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THE EVENING ECHO. TUESDAY. M\RCH 16. IS7B.



AT ASHBURTON, FRIDAY, MARCH 29! coavnnsra- ibtt theee t~r, a t"kt« of SIXTY TEITCKS, AZWXTTS, & CAEEIAGES I s. Mil eVv/M . sSA m. mm m Xv i n c II K J N'l as m sm .4&A f J GRAND CONSOLIDATED MENAGERIE, MUSEUM, AQUARIUM, AND CIRCUS. J. A. BAILEY, Manager. MR. J. A. BAILEY has returned from America with a cargo of New and Rare Living WILD ANIMALS, which when added to the LARGE MENAGERIE that was exhibited last season, form the GRANDEST WILD BEAST COLLECTION on the face of the Globe. Mr Bailey has also secured an Entire New Equestrian Troupe of Fifty Performers, every member of vvhich is a star twinkling* in the Arenic Firmament, and forming a constel iation of the Rarest brilliancy. In addition to the new Artistes, the mem bers of last season’s Circus Troupe will ap pear, forming a Conjunction of More TALENT and STRENGTH than has ever beei concentrated in an\ one exhibition. Form A New Mechanical mm [ifp Ht i m m i m mm mm ism mm I I sag The new Zoologica Features comprise ; huge Black Hairy RHINOCEROS (the only one ever captured alive), ; North American BISON, North American ELK, Den of HYENAS, Den of EE 0 YARDS. These with the Six Living ELEPHANTS , J Drove of CAMELS > I f Royal Bengal TIGERS, ZEBRAS, LIONS, TIGERS, &c., unquestionably the Most Comprehensive Menagerie in the World,. Musical Instrument will be performed upon by Professor Arthur Palmer, at Each Exhibition. Among the NEW ARTISTES that will appear are Mdlle. LOTINA BELMONT, the Beautiful Female Gymnast. MARTINHO LOWANDA, the Brazilian Hurricane Rider. Mademoiselle De GRANVILLE, the Lady with the Iron Jaw. WILLIAM BATCHELLER, the Champion Leaper of the World. PROFESSOR WAMBOLDT and his Troupe of Educated Dogs. Mdlle. CORDELTA, the Peerless Bare-Backed Equestrienne. And a host of other Scenic Celebrities. Entirely New TENTS, manufactured at a cost of .£3OOO. New and Magnificent WARDROBE, HOUSINGS, and PARAPHERNALIA, Manufactured in England and France at an immense outlay. Admission —Pit, 3s ; Dress Circle, ss. Children under 10 years of age, hallf-price to all parts of the house. One Ticket admits to Menagerie, Museum, Aquarium, and Circus. Remember this Great. Show never divides, but will exhibit its entire force of Animals and Performers. New Zealand Railways will run special trains to accommodate visitors to the Big Show. Don’t Forget Day and Date—Ashburton, Friday, March 29,