The Sun.
London, England, 1862-01-30 00:00:00

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1 EMIRUBY-LANE THATTHRE ROYAL.'
Lessee, 31r. R S.
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY6'.
C, ND MORNING PERFORMANCE of th.:. FJ!..-N-
-TOMIME every WEDNESDAYR, atM Two o'Clock.
THIS EVENING, a new Operetta, entitled ONCE
TOO OFTEN. Herr Reichardt, Herr Formes, Mdllo.
Jenny Bauer, and Miss E. Heywood.
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 pre-eminently dis-
tinguished, the New Grand Comic Pantomime, entitled
HARLEQUIN and the HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT;
or, Old Mother Hubbard and her IN 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, 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 Transfer.
mations, by Mr. Needham, assisted by Messrs C-lindon, H.
Adams, H. Langham, &e. The Costumes by Miss Dickin-
son, Mr. Lauri, and Mr. Palmer. The Gas Appointments
by Mr. Binckley. The Choregraphic Arrangements by
Mr. Cormack. The Harlequinade and Comic Scenes by
Messrs. Cormack and B. Jones. The Perfume of the
Flowers supplied by Rimmel's process.
The Grotesque Burlesque Opening invented and written
by E. L. BLANCHARO.
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 Rookwoo Manor Hall in the
Distance (Daylight).d
" Old Motfier ard, 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-

eeryLegend.
Old Mother Hubbard, Mr. Atkins ; Her Dog, Signor
Lorenzo ; Jack (the " Man all tattered and torn "), Miss
F. 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 ; Parish
Beadle, Mr. Bumble ; Villagers, Messrs. Yok a
el,Pumpkin,
kin
Whackstraw, Chawbacon,Rosett hMa
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,Hammitton, Step-
ley, Harris, Candy, Copeland, Archer, Hawkins, Delaney,
Wilson, Williams, Robinson, Wood, Watson, and Hamel-

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

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Old Grype (the Steward), Mr. Glindon ; Old Scratche
(his Clerk) Mr. Tanner • Tenantry, Messrs. Cringe,
Scrape, Shake, ' Cut, Packoff, Moonraker, and Runaway ;
Tailor, Mr. Snipshears ; Bootmaker, Mr. Tightfit ; Mum-
mies, 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. Treblex ; Morris-Dancers, Messrs. Trip, Tap,
Ylip, Flap, &c., &c. • Jack Padding, Mr, Merryman.
How the Squire celebrates his birthday, and the Village
Re-vel that follows—Coming of Age in the Olden Time
How the Tenantry treated in one way a
dndM how J
Hub ack is
rested in another—the Dog's instinct another -
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
and the Division of Labour—Figures of Fun (from the
Fancy-store of Dykwynkyn) Messrs. Mason, Drainpipes,
Carpenter, Hodman, CM 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
Auxiliaries.
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. 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.
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 conies 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'
AS
TER HOMEFALL BENEATH THE
W.
The Transformation.
Harlequins Messrs. CORMACK and ST. MAINE.
Columbines
Pantaloons Messrs. G. TANNER and MORLEY.
Clowns
Grotesque
1861-1862 ..... - Mr. STILT.
spirtiTES by the RIDGWAYS and SUWF.LL
FAMILY.
I.—EXTERIOR OF TWOTR E SHETOPS IN "
W
UP-OR-
Messrs. f3uline, St, Maine, Tanner, and Miss S..Gunniss,
Christmas Presents—every Man (and Boy) to his Post,
oven the Post-Man—Clown rides the high horse, which
proves his roar a-head—Two Young Men from the Country,
and Clown geks over them—a Sewing Machin° (not a poor
Needlewoman)-1 thorough Blow out—a Man in very 'e-
duced circumstan,n_Clown finds the Fruits of stealing
Apples in an elephi,,tine way—a Band of Brothers—the
Police in Great and :5,9.11 Force—Clown gets into a row
and blows up a policemt.,_the end of this scene is all
Bustle--N.B. Not Crinoline
s.—THE GREAT SENS2aTION KITCHEN.
rilessrs. Forrest, Cormack, Morley,and Miss Gunniss.
Harlequin seeks Protection, although a Free-trafer—
The Cook's Guide—Clown tries to take the chair—the lead
ish of the table—Harlequin goes through a Deal, end
Clown becomes a Board-er—Silence those dreadful Bells--
Clown and Pantaloon make an ap-Peal to the Audience ;
the Merry Musical Bells—Pantaloon rather bard pressed—
arrival of a distinguished Foreigner—Clown falls in to his
own trap, and kills a Blue-bottle, which proves a bad
s
Buzz-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 &I—Duty off Paper—
''l he Times" reduced and the Times on the rise—a book
that takes leafe of Clown—Harlevin 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, Daarme, and
Blessme—Clown burns his fingers (not the only person
that has done so)—Clown gives Good Bail and finds a Bale
goods.

