The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1861-01-08 00:00:00

STORY OF Tilt PANTOMIMR.. .
At that well-1010411 peiibd, " a liMg timgago,"'ina country
village, Sitiiate..in a teMote.Pert of Fancyland, there,dwelt, a
tident pair, ,who were nOyer .at ocida, with each other. • In
Bi, Ao exemplary were they in. their IPACTieIeTR atatq, tligliad
:e.' DuMtinvr Prixe.of a 'l,it.ell of -Bacenieon established in
eir, time, there can bc no ilOtitl tlit.;'v Woitifl' hiid obiiiiiied
L. . As it was, they 4eie i-eiiiii-ded for the singularity of thCir
Nreadbd liefMiness by having a present of Eggs made theM
by ft Good Fairy. It must not he imagined that these Eggs
were simply Eggs, to be eaten and then thrown away. Ico :
these Eggs were Fairy Eggs, all made of Gold, end possessed
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.

..
Tire reader of these lines will at ones exclaim :—" Oh, how
I should like a Fairy Gift like that !" Thit Fairy Gifts are only
-valuable as.the possessors kilo* haw to finlike a proper lise of
them. Riches, iiithbilt. 'content are hat ii source Of misery
and diailuieteide ; it might lie bettei tti lie Nth, poi is Y. gfeat
Tina goodsepips wrote-7- . .
' . " Poor anti conker, i$ Hoch and itch enough*"
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tit slot to be eurloited, from this digression. that the old,
eOtiple in 4tieStion made a' bad use of their Golden Eggs—far
froth it. They were as exemplary in prosperity as they had
been in adversity; but a new generation sprang up, and they
had Three Gmnesons—two of them, adopting the manners of
the ti•aes. became "Fast Young M, n." The (hill' resembled
his Grandfather, and.was considered by his brothers "rather
slor"
NOW pv theeg mpg men became sharers in their Grand.,
atli6 I's attj;, fijfiti--hoic thet seted -wisely or otherwise in
S 6 fiVbss4 of theitriiit all tet forth in the opening of this
ristEaft Patointme: . ..
t itAgOotSiA.TiON..2 .
.34.. qh4ries droji,
.Mr. J.aines..bottghty.
,Mr. Stme.,
Misg M'Oiiity
_
'kilt Tlitßb ftklilt it ORNING PERFORMANCE
op THE PANTOMIME
....
ON SATURDAY NEXT, JANUARY 12TH.
boors open at Half-past One, commening at Two o'clock.

Clown
Pantaloon
Columbine .

Admission: Dress Boxes, 45.; Upper Boxes, 3a. ; Pit, 2s. ;
Gallet y, Is.
The Box-office is open from Ten to Three Daily for securing
seats In the Dress Circle and taking Private Boxes, which'
Thbn had tinder the direction of Mr. George Weston.
Ddors Sittto donithenee at Seven. _

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THE NEW GRAND COMIC CHRISTMAS PANTOMIME.

THIS EVENING,
And Every Evening dur]ng the Week, will be presented
a Drama, en'itled
A WOMAN'S WIT AND A WIFE'S STRATAGEM.
Jasper Carew Mr, J. C. Cowper.
Anne Carew Miss L. Gray.
A which
THE NEW ORANb CCJMIc CHRISTMAS PANTOMIME;
ErITLEI.Z•
LITTLE hO-1315 7
HARLEQUIN AND THE GIRL WHO LOST I#ER 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
;*Achincry by Mr. Cawdrey,
•-. . • .
THE TRUE HISTORY OF LITTLE 80-PEEP.
Comprising the Incidents of the PantomiMe.
Little BosPeep Was a pretty Shepherdess, residing in that
beautiful place called Arcadia.. She *as a very' g.oqd girl, but
hai one fault; and that Was, Pie ifnnid often fall asieep,In
the day-time. when she ought to have Veen tendifig bee Shap.
Ider godmother, who was a.Fairy, ;wag
.very Angry with her,
and. ;Tied to correct, her;. hntiin vain, till, 4e ay a waif,
-to ;wed is a cavern rear thig biatitifnl having fallen
lobe with Bo:.PEep and been rejeeted by he; out of revenge
r solved to steal her sheep, cut off their tails, and hang them
up on a tree to dry. 80-Peep, as usual, having fallen asleep,
rendered the stealing of her sheep a very easy matter for the
wolf and his companions. While she was sleeping, her god-
mother showed to her, in a dream, the consequence o f
laciness; and then there appeared to her a group of beautiful
shepherdesses, who were' living and playing, and dancing in
a grove of laburnums, and were happy as the days were long,
because in their time they bad never been idle. When Bo-
Peep woke out of this dream she found her sheep had been
taken away, so the set out determined to find them;
when going along what should she see but the tails of all
her poor sheep hanging up, aide ht side, on a tree to dry.
Abe then met with a coivheid, ib Who'll the *off had given
the eliarge Of ter sheep, and *lidm ghe dfove a. bafgain
for getting their betel, tails and all. When she had accom-
Plikhed this, she returned home with them, where, assisted
by some kindly shepherdesses, she contrived to tack each of
the tails of her poor sheep in its place again. Her lover,
Colin, a young sheunerd, undertook to watch the flock all
night, as 80-Peep was tired and wanted to go to bed. The
sheep being all carefully put into the fold, and watched by
Colin, 80-Peep prepared to retire for the night ; but when
she had laid down, the wicked wolf appeared to carry her off
by force---dragged her out of her bed, and, with the aid of
his companions, conquered Colin, notwithstanding 80-Peep's
favourite black Ratn, and her dog Lion, came to'defend their ,1
mistress. In this extremity; she Called upon her godmother
to help her, whq appeared in ail hef faif glory;
changed Colin into Harlequin, 80-Peep into Columbine, the
wicked Wolf into Pantaloon, his Cowherd into Clown. She
then told 80-Peep, that if, after twelve months, she would
correct herself of going to sleep in the day-time, she would
consent to her marriage with Colin. It is needless to add,
Little 80-Peep did correct herself—was married to Col M, and
afterwards lived like the other shepherdesses—as happy as the
days were long.

