The Sun.
London, England, 1852-08-23 00:00:00

R oyAL ITALIAN OPERA
COVENT GARDEN.
GRAND EXTRA NIUHT.
Last Night of Les Huguenots.
On THURSDAY next,
win be performed Meyerbeer's Grand Opera,
LES HUGUENOTS.
Valentina, Madame Grisi ; Margarita di Valois, Madame Castel-
lon Dama d'Onore, Madlle. Cotti; Urbano, Madile. Seguin ; Mar-
cello, Herr Formes ; Ii Conte di San Bris, Signor Polonini ; 11 Conte
de Nevers, Signor Tagliafico ; De Cosse, Signor Luigi. Mel ; De Retz,
Signor Gregorio ; the ilugenot Soldier, Signor Seidl ; Meru, Signor
Rommi ; Raul di Nangis, Signor Mario.
The Incidental Divertissement will be supported by Manes. Ko-
iscoberg and Lebiond; M. Flasse and M. Ruault.
Composer, Director of the Music, and Conductor, Mr. Costa.
Commence at Eight o'clock.
Dr. Louis Spohr, the composer, will preside in the Orchestra.

BATTY'S GRAND NATIONAL HIPPO-
DROME,

Opposite the Broad Walk, Kensington-gardens,
As the Season of this most popular place of amusement is about
drawing to the Close, Mr. Batty intends bringing forward every
novelty in store in rapid succession—Grand Change of Pertormance
Nightly of the most extraordinary and exciting Entertainments ever
witnessed In England.
THIS DAY and THURSDAY, Two Grand Balloon Ascents in
the Royal Hippodrome Balloon, at Half-past Five o'clock precisely.
Doors open at Five, the Entertainments commencing at gaff-Pact
]Foe o'clock precisely.
A splendid Brass Band will be in attendance.
Admission—Reserved Seats, 35.; First Class, 25.; Second ditto,
is.; Third ditto, 6d.

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN.
Last Week of the Season.
Fourth Night of PIETRO IL GRANDE.
TO-MORROW
will be repeated a new grand historical OPera. composed expressly
lbr the Royal Italian Opera, Covent-garden, by M. Jullien, entitled
PIETRO IL GRANDE.
In the production of the above Opera, the
effect. The Directors have used
every endeavour to ensure its completeness and scenery,
the costumes, and the appointments are all entirely new. Three Mi-
litary Bands will be employed, and the Chorus will be augmented by
the addition of 42 voices. Beeemak,llerr Formes; Gralitzin.
Catterina, Madlle Anna Zen'; Sheremetof, Signor Polo-
Signor Soldi; Mentschikoff, Signor Stigill ;
nini ;Bauer, Signor Mel ; Lefort, Signor Tagliaflco ; Zeinberg, Signor
Pietro, Signor Tamberlik.
Rommi ; Eraldo, Signor Rache ;
The Incidental DiverUssement will be supported by Marines. Le_
blond, Kolemberg, Sand, Robert ; and M. Alexandre.
The National Dances by ?itadlle. Adrienoff (Premiere Dansense
from the Imperial Theatre at St. Petersburgh, her second appearance
in England.)
With new Scenary. Costumes, and Appointments.
The Libretto written by D. Ryan, Esq.
The Scenery by Messrs. Grieve and Telbin ; the Costumes by Mrs.
E. Bailey and Madame Marzio ; the Appointments by Mr. Prescott ;
the
the Machinery by Mr. Allen ; the Dances by Mons. Alexandre ;
Spectacle arranged by M. Laurent.
Jullien will preside in the Orchestra on this occasion.
The performances commence at Half-past Seven o'clock preciseiy.
Tickets for the Boxes, At.n.
----, or the Pit may be had (ior
the
Night or Season), at the Box-office of the Theatre, svOich is open
from Eleven till Five o'cloek ; and of the principal librarians and
musicsellers.

