The Sun.
London, England, 1862-02-13 00:00:00

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
her poor Dog a bone; when she got there, the cupboard
was bare, and so the poor Dog had none."—Ancient Nur-
sery Legend.
Old Mother Hubbard, Mr. Atkins ; Her Dog, Signor
Lorenzo •; Jack (the c, Man all tattered and torn "), Miss
Imo. Hunt; 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
S;geaninguns ; Constables, Messrs. Grib and Grab; Parish
Badle, Mr. Bumble; Villagers, Messrs. Yokel, Pumpkin,
%Vhackstraw, Chawbacon, &c., &c. ; 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. H.'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.
Miss Lanza,
Ignes Fatui—Mdlles. Sidney, Travers, Barnes, A. Barnes,
itivErmore ; Webb, Taylor, Braithwaite,Hammilton, Step-
ley, Harris, Candy, Copeland, Archer. Hawkins, Delaney,
'Wilson, Williams, Robinson, Wood, Watson, and Hamel-
ton,

•
Grand Ballet, Chagne-a-Lanterne, by the Misses GUN.
The
NISS and the Ladies of the Corps de Ballet.
Invocation I The Incantation I I and the Evapora.
tion I ! I
THE VILLAGE GREEN AND ROADSIDE ALE.

Old Grype HOUSE.
(the Steward), Mr. Glindon ; Old Scratche
(his Clerk), Mr. Tanner ; Tenantry, Messrs. Cringe,
Scrape, Shuffle, Cut, Packoff, Moonraker, and Runaway;
Tailor, Mr. Snipshears ; Bootmaker, Mr. Tightfit ; Mum-
lilies Messrs. Grinner, Joker, Magger, Cracksides,
O'Reilly, M‘Phun, &c. ; St. George, Mr. E. Roe ; the
-Dragon, Mr. Scalyfellow ; Valentine, Mr. Febbyerry ;
Orson, Mr. Wildman; Still-Walker, Mr. Longlegs; Bear-
Warden, Mr. Smuggins ; the Bear, Mr. Huggins; Land-
lord, Mr. Trebles ; Morris-Dancers, Messrs. Trip, Tap,
/lip, Flap, &c., &c. ; Jack Padding, Mr. Merryman.
Flow the Squire celebrates his birthday, and the Village
Revel that follows—Coming of Age in the Olden Time I
now the Tenantry treated in one way and how Jack is
t rested in another—the Dog's instinct and Mother Hub-
bard's reason.

THE "CAGE" ON THE COMMON (Sunset).
Grand Scena Comique and Pas de Broomstick, by
Brother Hubbard.
The Dreamer and the Worker—The Vision of Pleasure
andl the Division of Labour—Figures of Fun (from the
lancY• store of Dykwynkyn) Messrs. Mason, Drainpipes,
Carpenter, Rodman, Old Brick, and Young Shaver, Lilli-
nlndian Labourers, Pigmy Plasterers, Tiny Tilers, Minia-
:re Masons, Baby Bricklayers, Short Sawyers, Dwarf
-Drain Makers, and Child Carpenters by a Host of Juvenile
Auxiliaries.

THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT.
The The Rat, Master Longwhisker ; The Cat, Miss Mouser ;
1-1
—og, By Himself; The Cow Madame Brindle ; The
Priest (" All shaven and shorn") Mr. Jollyman ; The
Cock (" That crowed in the Morn"), Master Cocky-doodle-
doo.

Realisation of the famous Picture in the National Gal-
lery of Little Britain, taken (by permission) for Boys, from
a rare work in the collection of Master Smith, London.
FROGPOOL IN THE MARSHES (Twilight).
Song, " Will o' the Wisp," composed by J. H. Tully, Esq.
Wow 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, &e.
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 . The Misses GUNNISS.
Pantaloons Messrs. G. TANNER and MORLEY.
el°'wns
Grotesque
1861-1862
SPRITES by the RIDGWAYS and SUWELL
FAMILY.
L--EXTERIOR OF TWO SHOPS IN " UP-OR-
Messrs,
DOWN" STREET.
Hujine, St. Maine, Tanner, and Miss S. Gunnies.
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,
and Clown gets over them—a Sewing Machine (not a poor
eedlewoman)—a thorough Blow ont—a Man in very re-
duced circumstance—Clown finds the Fruits of stealing
Pples in an elephantine way—a Band of Brothers—the
Police in Great and Small Force—Clown gets into a row
.".2.lbaudBtle --N blows
.B. up
Not a pCliroinoline ceman—the end of this scene is all
2.—. THE GREAT SENSATION KITCHEN.
Messrs. Forrest, Cormack, Morley, and Miss Gunniss.
harlequin seeks Protection, although a Free-trader—
Cook's Guide—Clown tries to take the chair—the head
1811 of the table—Harlequin goes through a Deal, and
g`lown becomes a Board-er—Silence those dreadful Bells—
iu'vvn and Pantaloon make an ap-Peal to the Audience on
"0 Merry Musical Bells—Pantaloon rather hard pressed—
arrival of a distinguished Foreigner—Clown falls into his
Bi trap, and kills a Blue-bottle, which proves a bad
Clzz-ness for him—a Lecture on the Gorilla, by a well-
own character—Clown meets with a few Friends (not
Quakers)—this Scene ends at the finish of it.
3.--THE INTERIOR OF A RAILWAY STATION.
Right hours at the Sea-side for 2s 6d—Duty off Paper—
The Times" redneed and the Times on the rise—a book
that takes leafe of Clown—Harlequin gets his horse from a
T4lll 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
Blessme--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 1 The Sandell!
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
(1011'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 Parrehutes.
Scene--A DISMAL SWAMP—After a storm a calm
OPears, a HARLEQUIN'S HOME ON HIS THRONE
OF SPLENDOUR.
Doors open at half-past Six, to commence at Seven
Yelock. Tickets for Boxes, Pit, and Galleries, may be
had at the Box Office before the opening.

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BURY-LANE THEATRE ROYAL.
Lessee, Mr. E. T. SMITH.
H RISTMA S HOLIDAYS.
GRAND MORNING PERFORMANCE of the PAN-
TOMIME every WEDNESDAY, at Two o'Clock.
THIS EVENING, THE WIFE'S SECRET. Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Kean, Mr. Everett, Mr. J. F. Cathcart,
and Misses Chapman.
After which will be produced, with that attention to com-
pleteness in ,every department by which the Christmas
Annuals 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 hes 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 beast feeding, afire 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.
Assisted by Messrs. C. Pitt, Craven, Brow, &c., &c.
Masks, Symbolic Devices, Personal Appointments, and
.Designs for the Costumes, by the celebrated Dykwynkyn,
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 Transfor-
mations, by Mr. Needham, assisted by Messrs C'-lindon, H.
Adams, H. Langham, &c. The Costumes by Miss Dickin-
son, Mr. Lauri, and Mr. Palmer. The Gas Appointments
by Mr. B inckley. The Choregraphic em t by
Mr. Connack. The Harlequinade and Comign
Sceneses
by
Messrs. Conned( and B. Jones. The Perfume of the
Flowers supplied by Rimmel's process.
The Grotesque Burlesque Opeing invented and written
by E. L. BLANCHARD.
And the whole arranged and produced under the imme-
diate superintendence of Mr, ROBERT ROXBY.