dogs and ponies. The act makes a fine showing on the stage. The acrobats and animals are doing two or three different stunts in various groupes [sic] at the same time giving an effect not unlike the ‘one ring.’ The work is all high class and novel and keeps the audience rooted to their seats. Undoubtedly one of the showiest circus acts we have ever played.
Bradna & Derrick
Equestrian: 10 min. F.S. 2 shows. On at 10:18. This is a splendid closing feature. The horses are beautiful and everything about the act is thoroughly showmanlike. The woman’s costuming is very fetching, and her work shows long experience. The applause was frequent and the finish was very strong.
Princess Trixie
On at 3:29, 23 min, full stage; special set. This act proved the truth of the statement I made about a year ago: “A feature act for any bill”. The most intelligent horse that has ever been exhibited, put through her aces by a thorough showman. I find that Trixie pleases our most blasé patrons, as well as being a tremendous favourite with the women and children. Trixie sails for Europe next week, but I understand from Mr. Barnes that the act will be available for this country next season.
Etoile’s Horse Show
Rather pretentious act but not as good as I expected or hoped for. The horses are not very well groomed and not exceptionally well trained. The number however make quite a showing and with several people on the stage, it appears to be a great big act. Among the big feature it elicited the least applause. 13 min, full stage, 2 shows.
The Novellos
Circus act: 13 min. in F.S. On at 10:12. All that has been said of this act goes with a strong endorsement. The elephants, ponies, and dogs are all remarkably trained, and the act moved with a real circus-like rapidity and sureness. The elephants do everything what it is possible for elephants to do, and the acrobatic work is up to the true circus stand. Open and close with a show parade. Great act.