The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1861-01-17 00:00:00

THIS EVENING,
And ryery Evening during. the. Week, will be presented the
Coniely of
UNCLE JOHN.
Mr. IV. Cooper.
• Mrs. R. Power.
After which, . . ~ .:
A GRAND COMIC CHRIKTMAS PANTOMIME,
.. . (Wri t• en. ex pressii, for this neptre); 'ektit led
TIA4LEQMIsT AND THE.BLACK OEF;
• OR, THE. GIFT OF THE GOLDEN EGGS.
.The. Overtureand Music to the. Opening, and the Music of the
Comic Scenes composed, selected, and arranged by'IIIR.
• !DUNCANSOII. Tile) Scenery of , the PantoMime designed
and painted by MR.. GEORGE DAWSON, assisted by MR.
PENN. The Biachinery by :MR. CAWDREY. The Proper-
ties by MR. JENKINS. The Dresses by MR. and MRS.
trt4t* li ,111t.5. The, whole of the Dances arranged by MISS
, Prt Y,liihdi)frpaißAyAitl: !Chi. fiction of the Ballet
.it . gad bY 4.l.r_SS 114.MMT : . .

•, r{ t Tto STORY OP THE • PANTOMIME. '
At that well-known pet iod, " a long time ago," in a country
:village, situate in a remote part of Faneyland, there dwelt a
prudent pair, who were never at odds with each other. In
fact, so exemplary Were they in their marriage state, that had
,the Dunniow Prise of a 'Flitch of :Bacon been established in
their time, there can be no doubt they would have obtained
it. As it, wttly:,they were relitirded ror singularity of their
ive4d,ed,haPPt.neAs proont of Eggs made them
a WlFaaii t, infit avt„j)e iT0044 t_it,t theta Eggs
Were simply F,ggb, bt paten ctrl tAtiti th,tril; •ti' Pr: !
these rges were Fairy. Eggs, all made or Got ,
'this singular property-that whoever Was the owner of them
could have whatever he asked for, by simply throwing one on
the ground and breaking it.
The reader of these lines will at once exclaim :—" Oh, how
7 should like a Fairy Gift like that !" But Fairy Gifts are only
valuable is the pOPPPPPOrS know how to make a :proper use -of
them. Riches, without content, are hut a source of 'misery
Al.Ottftletitfie ::;tt !Nett Pe he*ter to be poor, for as a great
and good genia wrote— •
Ttis „" Poor and content, is rich and rich n6'ugii!!!
nbt!to -euNiosed, from this digression, that the car
couple in question made a bad use of their Golden Eggs,--far
from it. They were as exemplary in prosperity as they had
been in adversity:- butwriewlreteratibn sprang up, and they
had Three Grandsons—two of. them, adopting the manners of
the times, became "Fast Young Mtli." The third resembled
his Grandfather, and was considered by his brothers " rather

.
Now. how these young men became sharers in theit Grand-
fathe-'s Fairy Gifts—boa- they acted wisely or otherwhie in
the disposal of thetn--is all set forth in the opening of this
Christmas Paiitoinime,
111ANgPORMATION.
•,T .arletiiiin • • • • •• - •• 4tr. ilarleff OreC,tii
10n ''''' ••• •• • • lit. Jorilet tiofttify:
ink poll - • • • • - '' .. .. :: .. ... ......,...Mr. kerm,e: .
Uliiinfti •.,,,,,,rf,•,•!1•4,: :: .• ::Mist Vqitifitl

Admission: Dress Boxes, 4s. ; Upper,Boxes, 3s. ; Pit, is.
Gallery, Is.
The Box-office is open from Ten to Three Daily for securim
Seats in the Dress Circle and taking Private Boxes, whiel
may be had under tha-direetion of-Mr.-George Weston.
Doors open at Half-past Six, to commence at Seven.

ROYAL .AMPIITTHETTRE,
GREAT CHARLOTTE-STREET,
Proprietor, Mr, W. lt, COTILAND.
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THE NEW GRAND COMIC CFIRISTMAg PANTOMIME.
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THIS. EVENNO:
And Every El-ening:daring the Week; *ill iie pr6sented
a Drama,.eri`iled, . ..
A WOMAN'S WIT ANDA W/PE'S STRAT4GEM.
Jaßer ggreik. . • Mr. C,Cw:fper.
.fin Cr.r-Ar ' ' .., ~ ~.• • .!....Iles L. L. Gray.
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Ann' Whin;
THE NEW GRAND. COMIC CHRISTMAS PANTOMIME,
ANSITLEit

LITTLE E0-PEEP;

on,
IiARLEQUIN AND TIIE GIRL WHO LOST HER SHEEP.

The Scenery of the Pantomime painted by Mr. George
Dawson; the Properties, Sheep, and Masks by Mr. Jenkins ;
the Dances arranged by Miss Bramah and Miss M'Ginty ; the
Machinery by Mr. Cawdrey.