AMUSEMENTS.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 441, 21 February 1912, Page 5

AMUSEMENTS.

WIRTH BROS.' CIRCUS. The Messrs Wirth Bros., with the greatest show on earth that these enterprising brothers ever owned are about to visit Te Kuiti to-morrow night, 22nd inst., with the whole of their gigantic circus. The show that they have brought together this year now stands more alone, unapproachable, unrivalled than ever. The menagerie, now replete with every known wild animal (including Lizzie), has been greatly added to by the purchase of eleven gigantic, fullgrown pure white performing Polar bear 3. These eleven white-robed Titafls of the awful Arctic wilds have been tamed and educated, performing together with three North American grizzlv bears, two American bisons and two Russian boar hounds. The circus has also been thoroughly augmented, no less than 33 of this earth's greatest artists being engaged from all parts of the world. The seven flying Jordans. double company ot aerialists; eleven Bastiens equestacrobats; Kitchen, Foy and Le Van, aerial novelty gymnasts; novel motor car comedy act, etc.: Herr and Fraulein Schmidt, Polar bear educaters; Alf. Tack, upside down phenomenon, and"the beautiful Adelia Sisters and George, superhuman performers on a single silver thread. The menagerie will apDear in the afternoon from 4 to 5, when all the above-mentioned wild animals will be on view, as well as the huge herd of elephants, dens of lions, tigers, jaguars, monkeys, water buffaloes, camel 3, Lizzie the hippopotamus, etc.

EMPIRE PICTURE COMPANY. It is doubtful if a better all-round programme has been seen in Te Kuiti than the one presented by the above company at the Town Hall on Monday night. "The Jungle," a tsle of the •wilds of Afri- ~ in which a girl is attacked by a tiger and eventually saved from certain death by an enormous elephant, besides being of enthralling interest, stood out as one of the finest efforts of the cinematographer ever Bppn ß ppn in this town. A splendid series showing the late Military Tournamet at Palmerston North, was also an excellent item, and thoroughly appreciated by the audience, as indeed were all the items. On Monday evening next the management promises an other*monster programme, included in which will be the great exclusive photo-play in 53 acts. "The Circus Girl " This picture has had a phenomenal run of success in Australia, and ia said to be one of the very best seen on the screen. All the accompanying subjects will be absolutely new, and patrons are promised a pictorial treat.