The Sun.
London, England, 1865-01-03 00:00:00

THE IMPERIAL .IiIERCANTILE CREDIT
AbSOCIATIoN (Limited).
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London, January 2, 8,5.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. that the TRANSFER
BOOKS of this Associati n will be CLOSED on and after
the oth instant, until the 23d instant, both days inclusive,
Pre; aratory to the General Meeting.

By order,
W. C. WIN TERBO rTon, Secretary.

THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY - LANE.
Managers, Messrs. E. Falconer and P. B. Chatterton.
SPECIAL AMR SING PERFOIt3IANCES of he PANTO-
MIME on Tuesday, Deo. 27, Wednesday, 28, Thursday, 29,
Friday 30, and Saturday, 31.
'CMS EVENING (Monday), Dec. 26, and during, the
Week, her Majesty's Servants will perform a New and Ori-
ginal Farce, entitled A YOUNG LAD FROM THE
COUNTRY.
After which will be produced, on a scale of unexampled
splendour, and with novel and extraordinary appliances,
extensively employing the unparalleled resort- ces of this
vast listsblishment, the Great Drury Lane Annual, founded
on. adsghy popular story, derived from the ancient legend
recd in the Mythical Sagas of Scandinavia, and produced
in the form ot an entirely ew and Original GRAND COMIC
CHISTMAS PANTOMI3IIe entitled,
HOP 0' MY THUMB AND HIS ELEVEN BROTHERS:
Or, Harlequin and the Ogre of the Seven League Boots.
Illustrated with elaborate scenery and stupendous effects by
31r. William Beverley, assisted by Messrs. C. S. James, C.
Pitt, Gompertz, lauLauchlin, and Perkins. The Grotesque
Burlesque Opening by E L. Illancliard. The Dances and
Action of ths Ballet arranged and invented by Mr. Cormack.
The Masks, I .resses. and D. vices designed by Dyk- Wyn-
Kyn. The Overture and Music composed and arranged by
Mr. J. Barnard. Machinery by Mr J Tu ker and assistants.
Properties by 111 es re. Needham. Glyndo,e. Langham, etc.
Gas Appointments by Ur. J. Hinkley, . resses by Mr. S.
May and Mrs. i atv'er. The Scenes, Tr:eas, ,tc., of the
Itsrlequinade, invent d by Messrs. li. Bolt no and Connects.
The whole arranged an I produced by Mr. Robert Iloxby.
"Long, long ago. when Troll; and Giants lived among men,
there was a famous school where curious youths were taught
the mysteries of witshcratt."-Scandinavian Legend by an
unknown Norther. The Welkin. "The Lapland Witches
Were frequently known to go to great heights in order to
raise storms."Dmmono'ogy and Witchcraft, by King James
the First ()kaki the Lapland Witch), Mr. Meagreson.
Demon Cobblers. "Our work is good, our piece isjust, ready
Money and no trust." Messrs. Wax and Crax : Hail, Rain,
Frost, and Snow, "with the compliments of the season."
Messrs. Dash, Splash, Sharp, and Slosh ; Aurora Borealis
(with her Northern streamers), Madame Fens Menon ; East
Wind, Mr. Nipeer; North Wind Mr. ti ripper; South Wind,
Mr. Balmy; We, t Wind, Mr. Dripper; Signs of the Zodiac,
Messrs. Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer. Leo, Virgo, Libra,
Scorpio, Sagittariue, Copricornus, Aquarius, and Pieces ; The
Great Bear, Mr. Una Major ; Itootee, Mr. Steiboots ; Sirius,
Mr. Dogstar; Orion, Mr. O'Flarety. Mu stieal Appearance
of the Man in the Moon The Man in the Moon, •He loose
on at the stars that go shooting up there, or lets loo•e the
Dogstar to bait the Great Bar, Mies Roe Leclercia.
Cobble-istic and Cabalist o leant tion-then Boots-the
Storm-the Calm-Star-telling discoveries and remarkable
Lunar observations. Valley of Mosses and Lichens at Day-
break, with the First Appearance of the Solar Rays. Actinia
(the active Principal of the Solar Rays), Miss Hudspeth ;
Sungleam (the lightest and brightest of the rays), Miss Lydia
Thompson. The Sur. beams by one hundred coryphee , Sun-
beam. Mist; E. Falconer; Sunray, Miss C. Thomason. Bril-
liant ballet by the eancng Sunbeanis. P. ismipal Rays, the
Misses Guuniss. Interiorot Thumb's Cottage on the borders
of -tie forest. Hop-o'-my-Thumb, Master Percy Roselle ;
his Eleven Brothers, Masters. Lank f, Pranky, Dodgy, Podgy,
TidonY Skinny, Worry, Flurry, Teaser, Squeezer, and ( ra-
Meneuff; Daddy Thumb, Mr. Tom Matthews : Dame Pauline
tumb, Mr. G. Weston. "The little fellow was at this ime
about seven or eight yea's old, with an extraordinary sweet-
lies -i of disposLion hich it is a great bl. acing for anybody
to have, and he posse'sed a degree of intelligence much be-
yond his sees and
ecin.,iticlin,_
the
Bm. B,,Ktrgtgith and activity w. re Sit rpiisin sr,*
Mann): llow mu ;r it'" (n.
