Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-02-24 00:00:00

and Mr. Robinson favoured the company by ped°lllll
ust pot. „
some fine airs on the piano. It would be uni
mention, that the worthy host was warmly congratulate,:
on all his arrangements, which were perfect, and rt
unqualified satisfaction. The company
twelve o'clock, having spent an agreeable evening. 0,4
HENGLER'S GRAND ClRQUE.—Scarcely a night Cie
but some fresh feature or other is brought few t
public. Mr. Hengler has well termed his establishineel
separate
" Cirque Variete," for varied in every sense of the wte
it is. Last week, it will be remembered, Mr. liews°T-be
and his steed Napoleon, with young Ducrow, c
were
debutante. This week they are succeeded by Mr. Arsithunr
Barnes, the champion vaulter, Mons. Oriel, the Farici
buffoon, and last, but far from least, that world renoon
and premier of tight-rope dancers, John Milton Ifellgiesri
Last night the performances were of a most excellent
attractive character, commencing with Master Alfrcal:
his favourite " leaping act." It has always been a
dscluv't
of wonder to us how a person of his size can so
err
of himself as to literally dart through hoops which ,tlv
apparently so diminutive as to warrant
opinion that it would be an impossibtoutiti
and yet it is accomplished by this lon
fearlessly, dexterously and well; nor ought less I
be said of Mr. John Clarke in his juggling scene, for
is really almost as incredible, the feats he performs withi
the various instruments handed to him, and all
time the horse in rapid perpetual motion, but it liso
the recently imported artists we would call P3rtiCo iS
attention and first, we should in " place antigracc ;no,
Miss Etnly Jane Wells. To use a favourite express the
she is " The poetry of motion," a very sylph of ,0
area, a very fairy on horseback. Her enactment of wof
" Daughter of the Regiment" is a fine Piece of
pantomime, and approaches more nearly our ideas et
perfection than anything we have yet seen. Last.'
we thought her personation of the "Flag of ICatl°'.jo
a fine subject, and one that she did justice to, but reine
consider it is outshone by her embodyment of "
de Regiment ;" and yet, great as is this voila.' eril-ne
she has a rival, and a most formidable
0,,
to, we mean in the person of the little " Zephcirs:.4,
or as she is termed in the programme, le petite ZePfl°' re
This child, for a mere child she is, we presume, not in),,,
than ten or twelve years of age, executes the most I:1011
fact,
and difficult feats that we have ever witnessed; „ole
we do not remember to have seen either male or irde,
adult equestrian that has displayed so much conflueifs
and won so much applause, as this phenomenon. isb.
Arthur Barnes, the champion vaulter, is a most astonsras
ing performer. The ease with which he turns uPawoos.
of sixty summersaults is beyond precedence. ot.
~
Oriel, the Parisian grotesque, is a most active and e eti
getic clown. His bounds and gyrations are really leo
wonderful. This evening, Mr. John Milton Ilenglel'ot
great artist on the corde-tension,will appear, and we °dell
not his reception will be very flattering. Our real to
will see, per advertisement, that Saturday next wil
more than usually attractive at the day perfornialeeloo
the children of St. Anne's National School, by 1e°,..",",t o 1
of the Mayor, will attend, in addition to 500 chil"'"-
both sexes from St. John's Church.