Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-12-27 00:00:00

Ever so long ago there existed a remote little kingdom in
the realms of Extravagance called Faraway, which,, at the
primitiveptriod tq:which this story refers, *as goverfie?Lby a
crafty and tyrannical Monarch, yclept Squander, whose reeklese
and unchecked expenditure (book-keeping being then unknown
andmoditers never dreamt of,) had plunged his untie king-
dom and his wretched subjects into an abject state of poverty
and want. In order to-repl. nish 'his empty coffers, and
to stop the murmurs of his impoverished followers, King'
Squander eoneeived the idea of effecting d .matrimonial,
alliance between his3only son,:the handsome TrinCe Golden-
heart, and a wealthy spinster Princess, his ward, whose
charms were buried in her money-bags. Like many modern
much-makers, his Majesty speedily made the disCoveri 'that
his task was more difficult than he ,hacl imagined
-although thA intended bride was quite willing, thehridegroom
elect expressed a decided. objection to the alliance. Finding
WS son so obstinate that threats and entreaties aillw Ailed, to
turn him from his,, anta,•nantririMnial -Purpose, the l King del'
Tiled a cunning scheme, by which lie hoped to overcome the
scruples of his son, and. entrap' hike into' wedlock with the
b-no-mtians beautiful Princess. Having an ungallant.idea
that the fair sex were wholly and -without exception addicted
to the looking-glass (those in which thhS could see their own
faces, having been invented :about that tinie), hddekcatchet the
Prince upon hit trdvele and cbtained his royal promise that if
he returned without having discovered a fair maiden who had
never beheld her face in a gIaRS, he would then accept the prof-
fered hand of the obnoxious Princess. Proceeding upon his:.
novel and apparehtly hopeless mission, the Prince had almost':
resigned himself to despair, when, wearied and dispirited, he
reached an enchanted forest, and, by the aid of certain good
fairies who dwelt therein, he w s enabled to discover the object
of his search in the person of little Snow-white, a woad nymph,,
who, together with her companions, had not only never seen
their own faces in a glass, but had never seen the face of one
man until the arrival of Prince Golden-heart in their abode,
which was a sequestered dell on', the borders of. Fairyland:
The Prince;'bverjoyed by his wonderful discovery, was at once
smitten with her beauty, and the maiden was not. slow to
reciprocate the sentiment: •
'Their future wps, probably, a happy 011Q---bnv history is obli-
iions of their subsequent career. Certainlearned antiquarians,
*hose -special mission is to attempt to make people believe that
the musty records of past and'gene arc cf mare importance to,
the living present than the stirring eveats of the existing •gene-'
ration, or the onward advancement of the futnre, are of opinion
that the, ancient kingdon of Faraway hat' been 'discovered
beneath the Goodwin Sands, and a Limited 'Liability scheme is
in contemplation fcir exploring that highly attractive locality.'
By others it is contended that Hilbre Island covers the defunct
kingdom, and this supposition is encouraged by.the recent dies;
cover.y of a fossil, bearing a strong rese eblanoe to a missing
toothpick, formerly the property of King Squander. Other
equally learned pundits ,are of opinion that Faraw,ay la, buriedin oblivion, 'add that it'neVer existed an; Where but in the
inventive imagination of a needy author.

TRANSFORMATION.
Harlegein Mr. W. Waite Pantaloon Mr. E.,Lauri
Clown ,Mr.:Power f Columbine Miss M‘Ginty

On Saturday next, December 31st, -
• A GRAND MORNING PERFORMANCE
of the PANTOMIME.
Doors open at Half-past One'o'clock, commencing at Two.
Admission :-,-Dress Boxes;'4B.; Upper Boxes, 3s. ; Pit, 25.;
Gallery, le. •
Doors Opened at Half-past Six; and the Performances com-
mence at Seven o'clock precisely.
The Box-office is Om from Ten to Three, for securing
Seats in the Dress Circle and taking Private Boxes, which may
be had under the direction of Mr. George We. on.

•
ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE,
GREAT CHARLOTTE-STREET,
Proprietor, Mr. W. R. COPELAND.
.THEiNEW, GRAND, LOCAL, COMIC, AND NAUTICAL
'PANTOMIME!
This and Every Evening during the Week.

TIIIS EVENING (TUESDAY,) the 27th instant,
DON CA SAIL DE BIEAN.
Aftc: which; the New, Grand, Local, Comic Christrnas Pan-
tomime, entitled,
DAVY JONES'S LOCKER;
Or, HAALROPIN, AND THE LATELY LAPS OP lIVPRPOOI.

The Opening story of the Pantomime (written eapreeely for
this Theatre) by Mr. WM. Dorrington.
The Overture and Music of the Opening, and the Music of
the Comic Scenes composed, selected, and arranged by Mr.
Musgrave. The Scenery of the Pantomime designed and
painted by Mr. George Dawson, assisted by :Messrs. Penn,
Goodman, Hall, and Rogers. The new Stage and elaborate
Machinery, including, "The Storm at Sea," by Mr. Cawdrey.
The Properties and Masks by Mr. Jenkins, assisted by Messrs.
Dearlove, sen., and E. Latin. The Dresses by Mr. and Mrs.
Jeffries. The whole of the Dances and the Actioa of the Ballet
arranged and directed by Mr. Martin and Miss Bramah.
"PRELUDE!" THE AUTHOR'S STUDY.
The eiaat locality of his residence 'is not known, but it is
supposed to be in one of the streets adjoining to the Liverpool
Theatres.
Characters in the Prelude
A Needy Author, "in want of an Idea;"
The Spirit of Pantomime I Miss Ileautort.
Commerce (well known en the Banks of the
Mersey), Mrs. fiomerville.
- Characters in the Opening of the Pantomime.
Davy Jones, the Ocean Wrecker, envying the
Island Queen. Mr. Appleby.
Sharkshead, his confidant, with a ravenous
"appetite
Coraliana, Queen of "A Tight Little Island,"
a near neighbour of Davy Jones Miss Laura Gray
Telegram, the " Spirit of the Ocean Tele-
graph," a useful agent in the service of
the Island Queen, who is ever engaged

in watching the movements of -Davy
Jones, from Dover Cliffs to the Land's'
End, and the Liverpool Docks Mi‘s A Eni e Howe
MORTALS.
Jack Ratlin, first mate of the " Lively Lass
•of Liverpool," so named after the daughter
of Captain Bowlittc, the owner
Mary Bowline, who has no objection to Jack
Rollin being " her first mate," as well as
her father's Mrs. Neville.
PANTOMIMIC TRANSFORMATION.

Harlequin... Mr. Martin. I Clown Mr. Fost*r.
Their First Appearance in this Theatre.
Pantaloon Mr. Appleby I Columbine...Missßramala.
On Wednesday next, December 28th, a GRAND MORNING
PERFORMANCE of the PANTOMIME,
Commencing at Two o'clock ; Doors open at Half-past One.

Doors opened at Half-past Six, and the Performances com-
mence at &Yen o'clock precisely.
Admission—Dress Boxes, 3i.; Side Boxes, 26. kl.; Pit,
Is. 6d.; Gallery, Gd. Second Price—Dressßoxes, 2s. ; Side
Boxes, ls. 6d.; Pit, Is.
. The Box-office is open from Tan to Three for securing Seats
in the Dress Circle and taking Private Boxes, which may be
had under the direction of Mr. Geo. Weston.