The performance at the Circus on Monday night was good and the audience was a Aarge one, larger, probably, than has ever ar'tended the Circus before, and Mr. Chiarini is t'0 be congratulated on the success of his etfor.'s to amuse the public. On Monday night @ number of new items were introduced: wd gave great satisfaction to all. The De vere Troupe exceeded all their former e, orts, but one of them fell twice, through one of the bars bein; slippery, fortunately without doing himself serious injury. Yowards the end of the second part, 60 many people had arrived at the Circus that there was hardly standing room, the reason of this being that there was to be an exhibition of the Sports of Old England" by the whole strength of the Company. These included dances round the maypole, climbing the pole for a ham, wrestling matches, in which two Irishmen covered themselves with glory and dust, and steeple chases. The latter was the crowning event of the evening and the excitement was at fever heat copie stood up all over the Circus regardless of the notices forbidding their doing so and as the riders came in they were vocifetously cheered. The leaps were taken in excellent style, the horses apparently entering into the spirit of the pastime. The performance by the clowns, Godfrey and Amphlet, kept the audience in roars, notwithstanding that it was by no means a new piece, but it was acted so comically that one could not help but smile, some people laughing till the tears rolled down their cheeks. It may be safely said that Monday night's performance was the most successful that the Circus has yet given.
The Circus continues to draw large audiences, the weekly performances losing none of their interest. On Thursday night the Devere Troupe in the three horizontal bars act were twice recalled. We would suggest that in the Steeplechase and Old England Sports those not actually engaged should get out of the ring so that people may see what is going on.
Last night one of the Woodwards was thrown from his horse and stunned during the Steeple Chase at the Circus, the horse falling on top of him. Dr. Pichon attended him immediately and found no bones broken.
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