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fatuity, and how Ito .rnb ig troubled with -the number of his.
awake to the little plot that,
b‘ comes apparent. PD'asrkw.iideepths of the pine Wrest. - " Th. n
little Hop pare
th it the birds had eaten up the crumbs of
bread which h . had dropped
heart it was a brave oi i, ; but although he had a little
sante, Messrs. Irun, Urn .
Fee-Fo-Furn (the Old Story. Fugitive Pea-
Mr. G. Belmore (Ai ho, to make
to represent the
everything agreeabiOeghrnen): ITellallne,lyeruth
Y erun,andTharus ;
' as kindly consented o occasion
Ogre in the hands 'meat manner'. P 8
lirTgrt.de,e..Afloefi G. Belmore. Scandinavian Scampyrre,
little folkswits a nurnber t 1 ' -o'-invs ' •
with
Thumb and hie brothers ° ess
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are lost in the forest, and after-
Wards lost in amazement at what they find there. The great
hall in th • Ogre'a castle. . They at last came to a very large
house, and alter they had knocked several times on thegreat
gate with a large stone, it was opened by a big porter, who
asked them vertat they NV t' d " Th Old Story. The
Twelve D 110 t
Miss as
s 1 ers ot the atingere.: -Gloreioea (the Cheerful),
3I di
iestseeTte Lydiaa I omps ea ; Rokanosa (the Proud), Miss Buie;
;the h'nvionS), -Miss 'frust ; Nunbetta (the Vain),
i the 1 lake; Owglumpi ('he Sulky), Miss Hap; W.): tamagpi
Chief; schievou.), Miss Lead • V.nlicta (the Spiteful), Miss
OttempaHughes; Vixen), Miss Fortune • Osolazi (the
indolent\ M:ss
Meanour ; Sopertza (the Saucy), Miss Behave ; kanteller-
tette (the Stupid), Miss Management ; Grimgritlin (Porter , t
the Castle Gates Mr. Hokey-P, kev ; Kralajokler (Chief of
the Giant's Guard, Mr. Makulart : The Ogre's Guards,
Meg rs. Grim, Glurnm, Pi imm, Mumm, Trimrn Grumm, &c.
Dance " D'Eyriware," Miss L. Thompson. "Never mind,
said the Ogre, give me my Seven League Boots and I'll soon
Catch them, and I'll gobble up that t ny little rascal at once,
Bo that be sha.l not live the chance of cheating me again."
- the Old Story. The -now Mountains and Icy Plains.
ii i10p...,:,..my-Thumb then got hold of oneot the boots, which
he pulled off tha Giant's leg without difficulty, and being
magically ma e, it fitted a little foot as well as a I ig one-he
was about to pull off the o ther when." Ihe old Story. The
Race and the Chase of t•even League Boots. "Throueli
woods. through lakes, through bogs. throu .h brakes, swift as
as *lle wind we go. O'er hedge and lands, through pools and
,nude, what racing? yo! ho! ho !" Melting of the Le
2-the holis ay after the hard work, and general breaking
sp end going away before the dazzling effulgence . t the
Ascent of the Rays of Golden Light! with the Fairy ".31otes
that People the Sunbeams." Clowns-Messrs. iI. Boleno
and C. Lauri ; Harlequins, Messrs J. Cormack and S. Savile ;
Pantaloons, Messrs, W. A. Barnes and J. Morris ; Colum-
bines Madame Boleno and the Misses Gammas. Scene tat--
Comic. Invented by
.H. Bolen° (registered), Merchant's
Office, Police Station, and Cheesemonger's Pantomists,
Messrs. Boleno, Cormack, Barnes. and Madame Boleno,
Trip, Mr Corteack and Madasee noleno. How to hang your
Bacon-Oh, Lard-That's the Cheese -Clown gets a new
Milk walk, and afterwards walks his chalks, having put his
foot in it, and all through being in the Milky Way-a lown's
Christmas .Box-Multum in Parvo-Welcome Guests-A
Man of the World-Advertising Board and Police Lodging-
Hatching Extraordinary-Clown saves his Bacon, but
Cheeeemonger does not-Tri•,juncte in nun-Sad turks-Ati
Ben Squat-11, Ali Ben Jen-ken, and Ali 80-le-no -Clown's
system of Bantingmising-New Companh a (Belted , Shares
taken up and Shares coming down-blow Clown brings out
one of the Greatest Dancers of the Day, Madlle. iseteto, who
will introduce the Pas it !a Pena Nene -Seances Spiri-
tual-the Devenports and the Plymouths -String Opposi •
tion but no Imposition- A New Rope Trick-It's wonderful
how we do it, but we do-A Butter Pat and a Pat of Butter-
Clown meets a few Friends, among whom is a friend at a
Pinch, tittle a Friend in Need - Falling out with a Friend,
Which ends with a Friendly Set-oo - Slippery Customers-
A Visit to the Station-houee, and so ends this eventful his-
tory. Scene 2. Comic, invented by Mr. IL Bolen° (registered).
