The Sun.
London, England, 1855-08-20 00:00:00

EVERYBODY'S BOOK.
103 d Edition. Just out. Price Is.
ASHILLING'S WORTH of MAGIC
By Professor ANDEIII.O.!' , Great Wiz 4,1 of he •orili
This amusing and instructive book has now reached its 103 d Edi-
tion. Ten Thousand Copies f each Edition has loen printed and
sold. -It has also been translated into eiiiht different languages To
be had at every Railway s ation, arid at .11 Bookse lers in the kin -
dom. Wholes-de dealers • upplied at ID'. Fran is's Printing E.ta-
bllihment, Catherine-street, strand. Ask for the I,st Edition, which
contains a new Portrait, engraveexpo W. J. Linton. a Key to the lity%teriel of Spirit-rapping, and an.ure to the .Y.efarlous Prac-
tioes of Gambler's. The work is profusely illustrated. And may
also be hal at the Box-office of the Lyceum Theatre. Price one
Shilling.

ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE,
PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT.
WINTER SEASON, 1855.
THE GREAT WIZARD OF THE NORTH
begs most respectfully to announce that this favourite place
Of amusement will OPEN on MONDAY, Sept. 3d, under new au-
spices, anal, with a series of Extraordinary Performances. As every-
thing the Wizard lays his hind on necessarily undergoes some
Startling change, the Lyceum Theatre will, by a wave of his Magic
Wand, be instantly transformed Into the Wizard's Psycomaatheum
while the class of Entertainments presented within its walls will be
As -finlike anything that has been seen before as it Is possible to con-
ceive. Preparations have been in progress far many months past to
Produce these Entertainments on a scale of magnitude and excellet.ce
-worthy of the Wizard's fame and popularity. His assistant spirits
have been ordered to spare no expense in the compounding of thel
spells ; and the result it is hoped will be an Entertainment which,
for " startling effects," will far outstrip the wildest French mele.
drama ; with " rapid changes" more surprising than an actor's play-
ing twenty parts, in twenty different dresses ; with tricks more
Wonderful than those of an adulterating tradesman and " trans
fonnations" which would make the alchemists of old expire with
_ _

Paoeessoa ANDERSON (the Great Wizard of the North) having
completed the entire circuit of the globe, and visited almost every
part of Europe, Atunica, India, and Australia, attended
in nded
the career of
with a degree of success unexampled, he believes,
any individual aspiring to the titles of a co m.•poHtan artiste, will give
his extraordinary DELASSEMENS MAGIQUES In the above
Theatre for a limited period, preparatory to his final retirement
from public life. No exertion will be spared
onhis part to secure
the continuance of the public favour which he has hitherto enjoyed
wherever he has presented himself. On the Continent. from -t
Petersburg to Madrid; in America, from Canada to Metico, and
from New York to San Francisco ; everywhere, in short, hive M.
Wizard's, marvels succeeded most effectually in "astonishing the
natives" of the various countries visited. His performances have
been r,,rtronised ey audiences amount ng in the ag.tregate to very
many millions ; and he is the only British Professor of his art
who, in addition to having. been honoured by all the Courts of
E,irop,, has also been commanded to perform before her Majesty
the QT; EEN •
Without attempting to exalt the Professor's art beyond its due
deserts, let it suffice to say it is his art. He has devoted h'mself
for years to the perfecting it, and rend ring it more flt•ed to amuse
and entertain the public. That he has been successful in his efforts
he thinks, from what he has said, is pretty certain ; indeed a life-
time spent in diligent punuit of excellence in any art, whatever it
may be. can scarcely fail in producing some degree of efficiency
It is the result of this long study that will be presented at the
Lyceum Theatre. Feats in Modern Magic hitherto unattempted will
be exhibited by the aid of apparatus outrivalling any that has been
previously constructed.
Another feature in Professor Anderson's Delassemens sfagiques
will be a complete disclosure of some of the principal impostures re
the age, with illustrations of the mechanism, mystery, and mischief
of Spirit-rapping, Table-turning, Clairvoyance, mid other delusions,
to be classed generally under the now popular head of the " sell "
theory. In the Wizard's performances there will be found mirth,
for those who seek merriment ; mystery, for those who fancy the
Mysterious; paradoxes, for the lovers •1. the paradoxical ; wonders,
for those who like the wonderful; startling surprises, 'or those eager
for excitement. There will be science for the sage, wisdom for the
philosopher, art for the artistic, and cheerfulness for all. It will be
the Professor's object, In fact, to produce a play each night in which-.
the audience themselves shall be the actors, and which, whatever
the plot may be, shall certainly he free from the fault of many mo-
dern dramas —the fault of lacking incident or exciting :situations and
unexpected dkouemens.
Such will be the general character of the Wizard's Banquet of
Wonders. It will be an ordinary to which he will welcome all.
'the bill of fare will shortly be published in the programme now
preparing; and Professor Anderson, the carver of the feast, will
spare no effort to please the taste of every guest who may honour
his table with his presence—cutting it fat or lean as each may wish.
The Royal Lyceum 'theatre will be opened by the Wizard of the
North, as his Psycomaatheum, on MONDAY, September 31.