Harlequin
Clown
Pantaloon
Columbine

TRANSFORMATION.
Ur. Wilson.
Mr. J. F. Forster.
Mr. Appleby.
Miss Bramah.

The SECOND GRAND MORNING PERFORMANCE of the
PANTOMIME will take place TO-MORROW;
Preceded by the Farce of A PAIR OF PIGEONq.
Doors open at Half-past One, commencing at Two, o'clock.

Doors opened at Half-past Six, and the Performances corn-
mence at Seven o'clock precisely.
Admission—Dress Boxes, 35.; Side Boxes, 2s. rd. ; Pit,
Is. 6d.; Gallery, fid. Second Price—Dress Boxes, fs. ; Side
Boxes, it. 6d.; Pit, Is.
The Box-office is open from Ten to Three for securing Seats
In the Dress Circle and taking Private Boxes, which may be
had under the direction of Mr. Geo. Weston

ROYAL COLOSSEUM •THEATRE'
PARADISE-STREET, LIVERPOOL.
Sole Proprietor
Authorised to Perform Pieces of the Dramatic Authors' Society.
Triumphant Success of the New Grand Comic Pantomime,
acknowledged by Everybody to be the Best in Town I The
Colosseum has the best Pantomime, the best Scenery, and the
best Pantomimists !
Great Success of Mr. W. WALLFORD, in his • popular
American Eatert ainment.

This Evening, Thursday, and Saturday, to commence with the
Drama of THE DEATH TOKEN.
On Wednesday aiid Friday, to commence with the Comedy of
THE TWELVEs LAI3OI.IRS OF HERCULES.
Ittß, W. WALLFORD'S AMERICAN ENTERTAINMENT.
After which,
THE GRAND NEW COMIC PANTOMIME:
ENTITLED
BLUE BEARD;

OR,
HARLEQUIN AND THE QUEEN OF PEACE AND
•
FAIRY LAN.
The Scenery of the Opening BurlesqueD and Grand Transforma-
tion Scene by Mr. Crawford and Assistants. The Scenery of
the Harlequinade by Mr. Goodman and Assistants. The
Music arranged, elmposed, and selected by Mr. Stannard.
The Fairy Ballet by Mr. Saville. The whole of the extensive
Machinery by Mr. J. Ross and Assistants. The Properties
by Mr. Hunter, &c. The Masks; &c., by Mr. Rickards, of
ondon. The entire management of the Comic Business
by Mr. R. Harrison. The Costumes, entirely new, by Mr.
Jones and Assistants. The'whole produced under the entire
direction of Mr. Heath, jun.
Abomelique Mr. J. W. Lawler.
Floretta Airs. Irwin Gardiner.
TRANSFORMATION.
Harlequin Mr. Saville.
Columbine Miss Saville.
Harlequins Miss S. Richardson.
Clown Mr. Harrison.
Pantaloon Mr. Goodchild.

Doors open at Six o'clock, to commence at Half-past Six
A dmivsion :—Centre Boxes and Upper Circle ls. ; Promenade
and Gallery, 6d.: Pit. 3d.

