The Press.
London, England, 1856-02-09 00:00:00

SATURDAY,

THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN.
EXTENSION or THE SEASON.—POSTPONEMENT or
MR. ANDERSON'S BENEFIT.—IMMENSE SUCCESS or
ROB ROY AND BI ACK-FTED SUSAN.—NOVELTIES IY
PREPARATION.

In assuming the management at Christmas last of the largest
Theatre in London, PROFESSOR ANDERSON pledged himself to
the public to produce the most gorgeous and if possible the
best Pantomime of the Season. little fitly to carry out that
pledge he determined to spare no cost, nor fail to avail himself
of whatever talent he could discover and command. His en-
gagements were made for a period of six weeks, over which term
he did nut expect the Pantomime to run. Encountering many
difficulties in producing a Pantomime at a house where none
had been for years—whero nearly all the machinery had to be
constructed, and every " property " to be made—the "BELLE
AI.LILNCE, or the FIELD Of the CLOTH OF GOLD," was placed
on the stage at an outlay of nearly 47,000, and was at once
recognised by the Press and by the Public as being worthy of
the house at which it was presented, and the unprecedented
expenditure incurred in its production. Its popularity has
increased at every representation. At the present moment, after
a run of forty nights, between two thousand and three thousand
persons pay nightly at the doors to witness its grotesque incl.
dents, its gorgeous appointments, and its main Scent scene y,
'I he Operatic Drama of ROB ROY, and the ever-pop:lsi
Melo-Drama of BLACK-EYED SUSAN, produced as they
have been at a cost as lavish as that bestowed on the
Pantomime, have achieved an equal amount of success.
Within the walls of Covent Garden larger audiences are
assembled every evenir g than in any other theatre of Europe;
while the fashionable character of the attendance, and the
applause bestowed on the performances, ratify the fulfilment
of the promises made by the lessee at the commencement of the
season, and warrant his indulging in self-congratulation at hav-
ing accomplished a triumph in the way of successful manage-
ment. Under these circumstances lie has bad tv hesitation in
arranging with the Directors of the Theatre for its occupancy
until it is required for the purposes of the Royal Italian Opera,
at the commencement of the next London Season. The exten-
sion of his lease has been most courteously accorded to him, and
increased facilities granted for producing various novelt es. The
Pantomime, on account of its great success, will be repeated
nightly; Rob Roy and Black-Eyed Susan will be performed on
alternate nights until further notice ; the same attention which
has been paid to their production as regards scenery, costumes,
and other accessories to effect, will be paid to everything else
produced under the present management. The unqualified ap-
probation of the auditors, the cumulative success of each new
production, the thronged state of the house at every represents-
tion, aod the satisfactory results of the last six weeks, induce
Professor Anderson to persevere in a path which has led him to
a position whence he can regard the past with pleasure, the
future with confidence, and the present with proud, unmingled,
unalloyed gratification. That the sequel to his Christmas Season
will be characterised by the same amount of good fortune which
has hitherto attended his career at Covent Garden he is per-
fectly assured ; the same causes which have already elicited
success will, without doubt, continue to produce it, amplifying
at the same time its amount and its certitude. The juridic are
respectfully apprised, that however popular any piece produced
under the present management may be. the number of its repre-
sentations will be limited; thus, for insteoce, Rob Roy and
Black-Eyed Susan will be played on alternate nights during the
present week, but no promise can be made of their repetition
beyond that term, unless it can be found to comport with other
arrangements now in progress. Hence it is expedient that seats
should be booked early by those who are desirous of seeing the
Grandest Scottish Spectacle ever placed ou the stage, or the
revival of Douglas Jerrold's celebrated Melodrama with more
attention to the mise•en•seene than has been bestowed upon it
at any time, or in any theatre. The Dramas which will succeed
these will shortly be announced ; and the renewed season of the
present management will terminate with the production of
ENGLISH OPERA on a grand scale, introducing the whole of
the available English musical talent to be found in Great Britain.
On Monday, February 11th, will be presented BLACK-EYED
SUSAN. William by Professor Anderson, and Susan by Miss
Harriet Gordon. On Tuesday, February 12th, ROB ROY.
Rob Roy Macgregor, Professor Anderson, Helen Macgregor, Mrs
J. W. Wallack. Rob Roy will be repeated on Thursday and
Saturday ; and Black Eyed Susan on Wednesday and Friday.
The performance each evening will conclude with the represen-
tation of the Great Pantomime of 18:,6. entitled YE BELLE
ALLIANCE; or, HARLEQUIN GOOD HUMOUR and the
FIELD of the CLOTH of GOLD. Clown, Mr. Flexmore,
Pantaloon, Mr. Barnes, Columbine, Miss Emma Horne, and
Harlequin, Mr. C. Brown. Private Boxes, 31. 35., 21. 25., 11. Is.,
and Ids., Grand Balcony, 4s. Upper Boxes, 2s. 6d., Pit, and
Amphitheatre Stalls, 211., Gallery, ls. Private Boxes and seats
in the Balcony, Stalls, and Upper Boxes may be secured on
application at the Box-office of the Theatre, which is open,
under the direction of Mr. O'Reilly, daily from Ten to Five.
Private Boxes may also be taken at all the public libraries.
The public are respectfully advised that in consequence of the
attraction of the performances, it is impossible to obtain front
seats, unless they are booked early. Doors open every evening
at Half-past Six. Commence at Seven. Second price at Nine
o'clock.

ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE.
Lessee, Mr. ALFRED WIGAN.
On Monday and during the Week will be presented a New
Comedietta, entitled STAY AT HOME. Characters by Messrs.
Emery, G. Vining, F. Vining, Leslie, G. Murray, White; Mrs.
Stirling, Miss Ternan, and Miss Brumley. To conclude
with the New and Doubly-Moral, though Excessively Old,
Melodramatic Fairy Extravaganza, entitled THE DISCREET
PRINCESS; or, the Three Glass Distaffs; in which Messrs.
Emery, F. Robson. H. Cooper, Miss Minton, and Miss Masked
will appear.

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in the CRIMEA, under the patronage of the Queen, by ROGER
FENTON, Esq. Admission, Is. rom Ten to Six daily.

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