ROYAL OPEICA, DRURY.' ANE.
Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith.
THIS EVENING,
Will be performed THE MOUNTAIN' SYLPH. Characters by
ifessrs. Farquharson, Halford, Elliot Ga'er Forrest, Dyer,
and Lucy Escott.
To cor.chrde with MIDAS.
Prices of admission:--To the two galleries, 61; second circle of
boxes arid pit, ls.; dress circle, 2s. 6d.; stalls, 45.; private boxes to
strait two persons, 109. Gd.; four persons, one guinea. Box-orate
Open from 10 to G daily.

THEATRE ROYAL LIAYMAimr7f
Under the management of Mr. Buckstons.
THIS EVENING,
Will be presented THE SECRET AGENT. Principal charactPr*
by Mr. Back.stene and Miss E. Chaplin.
After which, THE ABBE IN LOVE, by the Spanish Dancers.
Followed by COURT FAVOUR.
To which will be added A DAUGHTER TO MARRY.
To conclude with THE SP .1.71511 I) ANCERS.

wrAL etttNCESS'S NIEATItE, OXFOKI)-STREET.
Under the Management of Mr. CaAiLTs Exkig.
THIS EVENING,

For the Benoit of )Ir. Harley.
Will be performed A GAME OF ROMPS.
After which, KING HENRY THE EIGHTH. Queen Katha
rine, Mrs. C. Kean ; Cardinal Wolsey, Mr. C. Kean.
To conclude with BOX AND COX.

THEATRE ROYAL ADELPIII.
Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Direetrens, Ms.dazne Cents.
THIS EVENING,
Will be performed THE WRITING ON THE WALL. Princi
pal characters r,y Messrs. Wright, C. Aelby, P. Bedford, Mrs. Leigh
Murray, Miss Wyndham, and Miss Woolgar.
After which, FRATERNISATION.
To conclude with THE SCHOOL FOR TIGERS.

ROYAL STRAND THEATRE.
Under the direction of Mr. Payne.
THIS EVENING,
Will be performed MARRIED DAUGHTERS A....ND YOU!. C.
ERTWOIA S. DS.
After which, EL TOREADOR.
Followed by a new Farce, niz LATCH KEY.
THE GALICIAN FETE.
To conclude with GANESf.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.
Lessee and Manager, Mr. Was. Cooke.
rnabated and triumphant attraction of Mazeppa. —Fourth and lasi
week of Mr. George Wild and Miss Fanny Williams.
THIS EVENING,
Lord Byron's MAZEPPA and the WILD HORSE.
After which, the Premier's EXERCISES of the ARENA, by the
elite of Equestrian?.
To conclude with THE ARTFUL DODGE, In which Mr. George'
'Wild and Miss Fanny Williams will appear.
Mr. William Cooke flatters himself that the above announcemen'
Proves the astmnding success of this the most terrifically thrilling o
all spectacles. The Wild Horse, taught and trained by Mr. W
Cooke. pursuing his mad career, defies all description, and must b,
veitnes&cd to be credited.
Box -Wilco open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W.
West. Acting Manager, Mr. Nelson Lee. Equestrian Directs*,
lir. W. Cooke, jun.

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62--lowest this morning and during the night.
6Cs—this day, at noon.
rIA.ROMETER, 29'92.
ITTrxD, S.W.—Light, with dull weather.