Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-01-06 00:00:00

LADYE BIRD BOWER !

OIL, HARLEQUIN PI;INCVPE;;;IIAND7IIE FAIR BRILLIANTA !
Founded upon the old Nursery Chaunt,
"Ladye-bird, ladye-bird, fly away home,
Your house is on fire—your children at home."

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The Comic Scenes written and invented by W. De at
The Overture and Music of the Opening composed, selected and
•arranged by Mr. Musgrave. The Scenery of the Pantomime Designed
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 m‘Ginty and Miss Bramah.
TIIE 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 hbme, as well as she
could, in a beautiful bower of roses and Mies. 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
that from
grand and invited everybody, far and near, in the hope
ball, and invited everybody, far and near, in the hope
that from amongst the ladies he might select a wife. The lair 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,
when Prince Eblis, hearing of this, became so enraged that,
-while the Queen was at the Palace of Prince Peacock, having sent
.her children home to the Bower, he recolved to burn that beautiful
place to tho ground, and all the family in it. Fotiunately the
fair Brillianta remained with the Prince, carefully enclosed in a•
large and lovely rose, to guard her from harm. As the Queen and
the 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
hiee, your house is on fire, your children at home." hearing
ce
-t the Queen became alarmed, and, with the Prince an
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
ladye 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 an.
h -
and the fair
Brillianta, that they eventually became united and lived aPPY
ever after.

.. Mr. Misty.
.. Mrs. R. Power.
, .. Miss Bramah.
. Miss Ed wards.
. .. Miss Richardsoi
ruE TRANSFORMATION. _

King Fog ..
Queen Goldenwing
The Fair Brillia.nta
Prince Peacock ..
Spottina

Harlequin . Mr. Hunt, from the Theal
his first appearance hers
Columbine—Miss Bramah ; her first appearanc
Pantaloon —Mr. J. W. Collier, from the Rcf
Theatre ; his first appearance he
Clown . . Mr. R. Power; his first appearance in the character

Sadler's Wells

ON SATURDAY NEXT, JANUARY Br,
The SECOND GRAND MORNING PERFORMANCE of the

PANTOMIME,
Preceded by the Musical Farce of NO !
Doors open at Half-past One, to commence at Two o'clock.
Prices of Admission :—Dress Boxes, 4s. ; tipper Bores, 3s. ; Pit,
28. • Gallery, ls.
fkoors open at Half-past Six ;to commence at Seven o'clock.
The Box-office is now Open from Ten till Three o'Clock, for
securing Seats in the Dress Circle and taking Private Boxes, which
may be had under the direction of Mr. Geo. Weston.

R OYAL AMPHITHEATRE
GREAT CHARLOTTE-STREET.
Mr. W. R. COPELAND.

Proprietor

MR. ELLIOTT GALER

Respectfully announces to the public of Liverpool that, emboldened
by the patronage that was accorded to him on the occasion of his
late limited visit, he has ventured to enter into an arrangement
with the Proprietor of this popular Theatre for the purpose of
establishing

-AN ENGLISH OPERA,
for the WINTER SEASON, commencing on the 27th Dec., and
•continuing for a period of Eight Weeks. The repertoire will
vonsist of

FRA DIAVOLO, LA TRAVIATA,
IL TROVATORE, THE MOUNTAIN SYLPH,
MASANIELLO, RIGOLETTO,
ROBERT THE DEVIL, the last .New Opera, MARTHA,
And an entirely Original Opera, composed expressly for this

Company, by Herr Meyer Lutz
will be produced for the first time on any st

ge in Liverpoo'