Visit Of Lord John Sanger’s Royal Circus And Menagerie To Warminster In September 1916

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Lord John Sanger’s
(All British Institution)
Royal Circus And Menagerie
(The Original and only Sanger’s Circus).

Football Field, Weymouth Street,
Warminster.

Wednesday, September 20th, 1916.

Important & Exclusive Engagement of
The Great Russian Cossack Troupe.
A Brilliant and Fearless Exhibition of
Riding, National Peasant Dances, and
Manoeuvres, terming by a Realistic Exhibition
of how these wonderful sons of Russia 
face, fight and defeat their enemy in war.
Whilst galloping at full speed they will leap
from one horse to another, and, to escape
detection, throw themselves from the saddle,
hanging in the stirrup by one foot with the 
body dragging at full length along the ground.
These wonderful riders are not circus performers,
but are the pick of Russia’s finest horsemen,
who are unfortunately debarred from taking
part in the great European conflict.

Pimpo’s Greatest Absurdity:
The Two Willies.
Introducing The Turk to the British Lion,
in which Pimpo exhibits his Ship of The Desert.
Sixty Laughs a minute.

The beautiful Della Cassa Sisters.
3 ladies, 3 elephants, 3 horses.
A most wonderful exhibition.

Sanger’s Pure White Twin Horses.
Introduced by Francesca in an
Exhibition of High School Riding and Driving.

Pimpo,
the great and inimitable, will display his
varied accomplishments at each performance.

The Wonderful Performing Sea Lions.
The greatest animal act in the World.

For this town only: The Aerial Danes
in a most thrilling performance.

And other items in a long and varied
Programme too numerous to mention.

First visit for seven Years.

Popular prices of admission.

Two performances – 3 and 8.

Circus Treat For Horningsham Choir Boys

From the Warminster Parish Magazine, July 1903:

Horningsham
Advantage was taken of the visit of a circus to Warminster during the month to give the choir boys a little treat. It was an unfortunate day as far as the weather was concerned, as it was one of them “waterspout days” which made the middle of June so notorious. But the boys, under the charge of Mr. Welborn, thoroughly enjoyed the outing, did justice to the subsequent tea, and returned home damp, but happy.

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