Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-02-09 00:00:00

ONE JUVENILE NIGHT,

1 When the Pantomime will commence the Evening's Performances,
will be given To-morrow (Thursday), Feb. 10th.
THIS EVENING (WEDNESDAY), THE 9th INSTANT,
For the BENEFIT of Mr. J. D. STOYLE, the performance will

commence with Mr. Buckstone's Comedy of
RURAL FELICITY.

Simon 51y........
Mrs. Wiley .
After which, A MUSICAL MELANGE.
To conclude with, for the Last Time but Three,
The New, Grand, Comic Christmas Pantomime, entitled
LADYE BIRD BOWER !
OR, HARLEQUIN PRINCE. PEACOCK AND THE FAIR BRILLIANTA
Founded upon the old Nursery Chaunt,
" Ladye-bird, ladye-bird, fly away home,
Your house is on fire—your children at home." _

Written billfr. C. Somerset, and the author of "Puss in Boots."
The Comic Scenes written and invented by W. Dorrington, Esq
The Overture and Music of the Opening composed, selected, anc
arranged by Mr. Musgrave. The Scenery of the Pantomime Designec
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and Painted by Mr. Dearlove, jun., assisted by Mr. George Dawson
and Mr. Penn. The Machinery by Mr. Cawdrey. The Properties
by Mr. Dearlove, sen. The Dresses and Ball-room Costumes, which
are of the most recherehe description, by Mr. and Mrs. Jeffries.
The Wigs and Masks by Mr. Clarkson, of Russell-street, London.
The whole of the Dances and the Action of the Ballet, arranged and
directed by Miss MlGinty and Miss Bramah.
THE STORY OF THE PANTOMIME.

Once upon a time there was a certain Queen, whose name was
Goldenwing, and who had a very large family of daughters. Her
husband having long since been dead, the family was a source of
great anxiety to her, and she kept them at home, as well as she
could, in a beautiful bower of roses and lillies. Her eldest daughter,
the fair Brillianta, was so exceedingly handsome that she attracted
the notice. of Prince Eblis, who sought her hand, but was rejected,
not only by the young lady, but by her mother and all the
family. Shortly afterwards the Prince Peacock, a gay bachelor,
whose domain joined that of the Queen Goldenwing, becoming
tired of single blessedness, proclaimed that he would give a
stand ball, and invited everybody, far and near, in the hope
that from amongst the ladies he might select a wife. The
fair Brillianta, with all her sisters, went to the Prince's ball,
where he at once became enamoured of her, and arrangements
or their marriage were being made by Queen Goldenwing,
wnen Prince Eblis, hearing of this, became so enraged that,
waile the Queen was at the Palace of Prince Peacock, having sent
her children home to the Bower, he resolved to burn that beautiful
place to the ground, and all the family in it. Fortunately the
lair Brillianta remained with the Prince, carefully enclosed in a
large and lovely rose, to guard her from harm. As the Queen and

tbe Prince were looking from the battlements of the Palace at a
great comet which appeared at that time, a lurid light was
observed in the sky, while voices in the air warned the Queen of
what was doing by singing, " Ladye Bird, Ladye Bird, fly away
home, your house is on fire, your children at home." On hearing
this the Queen became alarmed, and, with the Prince and her
daughter, attended by the Double-faced Guards,' who never turned
their backs on an enemy, because they could not, flew to the scene
of the conflagration, where, in spite of the exertions of the good
fairy firemen, the Prince and his Guards were completely van-
quished by Prince Elbis, and Brillianta was nearly in his power
when King Fog, who had one night protected some of the little
ladve bird children of Goldenwing, when they had stayed out too

late and become lost in his mists, suddenly appeared, and, calling
to their aid a shower of rain, not only extinguished the flames of
the burning Bower, but so befriended Prince Peacock and the fair
Brillianta, that they eventually became united and lived happy
ever after.

King Fog „ .. Mr. Misty.
Queen Goldenwing .. Mrs. R. Power.
The Fair Brillianta Miss Bramah.
Prince Peacock.. .. .. Miss Edwards.
Spotting .. Miss Richardson,
THE TRANSFORMATION. _

Harlequin
Columbine

. Hunt, I Pantaloon ....Mr. J. W. Collier
Miss Bramah. Clown ..........Mr. R. Power

On Thursday, A JUVENILE NIGHT,
To commence with the PANTOMIME.
After which, THE FOUR MOWBRAYS.
Miss Matilda Mowbray .
Master Hector Mowbray
Master Gobbleton Mowbray Miss Swift.
Master Poppington Mowbray
On Friday and Saturday next, the performance will commence
with the celebrated Drama, by Tom Taylor, Esq., entitled
A SHEEP IN WOLF'S CLOTHING.
Master Jasper Carew .. .... ......
Kester Chedzoy ..
Anne Carew . .. Miss Page.
To conclude with TIIE PANTOMIME.