The Sun.
London, England, 1862-01-31 00:00:00

DRURY-LANE THEATRE ROYAL.
Lessee, Mr. E. T. SMITH.
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.
GRAND .MORNING PERFORMANCE of the PAN-
TOMIME every WEDNESDAY, at Two o'Clock.
THIS EVENING, a new Operetta, entitled ONCE
TOO OFTEN. Herr Reichardt, Herr Formes, Mdlle.
Jenny Bauer, and Miss E. Heywood.
After which will be produced, with that attention to com-
pleteness in every department by which the Christmas
9-nnuals of this Theatre have been so pie-eminently dis-
tinguished, the New Grand Comic Pantomime, entitled
HARLEQUIN and the HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT;
or, Old Mother Hubbard and her M onderful Dog.
"If a man do build a dwelling upon common land from
sunset to sunrise, and enclose a piece of ground, wherein
there shall be a tree, a baast feeding, a fire kindled, a
chim-
ney smoking, and provisions in the pot, such dwelling shall
be freely held by the builder, anything herein to the con-
trary nevertheless notwithstanding."—Old Forest Charter.
The Novel Effects and Splendid Scenery by
WILLIAM BEVERLEY,

A.ssisted by Messrs. C. Pitt, Craven, Brow, &c., &e.
Masks, Symbolic Devices, Personal Appointments, and
Designs for the Costumes, by the celebrated Dykviynkyn.
The Overture and Music composed and arranged by Mr,
J. H. TULLY. The Machinery by Mr. Tucker and As-
sistants. The Tricks, Properties, Changes, and Transtor-
mations, by Mr. Needham, assisted by Messrs Glindon, H.
Adams, H. Langham, &c. The Costumes by Miss Dickin-
son, Mr. Lauri, and Mr. Palmer. The Gas Appointments
by Mr. 1-1 inckley. The Choregraphic Arrangements by
Mr. Cormack. The Harlequinade and Comic Scenes b
Messrs. Cormack and B. J-ones. The Perfume of they Flowers supplied by Rimmel's process.
The Grotesque Burlesque Opening invented and written
by E. L. BLANCHARD.
And the whole arranged and produced under the imme-
diate superintendence of Mr. ROBERT ROXBY.

Synopsis of Scenery, Incidents, and Characters,
OLD MOTHER HUBBARD'S COTTAGE,
With Rural Landscape, and Rookwood Manor Hall in the
Distance (Daylight).
"Old Mother Hubbard, she went to the cupboard, to get
het poor Dog a bone; when she got there, the cupboard
Was bare, and so the poor Dog had none."—Ancient Npx-
serY Legend.
Old Mother Hubbard, Mr. Atkins; Her Dog, Signor
Lorenzol Jaok (the " Matusll, tattered wed tern '),--Miss
"nsrlruiit ; the Squire, Mr. Tom Matthews; Dame Wiggins
of Lee, Mr. Dixon ; Dame Trot, Mr. Barsby ; Her Won-
derful Cat, Master Waggles ; the Great Goose, Master
Sageaninguns ; Constables, Messrs. Grib and Grab ; Parish
Beadle, Mr. Bumble; Villagers, Messrs. Yokel, Pumpkin,
\Vhackstraw, Chawbacon, &c., &e. ; Rosetta (the " Maiden
all Forlorn"), Miss Stuart. How Mother Hubbard has a
certain " party" to tea and turn out, and of the remarkable
Pranks played by her comical Dog—The Head, the Hat,
and the Hose—The Dog's Tale and Mrs. IL's Narrative—
Arrival of the Squire—Proclamation of Witch Burning--
Threatened incremation of Mother Hubbard on her own
hearth, and her Mystic Flight upon a Broomstick.
THE WITCHES' GLEN AND WATERFALL,
in the Valley of Perfumed Flowers, by Moonlight.
Will-o'-the-Wisp ...• • ......... Miss Lanza,
Ignes Fatui—Mdlles. Sidney, Travers, Barnes, A. Barnes,
Livermore; Webb, Taylor, Braithwaite,Hammi I ton , Step -
ley, Harris, Candy, Copeland, Archer, Hawkins, Delaney,
'Wilson, Williams, Robinson, Wood, Watsin, and Hamel-
ton.
Grand Ballet, Chagne-a-Lanterne, by the Misses GUN-
N ISS and the Ladies of the Corps de Ballet.
The Invocation! The Incantation! I and the Evapora-
tion I I !
THE VILLAGE GREEN AND ROADSIDE ALE-
HOUSE,
Old Grype (the Steward), Mr. Glindon ; Old Scratche
(his Clerk), Mr. Tanner • Tenantry, Messrs. Cringe,
Serape, Shuffle, Cut, Packolf, Moonraker, and Runaway ;
Tailor, Mr. Snipshears ; Bootmaker, Mr. Tightfit ; Mum-
Mies Messrs. Grinner, Joker, Magger, Cracksides,
O'Reilly, &c. ; St. George, Mr. E. Roe ; the
Orsoragon, Mr. Scalyfellow • Valentine, Mr. Febbyerry ;
n, Mr. Wildman; Still-Walker, Mr. Longlegs; Bear-
Warden, Mr. Smnggins ; the Bear, Mr. Huggins; Land-
lord, Mr. Treblex ; Morris-Dancers, Messrs. Trip, Tap,
PHI), Flap, &c., &c. ; Jack Padding, Mr, Merryman.
R Howevel the Squire celebrates his birthday, and the Village
that follows—Coming of Age in the Olden Time j
Ilow the Tenantry treated in one way and how Jack is
reated in a•nother—the Dog's instinct and Mother Hub -
bard's reason.
THE "CAGE" ON THE COMMON (Sunset).
Grand Scena Comique and Pas de Broomstick, by
Mother Hubbard.
The Dreamer and the Worker—The Vision of Pleasure
Cand the Division. of Labour—Figures of Fun (from the
ancy-store of Dykwynkyn) Messrs. Mason, Drainpipes,
arpenter, Rodman, Old Brick, and Young Shaver, Lilli-
putian Labourers, Pigmy Plasterers, Tiny Tilers, Minia-
ture Masons, Baby Bricklayers, Short Sawyers, Dwarf
Drain Makers, and Child Carpenters by a Host of Juvenile

THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT.
The Rat, Master Longwhisker ; The Cat, Miss Mouser ;
The Dog, By Himself; The Cow, Madame Brindle; The
Priest (" All shaven and shorn) Mr. Jo ;Th
Cock ("That crowed in the Morn"), Master Cocky-doodllymanle-
e doo.
Realisation of the famous Picture in the National Gal-
lery of Little Britain, taken (by permission) for Boya, from
a rare work in the collection of Master Smith, London.

FROGPOOL IN THE MARSHES (Twilight).
Song, " Will o' the Wisp," composed by J. IL Tully, Esq.
How the Squire goes Hunting and loses his way and his
temper, and what follows in consequence--Another curious
instance of Canine sagacity—Bull-frogs, Masters Hop,
Skip, Jump, Creak, &c.
SQUASH-HOLLOW SWAMP AND BED OF
BULRUSHES.
How the Squire comes to grief and afterwards to repent-
ance, and how Jack is recognised as the rightful heir—The
reward and harmonious movements of the Fairies on a
Grand Chromatic Scale towards
WILL 0' WISP'S HOME BENEATH THE
WATERFALL.
The Transformation.
Harlequins Messrs. CORMACK and ST. MAINE.
Columbines
Pantaloons Messrs. G. TANNER and MORLEY.
Clowns ... Messrs. FORREST and HULINE.
Grotesque
1861-1862

SPRITES by the RIDGWAYS and SITWELL
FAMILY.
1' EXTERIOR OF TWO SHOPS IN " UP-OR-
DOWN" STREET.
Messrs. Iluline, St. Maine, Tanner, and Miss S. Gunniss.
Christmas Presents—every Man (and Boy) to his Post,
even the Post-Man—Clown rides the high horse, which
Droves his rock a-head—Two Young Men from the Country,
..a..nd Clown gets over them—a Sewing Machine (not a poor
Aeedlewoman)—a thorough Blow out—a Man in very re-
duced circumstance—Clown finds the Fruits of stealing
Apples in an elephantine way—a Band of Brothers—the
Police in Great and Small Force—Clown gets into a row
and blows up a policeman—the end of this scene is all
bustle—N.B. Not Crinoline
2.—THE GREAT SENSATION KITCHEN.
Messrs. Forrest, Cormaek, Morley, and Miss Gunnies.
ThHarlequin seeks Protection, although a Free-trader—
e Cook's Guide—Clown tries to take the chair—the head
WI of the table—Harlequin goes through a Deal, and
Clown becomes a Board-er—Silence those dreadful Bells—
Clown and Pantaloon make an ap-Peal to the Audience on
the Merry Musical Bells—Pantaloon rather hard pressed—
arrival of a distinguished Foreigner—Clown falls into his
own trap, and kills a Blue-bottle, which proves a bad
Buzz trap,
for him—a Lecture on the Gorilla, by a well-
known character—Clown meets with a few Friends (not
Quakers)—this Scene ends at the finish of it.
3.--THE INTERIOR OF A RAILWAY STATION.
Eight hours reduced Sea-side for 2s 6d—Duty off Paper—
The Times" and the Times on the rise—a book
that takes kale of Clown—Harlequin gets his horse from a
Stall and sets up a trap. No Smoking a•Loud, only on
the Quiet—Clown makes a Tremendous Christmas Tree—
late arrivals—Messrs. Neverintime, Toolate, Dearme, and
Rlessme--Clown burns his fingers (not the only person
that has done so)—Clown gives Good Bail and finds a Bale
0 goods.

4.—The SEA-SIDE,
The Sands I The Sands I I The Sands II I
Come unto these yellow sands.

A Sailor telling a Yarn and a boat Lying too—the Pier
Master's ap-Pierance—Clown makes a Man's hair turn
sandy and proves himself in the wrong box—by a slight
Miss-Take, which a certain Miss won't Take—Pantaloon
gets some shell-fish in a very Selfish manner—Clown asto-
nishes the Natives—Sailors that use their Cut-Lasses but
don't Cut Lasses when they can join with them in a
National Hornpipe—Clown gets a Sensation Leader—The
Great Donkey Stir St. Leger—Clown and Pantaloon's
Concert—fine ears for Music—they fish in troubled waters
•---a Divided Interest—a sudden Squall (Children and all)
The latest Novelty in Parrchutes.
Scene—A DISMAL SWAMP—After a storm a calm
Appears, a HARLEQUIN'S HOME ON HIS THRONE
bb` SPLENDOUR.
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o'clock. Tickets for Boxes, Pit, and Galleries, may be
had at the Box Office before the opening.

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