Pantaloi n's Retreat, far away from the Noise and
Bustle of
Town. Trip, "Sardenian Piflivini." Madame Bolen° and
Mr. J. Corm:tele, Clown and Pantaloon desire to lead a girl et
Country Lite, and settle dewn all serene-Well, this is de-
lightful-To bed, to bed, but not to sleep-A Cat-astrophy-
A Nightly Visit-Open locks whoever knocks-Goods care-
fully removed from Country to Town-Clown and Panta-
loon's Retreat, , tech suits soots) them to a shade-The
Alarm-
ORural Felicity and 'Rural Police-Let Well alone -
Clown mit, Tru!lx at the Bottom of it-Butt and Rebut -
Clown and Paiatabsou take a cold Bath against their will-
Quietude restored once more and rest, and the r t-A
change comes over the scene, which quite alters Pantaloon's es
views-Hard lines and n' w lines. which. brings
Pantaloon's Retreat to a Terminue. scei?e 3 Clown
maig Invented by Mr. J. Cormack. Nationa' School .ado Cab
Stand near London Pantomimists, Messrs. S. Saville,
C. Lauri, J. Morris,
and the Misses Gunniss, Polkas. Mr. S Saville and Miss T. Gunniss.oiCearbr;ibuonyga„nd _
a fool in a cab-" When we were boys, merry,
Then the wining schoolbiy, &c.-Cake versus take-An early
dD Pantaloon-_ltve
and a late scholar High water-Clown surprised at wi at-a
rate it rises-Dancing tauseht in
Company 'not limited), Directors Clown and
ofToys, and
T
Goods Removed-Christmas Prizes -A
many other Presents that present you with a BookLef
• Bel e Lettres, or Animated Alphabet, arranged by Mr Cormack, executed by the Ladies of the Corps lueßillet-
Clown and Pantaloon take a Cab to Town, and rern rather
upset, which cans se them to upset many others, that. upsets
the Scene; and the next Scene seen is Scene 4.- -Comte- _ian-
n-
vented by Mr Cormack. A Windmill near Windsor. r
tomimists- Messrs. S. Saville, C. Lauri. J. Morris, and the
Misses Gunniss ; Irish jig, Mr S. Saville and Miss J. Gun-
nies. When the wind blows-There was a Jolly Miller once
-The Miller and his Men-Harvest Home-The thrasher
thrashed-The iruits of stealing-"
Still so g. utly o'er my
senses stealing"-The bark from a it e-The biter bit-
Clown takes some bit-ter beer-More sacks to the mill-Some
get the sack-A merry go round-Clown witnesses a Revolu-
tfr-n- A Sight and a Might-A stop to the Mill-Out of the
. Frying pan into Patent Bread and Biscuit Bakery Well
bread men-Clown and Par taloon become Loafers-A roll-
it-twist and a sudden turn to-A m'sty day, and Fairy's Hall
of Splendour.
,?rivate boxes, X? 25., .£3 3s , 4s. and t 5 6s Stalls, 7s.
'-',.r.e*ti circle, ss. First etre e, 4s. }Upper boxes, 2s 6d. Pit,
-sssl-x°,ver ga lery, Is. Upper gallery, 6d. No Half price.
yoor-:ffice open trom ten to five dairy.
at a quar°tePreu at half-pa at Six, the Performances Commence
pasfoesleevveeno.o'clock, and terminate every evening at
a quarter

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