The Sun.
London, England, 1855-08-28 00:00:00

London: H. Bailliere, 219, Regent-street.

COFFEE AND DINING ROOMS, situate
in the. Bornuah.—Worthy of Attention.—To be Di'posed of,
doing a nrst-rate trade at high pricei'sniteile for any industrious
business person. S itisfaetory reasons elven for parting with it.
A poly to A. Moy, 105, Blackman-streer, Borough.

THE LONDON PRINTING and Pt7BLISET-
ING COMPANY. At Ihe SECOND ANNUAL, MR &TING
of PROPRIETORS. held thin day at the Company s Offices, Woe-
coat Buildings, the Report and Accounts were adopted, and a Third
Half-yearly Dividend, at the rate of Eight per Cent per Annum,
was declared, which will be paid on the 15th of September next.
C. B. ROGERS, Secre'ary.
Biuecoat Buildings, London, 25th August, 1855.

ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.

PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT.
WINTER SEASON, 1855.

THE GREAT WIZARD OF THE NORTH
begs most respectfully to announce that this favouriteplace
of amusement will OPE!►T on MON. )AY, Sept. 31, under new au-
spices, and with *series of Extraordinary Pe!formances. As every-

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thing the Wizard lays his Bind on necessarily undergoes some
starting change, the l.ycenris Theatre will, by a ways of his Magic
Wand, be instantly transformed info the Wizard's Psyc ,rn authetim
while the cl •as of Enterta nment- presentel within its wells said be
as unlike an, th ng that has been seen before as it 'a ossihie to con-
ceive. Preparations have been is progress far many months past to
produce these Entertainments on a scale of magnitude and excellence
worthy of the wizard's fame and posit' arity. His assistant spirits
have been ordered to spare no exneese in the compounding•of their
-pelts ; and the result it Is hoped will he an Enteres nment which,
'or " starting effects," will far outstrip the wildest French melo-
drama ; with " rapid chances" 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-
formations" which would make the alchemists of old expire with
envy.
PROFESSOR ANDERSON (the Great Wizard of the North) having
comrleted the entirs circuit of the globe, and visited ..Imost every
part of Euroce, Am Tice, 'lndia, and Australia, at-ended everywhere
with a degree of success unexampled, he believes, in the career of
any individual aspirieg "o the titles of a co,,m preitan artiste, will give
his extraordinary DELA‘:SEMISNA MASIIQUES in the above
Theatre for a limited period, isreparatory to his final retirsment
from public life. No,exertion will be spared on hi: part to secure
the contienance-of the public favour which he has hitherto enjoyed
wherever he has presented himself. On the Continent. from st
Petersburg 'o Madrid; in America, from Canada to Me s tea, anti
from New York ta San Fr incise° ; everywhere, in short, h tve the
Wizard's marvels succeeded most effectually in " astonishing the
natives" of the various countries visited. His performances have
been prtronised ey audiences amounting in the ag,regate to very
many millions ; and he is the only British Professor of his art
who, in addition to having been bonoured by all the rousts of
Barone, has also been commandei to perform before her .Majesty
the QUEEN.
Without attempting to exalt the Professor's art beyond its due
deserts, let it suffice to say it is his art. He has devoted It mself
for years to the perfecting it, and rend ring it more fit.ed to amuse
and entertain the public.. That he has been successful in his efforts
he thinks, from whit, he has said, Is pretty certain ; indeed a life-
time spent in diligent pur-uit of excellence in any art, whatever it
may he, can scarcely fall in producing some degree of efficiency.
it is the result of this long study that will he presented at the
Lyceum Theatre. Feats in Modern Mazic hitherto unuttempted will
be exhibited by the rid of, apparatus outrivalling any that has been
previously constructed.
Another feature in Professor Anderson's Delassemens Magiques
11 be a complete disclosure of some of the principal impostures of
the age, with illustrations of the mechanism, mystery, aid mischief
(.f ;spirit-rapping, Table-turning; Clairvoyance, and other delusions,
to he classed generally under the, now popular head of the " sell "
theory. In the Wizard's performaness there will be found mirth,
for those who seek merriment ; mystery, for those who fancy the
mysterious ; parfolo, es, for the lovers or the paradoxical ; wonders,
for those who like the wonderful ; startling surprises, 'or those eager
for excitement. There will be science for the sage, wisdom fbr the
philosopher, art for the artistic, and cheerfulner for all. It will he
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 riot may te, shall certainly be free from the fault of many mo-
dern dramas—the fault of lacking incident or exciting situations and
unexpected denouemens.
Such will he the general character of the Wizard's Banquet of
Wonders. It will be an ordinary to which he will welcome all.
The hill of fare will shortly he published in the programme now
preparing; and Professor Anderson, the carver of the feast, will
spare no efrost to please the tsste of every guest who may honour
h's table with his presence—cutting it fat or lean as each may a ish.
The Royal Lyceum Theatre will be op-net by the Wizard of the
North, as his Psycomantheum; on MONDAY, Seatem,er
The Prices of admission will be thus arranged :—Private Boxes
(which will be obtainable at the principal Litraries end Mustsellers,
and at the Box-office), 11. Is. and 1/. lls 6d. ; Orchestra 'stalls, 45.;
Dress Circle, 35.; Upper Boxes, 25.; Pitt, Is.; Gallery 6d. The
Box-office w'll he oven from 10 till 5, on and after Wednesday next,
under the direction of Mr. Chatterton