CLAYTON-HALL, CLAYTON-SQUARE,
FOR A FEW DAYS ONLY.
THIS EVENING (TUESDAY), THE BTH INSTANT,
MR • J. CARPENTER,
THE CARPENTER FAMILY,

AND
MR. R. RUSSELL,
Will give their
VOCAL AND MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT,
Illustrated by a Grand PANORAMA, representing 10,000 miles
of Scenery ; also,
ROUTE OF PRINCE OF WALES.
THE CARPENTER FAMILY
Will, at each Entertainment, play Solos, Duets. &c., on the
Pianoforte, Violin, English and German concertinas, Accor-
dions, Banjo, Guitar, &e., and ring a selection from the
following pop,ular Songs, viz., " I Love the Heights of
Brooklyn," Nelly Gray," " Gently Down the Stream."
"Where is Home," "Beautiful Star," "I am
Ike. Ninety-five,"
Gentle
Also, Annie," " Toll the Bell," " Beautiful Rainbow,"
MR. ROWLAND RUSSELL,
The well-known Canadian and American Baritone,
Who will give a Descriptive Lecture, and sing a selection
from the following popular Songs, viz., " Pull Away Cheerio,"" Rock 'd in the Cradle of the Deep," " The English Emi-
grant," "Far, Far upon the Sea." "Long Parted have we
Been," "The White Squall," " Death of Nelson," " The Old
Sexton," " Canadian Sleigh Song," &c.
To commence at Eight o'clock. Body of the Hall, le. ;
Reserved Seats, 2s. ; Gallery, 6d. Children Half-mice.
Tickets may be had at the Hall, from Eleven till One "clock
each day, and at Messrs. Smith's, Musicsellcrs, Lord-street.
MORNING PERFORMANCE on Wednesday and Saturday,
at Half-past Two. Doors open half an hour previous.

STAR COMMER'CIA'L HOTEL
AND CONCERT ROOMS,
WILLIAMSON-SQUARE, LIVERPOOL,
SOLE PROPRIETOR
(OPPOEITE THY TITEATREMRRO.YAEI:)BRAII AM.
MANAGER MR. J. SIMMONS.
POSITIVELY THE BEST COMPANY IN LIVERPOOL.
The OPERA COMPANY will conan,ence on Monday next,
the 14th instant. Selections from theanost popular Operas of
the day, including
Mountains ylph," "41.o‘"The
I luTisraol‘viaitlolerre::: qauscornne
Mari-
tans," " Norma," and Locke's celebrated Music to " Macbeth,"
z `will
Mrs. be introduced every evening by tboie talented artistes,
DSAUNDERS Miss EMMA WHITFIELD, Mr. J•
GUTHRIDGE, Mr. SIMMONS Mr. COOKE, and Mr. D.
SAUNDERS. The Comic Effusions will be displayed nightly
by those two celebrated Co • S' Mr J. SPIERS
and GUS GRANT,
Comic ingers, .
NOTICE.—The Proprietor begs most respectfully to inform
hie friends, patrons, and admirers of this well-conducted place
of Amusement that, although in engaging the above talented
Company he has incurred great expense, the Admission will
be FREE.
C
Engagement of Mr. HARRY COPELAND, one of the first
4th of February. • • • mmic ocalists of the day, who will positively appear on the
Commencing at Half-past Seven • Saturday at Seven.
No Charge for Admission; Genhemen only adtnitted.
Wines, Spirits, Ales, and Cigars of the finest quality.
London, Manchester, and Liverpool papers daily.
N.B.—The Commercial Department is quite separate from
the Concert Rooms.
All Songs sung a: this Establishment can be obtained of Mr.
Simmons.

ALBANY CONCERT HALL,
34, LIME-STREET.
The mast fashionable and unique Concert Hall in Liierpool.
Lessee and Manager ............. ... Mr. LOFTHOUSE.
ADMIRSION FREE.
EXTRAORDINARY ATTRACTION I
NEW ENGAGEMENTS FOR THE CHRISTMAS
HOLIDAYS !!
Presenting to the Public a Company with which, in strength,
beauty, and talent, the Management invite comparison and
defy competition. Nightly, as a proof of this, hundreds are
unable to gain admission. The Aitistes engad are : The SISTERS JANET and LEONORA RICHARDS, Vocalists
and Dancers.
liessrs.
Mr. TOM GLEN, EDWARDComic.S and WELLS, the Albany Minstrels.
Miss DUNSMORE, Prima Donna:
Mr. CHARLES SANSOM, Comic Vocalist and Dancer.
THE BAND.
Leader Air. RIVERS.
Pianoforte Mr. G. W. GODDARD.
harpist Mr. T. WELLS.
Mr. J. YARWOOD.
C
Concert commences at Six o'clock every evening, except
Saturdays, and then at Five o'clockpunctually.
is only engaged for a limited period, to make
This eomPanY
room for other Artistes, who will be duly announced. Admis-
sion, as usual, Free.