TELATEE ROYAL, HAT'MATISJ°T.
Mr. B. Webster, Sole Lessee and Manager, Old Brow?
ton.
THIS EVEIN,
Will be performed a new Drendued TILE WRITING ON
THE WALL. Augustus Trotter, Esq
a,
Mr. Wright ; Tobias, Mr. 0,
Smith; Richard Oliver, r. Emery y ; iob Snaithers, Mr. P. Bedford;
Lady Elton, Mrs. L. largrette, Miss E. Chaplin ; Carlotta
Bmithimi, Miss Woolgar. Murray;;
After which GOOD NIGHT I SIGNOR PANTALON.
To conclude with the FaXCO of THE MOTHER AND CHM')
ARE DOING WELL. Lieutenmax.ant
wOen'Sc,timrPPer.
Nir,
olgsrrel.
IP;aEnlmilßeydlrcils
Mr. Felix Fluffy, Mr. Wright ;
Emma Harding

R,y AL AMPHITHEATRE.
ol' her hikiesty and his Bun' 'Ugh,
eas
under the rats°ll2ge prince Albert.
proprietor
and Manager, Mr. W. Batty,
Tho anst successful find popular Theatre in London.
THIS EVEN/NG,
produced, a grand Spectacle, written expressly for the Am-
win be E. Fitzball, Esq., entitled PETER THE GREAT,
from the Princess's, will appear.
in mss
byitderoi
the immense applause nightly bestowed upon
c°"ecillence
of
the performancesthe
re-engaged them for a limited number of nights. They will ap-
pear every evening in their most daring feats, which astonish all
who see them. They are the greatest wonders of the world.
After which a group of Elephants in the Circle, trained to run as
Borges, their Eastern trainers will go through their feats of agility
on the bare backs of the animals, and various pleasing acts of Eques-
trian exercise will be represented by the first artists of the day, both
Foreign and English.
To conclude with a Laughable farce.
Mr. Batty has engaged Mr. Stokes, with his talented troupe of
American Equestrians, who were to have made their debut th's
Evening, but, in consequence of their horses not having recovered
from the effects of the sea voyage, it is postponed to the 30th, when
they will positively appear.
TlClaets to be had at the tiox-oflice from Eleven till Four
Stage Manager, Mr. Leclercq.

ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGIOAL GARDENS.
Open for the Season.
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.
Third Week of the Vocal Entertainments.
The Proprietor has the gratification to announce that the Madri-
gal and Glee Party were received with immense applause, and will
continue their performance till further notice.
GRAND VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL CONCERT.
Pnixcrpst Vocal:ins—Miss Messent, Miss Clara Henderson, Mr.
Young, Mr. Manvers, and Mr. Leffler. Conducted by Mr. J. L.
Hatton, who will preside at the Pianoforte.
PRlNcipar., INSTRUMENTAL EOLOISTS—Messrs. J. Richardson
(Flute), Wale (Clarionet), Lazarus (Clarionet), Viotti Collins
( Violin), CRAB (Trombone), Collinet (Flageolet), Sidney Pratten
(Flute), and Conductor of the Orchestra, Mr. C. Godfrey.
Exhibition of Danson's Colossal Daylight View of MOUNT
ETNA and the CAVES of VULCAN and the CYCLOPS—Splendid
And interesting Menagerie--Promenade Concert by Godfrey's un-
rivalled Military Band—Various Amusing
Dusk at
Dusk with a Grand Pyrotechrie Exhibition by Messrs. Southby,
representing the Interior of the Mountain (the Pandemonium of the
Ancients), with the Caverns and Forges of Vulcan and liis Cyclops,
the whole terminating with the Eruption of Mount Etna and a
Grand Tableau on the Lake of Thetis, and the Nereiads receiving the
Armour of Achilles.
The menagerie now consists of several hundred specimens, some
the finest of their species in Engiand, including three fine elephants,
two giraffes, four ostriches, two camels, lions, leopards, Er.c., and
he colossal tortoise (the largest ever exhibited), upwards of 200
years old.
Doors open from Nine A.m. Feeding the Animals at Five. Con-
cert at a Quarter-past Six. Fireworks at Half-past Nine.
ADMISSION, ONE SHILLING.
On Wednesday next, August 25, the Boys of the Royal Hospital
School, Greenwich, accompanied by their Juvenile Band, will visit
these Gardens.