4.—The SEA-SIDE.
The Sandsl The Sands ! 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 Parrehutes.
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.

ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA,
COVENT GARDEN.
'Under the management of Miss Louisa Pyne and Mr. W

Harrison.
THIS EVENING, THE PURITAN'S DAUGHTER. Miss
"uißa Pyne, Miss Susan Pyne ; Mr. Santley, Mr. 11. Corri,
Mr. George Honey, Mr. Patey, Mr. A. St. Albyn, Mr. I'.
Distin, Mr. Wallirorth, Mr. Eugene Dussek, Mr. C. Lyall,
and Mr. W. Harrison.

Conductor, Mr. ALFRED MELLON.
After which will be produced (written expres,ly by J. M.
Morton), a Grand Comic Christmas Pantomime, entitled
lIARLEQUIN GULLIVER ; or, A Trip to Brobdignag, a
Peep at Lilliput, and a Flyinz Visit to Laputa.
Gulliver, Mr. W. H. Payne; Mrs. GuLiver, Mr. F. Payne.
Principal danseuse, Mdlle. Lamoureux, supported by the
Ladies of the Corps de Ballet. The Harlequinide sustained
by the eminent I antonumists, Messrs. EL Payne, F. Payne,
11. Lauri, E. Lauri, S. Lauri, and Miss Jenny Lauri.
Commence at Seven.

F,A Tit ;_4_.• Y AL) HAY M ARK ET,
ho,„,er, J. B. Etaciratf.,x,.
THIS EVENING, to commence with OUR, AMERICAN
COITti IN. Lord Dundreary, Mr. Sothern ; Asa Trenchant,
Mr. Buckstone.
After which, a Comic Christmas Pantomime, LITTI R
MISS MUFFET AND LITTLE BOY BLUE •' or, Mile-
nu'n and Old Daddy Lorwleg's. Louise leclercq,Cliarks Le-
clercq, llerr Cole, G. Becket, and Miss Itcsine.
commence a 7.

1)()YAL LYCEUM THEATRE,'
1 Manager—Mr. Edmund Falconer.
THIS EVEN IN(;•,..Tan. 30, the new and original Drama,
entitled PEEP O'DA.Y or, Savourneen Deehsh. Messrs.
Walter Lacy, Hermann Vezin, Charles Slby, Edmund Fal-
cone! : Mrs. D. I'. Bowers. Miss Ciara Weston.
After which, a new and original Burlesque Extravazanza,
entitled LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD ; or, The Fairies of
the Rose, the Thistle, and the Shamrcck. Principal charac-
ters by Mr. Chas. Selby, Mr. WarloW, Miss Cicely Nott, and
Miss Lydia Thompson.
Acting Manager—Mr. F. 13. Chatterton.
Prices as
o
eltas usual. Doors open at half-past 6, to commence t
pen daily from 11 tlll5.