Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-02-02 00:00:00

THEATRE-ROYAL, WILLIAMSON-SQUARE,

rgir. THE NEW, GRAND, COMIC PANTOMIEM. ,414

THIS EVENING, 'and during this week (except Friday,
THE YQUIHFiJI, QUEEN.

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On Friday, for the BENEFIT of MISS M`GINTY, the Colum-
bine and Directress of tke
THE I,IT,TLE TREASURE.
LA TARANTELL4,_by.the Infant Taglion'..
After which, the New, Grand, Comic, Christmas Pantomime,
entitled,
LITTLE SNOW WHITE;

OR,
HARLEQUIN PRINCE:GOLDENHEART, AND THE MAIDEN
WHO NEVE SAW HER FACE IN A GLASS!
The Opening Stiry of the Pantomime (written expressly-for
this Theatre) by Mr-Charles Millward. -
The Overture and Music of the
,Opening,' and the Music of
the Comics` Scenei composed, selected and arranged by Mr.
Musgrave. The -Scenery of the Pantomime designed and
painted by Mr. George Dawson, assisted by Messrs., Penn,
Gookhan, Hall, and Rogers. The Machinery by Mr. Caw-
drey. The Masks by Mr; Clarkson. The Properties by Mr.
Jenkins, assisted by Messrs. Dearlove, sen , and E. Lauri.
The -Dresses by 211 r. and Mrs. Jeffties.• The whole of the
Dances arranged by Miss M'Gi ty and Miss Bramah. The
Action of the Ballet directed by Miss M‘Ginty.
ARGUMENT.
Ever so long age there existed 'a' remote little kingdom in
the realms of Extravagance called Faraway, which, at _the_
primitive period to which this story refers, was governed by a
crafty and tyrannical rnonarchiyelept Squander, whose reckless
and unchecked expenditure, (book-keeping being then unknown
and auditors never dreamt of,) had plunged ,his little king-
dom and his 'wretched subjects into an abject state of poverty
and want. In , order to replt nish his empty coffers, , and
to stop the murmurs of • his impoverished followers, King
Squander conceived the idea of effecting a matrimonial,
alliance between his only son; the handsome Prince Golden-
heart, and a wealthy spinster Princess, his wand, whose
charms weterhuried in her money-bags. 'Like many modern
match-makers, his Majesty speedily made the discovery that
hi* task was more difficult than he had imagined; for
although the intended bride was quite willing, the bridegroom
elect expressed a decided objection to the alliance. Fording
his son so obstinate that threats and entreaties alike failed to
turn him from his anti-matrimonial purpose, the King de-
vised a cunning scheme, by which he hoped to overcome thq.
scruples of his son,- and entrap him' into viedloclewith the
by-no-means beautiful Princess. Having an ungallant idea
that the fair sex were wholly and 'without exception addicted
tothe looking-glass (those in which they could see theiroirir
faces, having been invented about that time), he despatched the
Prince upon his travels, and obtained his royal promise that if
he returned withbrit havinff discovered a fair maiden wile hid
never beheld her facein a e;lass, he would then accept the prof-
fered hand of the obnoxious Princess. Proceeding upon his
novel and apparently hopeless mission, ,the Prince had almost
resigned himself to despair, when, wearied and dispirited, ,he
leached 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 woed nymph,
who, together with her companions, hitd,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, overjoyed by his wonderful discovery, was at once
...mitten with her beauty, and the maiden was not' slow to
reciprocate the sentiment.
Their future was probably a happy one---but history is obli-
vious of their subsequent career. Certain learned antiquarians,
whose special mission is to attempt to make people believe that
the musty records of paSt and gone are of more importance to
She living present than the stirring events of the existing gene-
ration,- or the onward advancement of the future, are of opinion
that the ancient kingdon of Faraway has been discovered
beneath the Goodwin Sands, and a Limited Liability scheme is
M contemplation for exploring that highly attractive locality.
By others it is contended that Hilbre Island.tovers the -defunct
kingdom, and this supposition is encouraged by the recent dis-
covery of a fossil, bearing a strong rose nblance to a missing
toothpick, formerly, the property ,of : King Squander. Other
equally learned pundits are of opinion that Faraway is buried
in oblivion, and that it never existed ani where but in the
inventive imagination of a needy author.

TRANSFORMATION.
Harlequin Mr. W. Waite I Pantaloon Mr. E. Lauri
Clown Mr. Power Columbine Miss M‘Ginty

Itir' The LAST MORNING PERFORMANCE of the
PANTOMIME will be on SATURDAY NEXT, February 4.
poors open at Half--past One o'clock, commencing at Two.

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A GRAND MORNING CONCERT, supported by
highly distinguished, Artistes will be given in this Tbeitre on
SATURDAY, February 11.

Admission :---Dress Boxes, 4s. ; Upper Boxes, 3s. ; Pit, 25.;
Gallery; Is.
Doors Opened at Half-past Six. and the Performances corn-
meiee at Seven o'clock precisely.
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. George Weston.