EXHIBITION ATTRACTIONS.

Camp News, Volume 1, Issue 3, 29 December 1939, Page 8

EXHIBITION ATTRACTIONS.

THE LITTLE THEATRE. This miniature wonder building is one of the most outstanding attractions at the Exhibition, and should be seen to be fully appreciated. This astounding Theatre of the Fairies, replete with thousands of beautiful furnishings, is fascinating, amusing, enchanting, and is a complete Exhibition in itself, which will delight every soldier. An advertisement appears elsewhere in this issue, giving full details of this exhibit.-

ICE SKATERS TO THRILL YOU.

A notable Playland personality at the Exhibition is Edmund Corthesy, leader of the St. Moritz Ice-Skaters, who perform their delightful act on a miniature rink of actual ice, just opposite the Jack and Jill. It is the smallest ice-rink ever seen in New Zealand.

M. Corthesy, a Swiss, achieved fame in 1912, when he gave an exhibition on a frozen river between two hostile armies in the Balkans. He was serving with the Servian Army against the Turks; the two armies were drawn up on opposite banks of an ice-bound river. The firing died as the figure of the skating-mastei whirled between the armies in graceful convolutions, and at the close of his remarkable display he returned unscathed to his ranks. The story thrilled the world a quarter of a century ago. x''■ ; l . •

Since then he has achieve,| wide reputation, has skates’* times before Royalty, and h “ ‘ many famous people to at S him in Playland are three *'' and delightful Swiss' gi r ] s J' 1 joy to watch as they spin ° 1 on the ice. Vera Paravicini , thesay’s partner, has J*' ’ ldb super] grace. 1