WIRTH BROTHERS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 8808, 21 December 1906, Page 1

WIRTH BROTHERS.

Messrs Wirth Brew.' " Greatest Show lon Earth" will open a season in the Colosseum on Monday. The doors will be opened at seven o'clock, so that an hour may be spent in inspecting the horses and other animals and freaks ■before the commencement of the mam programme. Tlie programme will consist of twenty-seven items, and of these twenty are being given for the first ■*■ time in Christchurch. Most interest will centre around the American sensation of the Flying Herberts, human _kytookets. This feat has attracted large booses throughout the Australian States, and during the past month, and despite its dangers, the Herberts have been able to accomplish it with success at practically every performance. The programme has been so arranged that the Herbert's a«t is withheld until late the evening, so that people for whom the -danger of the act is too thrilling fco be pleasant may view the milder part of the programme and then leave if they co wish. Among the other leading artiste are Hugh Lloyd ; the Leoni Family, of seven, claimed to be America's leading equestrians; Lurina de la Stella and Mdlle. Mayona ; Miss Philipina, the only lady somersault rider in the world j Three Leon Sisters, the world's greatest iron- jaw ladies; Mona Marco, whose thrilling act with three

fierce jaguars is the acme of wild animal training ; the Four Comets ; Sampei Osada, Oriental equilibrietic gymnast; and ■ Captain Burrow's wonderfullytrained ana largest herd of elephants ever seen in Australia. The museum contains a 30-foot python, three-legged horee, two-headed calf, horned-hoofed pony, and Condor, and Kinkajou, and Blue Spec, the smallest pony in the world. The Vmonagerie contains seven, elephants, water buffaloes, zebue, oudads, llamas, vicunas, tapirs, lions, jaguars, pumas, black panthers, tigers, leopards, gunaroee, wolves, bears, mountain sheep, apes, sloths, camels, ourangoutangs, baboons, dromedaries, gorillas, kangaroos, emu and snakes. Mr Wirth's fine exhibition of horsemanship is declared to be one of the best things on the programme. Tho box plan of reserved seats is now open at Dresden and United Service Hotel.