The Sun.
London, England, 1862-02-08 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, LOUIS THE ELEVENTH.
'Messrs. Charles Kean, J. F. Cathcart, Everett, H. Mars-
ton, Atkins, Misses Chapman and Mrs, Charles:Kean.
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
tinguished, the New Grand Comic Pantomime, entitled
HARLEQUIN and the HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT;
or, Old Mother Hubbard and het V 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, a fire kindled, a chim-
ney smoking, P. nd provisions in the pot, such dwelling shall
be freely by the builder, anything herein to the con-
trary nevPrthelcss 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
JJesigns for the Costumes, by the celebrated Dykwynkyn.
The Overture and Music composed and arranged by Mr.
3. H. TULLY. The Machinery by Mr. Tucker and As-
sistants. The Tricks, Properties, Changes, and Transfer.
mentions, 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. b inckley. The Choregraphic Arrangements by
Cormack. The Harlequinade and Comic Scenes by
Messrs. Cormack and B. Jones. The Perfume of the
Flowers supplied by Rimnael'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 Jr, 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 "(other Hubbard, she went to the cupboard, to get
her poor Do& a bone; when she got there, the cupboard
was brlre, and so the poor Dog had none."—Ancient Nur-
*.erY -Legend.
did Mother Hubbard, Mr. Atkins; Her Dog, Signor
Lorenzo ; Jack (the " Man all tattered and torn"), Miss
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
Sageaninguns • Constables, Messrs. Grib and Grab; Pariah
Beadle., Mr. Bumble;i Villagers, Messrs. Yokel, Pumpkin,
Whackstraw) Chawbacon, ke., &c.; Rosetta (the " Maiden
n
all Forlorn"), Miss Stuart. How Mother Hubbard has a
certai
" 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—
hearth,
Threatened incremation of Mother Hubbard on her own
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,
Livermore ; Webb, Taylor, Braithwaite,Hammil ton, Stap-
l", Harris, Candy, Copeland, Archer, Hawkins, Delaney,
'Wilson, Williams, Robinson, Wood, Watson, and Hamel-
en,
grand Ballet, Chagne-a-Lantern, by the Misses GUN-
, NISS and the Ladies of the Corps de Ballet.
The Invocation! The Incantation! 1 and the Evapora-
tion I
711 E VILLAGE GREEN AND ROADSIDE ALE-
HOUSE,
Old Grype (the Steward), Mr. Glindon ; Old Scratche (ads Clerk), Mr. Tanner ,• Tenantry, Messrs. Cringe,
TSerape, Shuffle, Cut, Packoff, Moonraker, and Runaway;
lailor, Mr. Snipeheare ; Bootmaker, Mr. 'Tightfit ; Mum-
,!;3, Messrs. Grinner, Joker, Magger, Cracksides,
M'Phun, &c. ; St. George, Mr. E. Roe ; the
n "MI, Mr. Scalyfellow ,• Valentine, Mr. Febbyerry ;
`Warden!.nr. Wildman; Still-Walker, Mr. Longlegs; Bear-
Mr. Smuggins ; the Bear, Mr. Huggins ; Land-
Igirgi Mr. Treblex ; Morris-Dancers, Messrs. Trip, Tap, Flap, &c., &c. ; Jack Padding, Mr, Merryman.
Ivell-ow. the Squire celebrates his birthday, and the Village
that follows—Corning of Age in the Olden Time
44-ft the Tenantry treated in one way and how Jack is
ireated in another—the Dog's instinct and Mother Hub -
oard's reason.
G rand
übbard
TUE " CAGE" ON THE COMMON (Sunset).
it°4her H Scena
.Comique and Pas do Broomstick, by
4'4
The Dreamer and the Worker—The Vision of Pleasure
and the Division of Labour—Figures of Fun (from the
;;.a/leY-store of Dykwynkyn) Messrs. Mason, Drainpipes,
Carpenter Rodman, Old Brick, and Young Shaver, Lilli-
Irputian Labourers, Pigmy Plasterers, Tiny Tilers, Minia-
e Masons, Baby Bricklayers, Short Sawyers, Dwarf
rain Makers, and Child Carpenters by a Host of Juvenile
THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT,
The Rat, Master Longwhisker ; The Cat, Miss Mouser;
The Dag, By Himself; The Cow, Madame Brindle; The
Priest ("All shaven and shorn ), Mr. Jollyman ; The
Cock (" That crowed in the Morn") Master Cocky-doodle-
don.
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.
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.
Carle ...... Messrs. CORMACK and ST. MAINE.
Columbines The Misses GUNNISS.
Pantaloons ...... Messrs. G. TANNER and MORLEY.
Grotesque C10wn5....... Messrs. FORREST and HULINE.
...... Signor LORENZO.
1861-1862
...... Mr. STILT.
SPRITES by the RIDGWAYS and SUWELL
FAMILY.
L.-EXTERIOR OF TWO SHOPS IN a UP-OR-
DOWN" STREET.
Mest'rs. 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
proves his rock a-head—Two Young Men from the Country,
and Clown gets over them—a Sewing Machine (not a poor
Needlewoman)—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
ha,andustle ---N blows
.B. Not up a pCrinoli oliceman—th
ne e end of this scene is all
.

.—THE GREAT SENSATION KITCHEN.
Messrs, Forrest, Cormack, Morley, and Miss Gunniss.
Harlequin seeks Protection, although a Free-trader-
-111e Cook's Guide—Clown tries to take the chair—the head
tsh 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
tho Merry Musical Bells--Pantaloon rather hard pressed—
arrival of a distinguished Foreigner—Clown falls into his
Bu trap, and kills a Blue-bottle, which proves a bad
z-ness 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 at the Sea-side for 2s 6d—Duty off Paper—
'rl he Times" reduced and the Times on the rise—a book
that takes leafe 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
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! The Sands I I The Sands I 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
OF SPLENDOUR.
Doors open at half-past Six, to commence at Seven
o'clock. Tickets for Boxes, Pit, and Galleries, may be
had at the Box Office before the
Opening.

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