The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-01-29 00:00:00

LANTES, Publisher, 14, Hand-court, Holborn, London.

.DEAFNESS, DISTRESSING NOISES. IN THE:
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;'the Post, who may write for thesame. Published by the consult—
Ang Surgeon to the Institution for the Cure of Deatness„ 9, Suffolk,
.place,, Pall Mall, Dr. F. 11...HonitTom, M.D., ,Member of the-
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—Personal consultation, 11 till 4 every week day.

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No, :1734.]

TREAT RE-ROYAL, LIVERPOOL.

blh• The New Comic PANTOMIME Every Evening.
the ,e SECOND JUVENILE NIGHT on THURSDAY NEXT,
te.'.lst instant, when the Pantomime will commence the En-
441llients, and terminate byThq Nine o'clock.
present TUESDAY EVENING, the 29th, TO,MORROW (Wednes-
day), FRIDAY, and SATURDAY next,
Coto, The Comedy of THE JEALOUS WIFE,
vressed into Three Acts, and recently acted at the Court
kte, Theatricals, Windsor, by command of Her MajeChsty..
' the grand Local, Legendary, Comic ristmas
Pantomime, entitled,
HARLEQUIN STEAM;
•
OLD OR, THE
SWAN ! AND THE KNOTTY ASH ! !

The -
kt,oPening of the Pantomime, invented and written expressly
4teo3 Theatre, by one of the " Local Genus," who, hoping to
tile 46
Genius" the public, will, if successful, turn out " a
NieVnie " on the first night of its rep
.resentation. The
1114 Scenes of the Pantomime designed, written, and arranged
has-Roy • Dorrington, Pantomime Author and Artist to the
al Covent Garden and Haymarket, London.
liki:vverture and Muaic of the Opening composed, selected,
44i:rranged by Mr. Bushez. The Scenery of the Pantomime
,t4,,en and painted by Mr. R. Dearlove, jun., assisted by Mr.
Dawson. The Machinery hy Mr. Benjamin Jones. The
lettilrtles and Masks by Mr. Bromley. The Dresses by Mr.
414 The whole of the Dances and the Action of the Ballet
nged and directed by Signor Lauri.
--QCT FROM AN UNPUBLISHED MS. OF " FAIRY
LEGENDS OF LANCASHIRE."
opt
tlytO 'Mee a time—a long time ago—before " Leverpole" was
NAlng but a poor fishing village, there was a wicked destroying
,tl)ll,isrlio, with a company of spirits as bad as himself, took
Nt,',s,.node in a wild part of the country, near to the said vil-
Ne„ "Leverpole." It was a place shunned an account of its
~th,-,POIe. in the midst of this wilderness stood a tree, known
tune as a monstrous ugly tree, and called "The Knotty
,No,„
on the border of this wilderness, Nature, who is ever
'la is' bad placed a most beautiful Lake, which was the abode
k sf
Y, who seldom appeared to mortal eyes but in Lie shape
,il„:ani and this Swan having been seen for hundreds of years
isti,`cessive generations, was, notwithstanding her exceeding
k naturally called " The Old Swan."
isotlts• ET THE AUTHOR OF THE PANTOMIME.—The said
Ite,'Y Ash still stands, and has given name to a village. but it
tltinto be a vr handsome tree after the bad siits left the
Vth 9urbood,e
any d a great many choice spirits haversinc taken
hr abode there.
ire,ard the beautiful lake, it is imagined it was swallowed
b;Y:the "to
Revington Pike," but the memory of the " Old
lttA is still retained in the locality, in 'affectionate remem-
iiijiele of the kind Fairy, who had achieved such good fortune
eetn• Upon this Legend the present Pantomime is founded,
Sad as it is good to be merry and wise," an attempt has been
Si .
to combine science with amusement in the form of a Panto-
Allegory, which, it is hoped, will excite and gratify
"IY in juvenile and inquiring minds.
ph THE ALLEGORY—" FIRE AND WATER."
tot4:nilihorus, the Fire King, wages war with, and tries to over.
1p wystaline, the Water Queen, who being suddenly surprised
after having, as she thought, extinguished his flame by
Abe :11l cold water on it, is released from his fiery embrace by
lill'poearance of Steam, to whom, in return, she promises aid
l‘roArotection. Steam is in love with Sweetamile, daughter of
ke„n lunderhead, who is the proprietor of an important do-
tt Inhabited by the " Somebodies ;" but the Baron being a
enemy to scientific progress, and withal very ambitious, re-
• to match his daughter with any but a king. In this di-
Steam, with the advice of the Water Queen, and taking
'4`,,tice and Labour, his companions, with him, visits the
Nneiente .Fishynge Village of Leverpole," inhabited by the
ll't'uodies," and which is on the verge of destruction and decay.
iNe the poor Fishermen are almost starving, when Steam
tbjtel in a lucky moment, and to 'gain their aid in obtaining the
000"4„ of his affections, changes with his irresistible power the
N,,Daltry village to the "First Commercial City in the World."
likt Tire King is so enraged at the great change effected by Steam,
(Itite seeks to deprive him of his power by capturing the Water
!V.°, and for this purpose takes advantage of a very hard
I.? to ivade the ice-bound domains of her Majesty, but here
'ire-;ge overcomes his prudence; for, forgetful of the effects of
hectnongst Ice, a rapid thaw takes place, in which Fire is over-
ined, -and "put out." The Water Queen is released from
over-
Pin of Ice, and Steam, united to his beloved Sweetsmile,
• 'Lie Pantomime going on.
'4 PANTOMIMIC
‘4l TRANSFORMATION.
ginor Lauri. I Columbine Miss Mansell.
0o n Signor C. Lauri. Clown Signor F. Lauri.
04,
“lURSDAY EVENING the Performance will commence with

HARLEQUIN STEAM;
Or, The Old Swan and Knotty Ash.
To conclude with
THE MAID AND THE MAGPIE!

Admission :—Dresi Boxes, 4s. ; Upper Boxes, 3s. ; Pit, 2s. ;
TherY. ls.
~4t.e. Box-office is open from Ten till Three, daily, for securing
4h: in the Dress Circle. and taking Private Boxes, which may
ttyri:Ll under the direction of Mr. Suurrixwo UT H . Children in
117 not admitted.
ltti'e Boors will be opened at Half-past Six o'clock; to coin-
N._ce at Seven.

ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.
CIRQUE IMPERIAL DE FRANCE,
Linder the direction of Messrs. RIMBERT and LAMBERT.
Patronized by his Majesty the Emperor Napoleon 111.