The Sun.
London, England, 1849-12-31 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL. DRURY LANE.
Le3see and Manager, air. JAMES ANDERSON.
The_ Lessee respettfully bets to submit the following scale of FriceS
of Adanssi n for public approval : -
Private boxes, 31. 35., 2i. 12s. bd., 2/. 25., 1/. lls. 6d., and 11. Is.
Stalls, ss. each
a. d

FIRST PRICE. I SECOND PRICE.
Boxes - - 4 0 Boxes • - -2 0
l'it - - - 2 0 Pit - - 1 0
Lower Gallery - 1 0 Lower Gallery - 0 6
Upper Gallery -0 6 INo Half-price to Upper Gallery.
THIS EVENING,
WM be presented, by her Majesty's Servants,
The Comedy of THE ROAD TO RUIN. Mr. Dornten, Mr. Basil
Baker; Harry Dornton, Mr. Anderson; Mr. Sulky, Mr. W. Da-
vidge ; Mr. Silky, Mr. Emery; Goldfinch, Mr, F. Vining; Widow
Warren, Mrs. Winstanley ; Sorhia, Miss Baker.
After which (sth Time) a New Grand Historical, Pfetaphoecal,
Allegorical, aid Diabolical Pantomime, by the author of " Bluff
King Hal,' to be called HARLEQUIN and GOOD QUEEN BESS ;
or, Air..RRIE ENGLAND IN THE OLDEN TIME,
" Then the ladles with large ruffs, tied round about their necks
so fast,
' Would ;rubble up a pound of beefsteaks for their breakfast.
0 1 the golden days of Good Queen Bess,
Merry be the memory of Good Queen Bess."—Old Song.
The Overture and Music entirely new, composed by Nobody-
knowswho, assisted by Mozart, Bishop, Rossini, Ware, Handel, Rod-
Well, Haydn, and the Ethiopian Serenaders. The Rounds are the
composition of a select Circle. The Catches are by Locke.
The Ballet Department under the superintendence of Madame
Louise.
The Scenery painted by Messrs. Bruning, Jones, Wilson, C.
Adams, and AsFistans.
The Properties, Magic Tricks, and Transformations invented and
executed by Mr. W. Blamte. •
The Costumes by Mr. Palmer and Miss Biggs. The extensive
Machinery by Mr. Adams.
The whole produced under the Direction of Mr. T. Thompson.
IMMORTALS.

Christmas, Mr. S. Jones; The Spirit of John Rich, Mr. Darcie ;
The Spirit of High Trage iy, Mr. J. Parry; The Spirit of Punch,
Miss Ennice ; Spirit of Mother Goose, Gulliver, Baron Munchausen,
&c., &c., by &c.,

MonTALs

Cool Queen Bess, Mr. R. Romer; Any Robsart, Mr. G. Watson ;
He, Lovely B&iby, M aster Butter ; The Great Earl of Leicester,
M. Dentin; The Little Earl of Essex, Mr. Henry ; The Unspeak-
able Lord Burleigh, Mr. Johnson; The Rashcr Lord Bacon, Mr.
Barry; The Smoky Sir Walter Raleigh, Mr. Manderson ; The
Dancing Lord Chancellor Sir Christopher Hatton, ➢dr. Chapin();
Maids of Honour, Pages, Beefeaters, Guards, Morris Dancers,
Jesters, Wildmen, Dragoons, and other sores, by the rest of the
company.
CHRIST ALAS COMES BUT ONCE A YEAR,

Bat although he comes in snow, he still hopes to meet with a warm
reception—but where is he going? Why, to pay his yearly visit to
the Spirit of John Rich, in the
GHOSTLY CITY OF DEPARTED FUN. . .

This city is composed of the Tombs of the by-gone Pantomimes—
" Who's dat knocking at der door?"—Come and see—" J. Andersen's
my Joe, John," and " I am Rich," that's more than every one can
say ; we wish they could—How to make a Pantomime ?—" that is
the question"—but the answer, it is hoped, will i,e satisfactory—
Poor Tra-ge-dy meets with no clemency, so we fly by night" to
A SPLENDID HALL IN THE PALACE OF GOOD
QUEEN BESS.
We now come to Historical Facts, therefore, as the Clown at
Astley's would say, " Let us be serious." It is an historical fact,
that the Earl of Essex. loved, or pretended so, Good Queen Bess,
therefore he hated the Earl of Leicester, and thence arose a conspi-
racy—Sir Walter Rale'gh fears his pipe will be put out—Bacon gets
quite in a frizzle, and Lord Burleigh shakes his head—but there's
nothing in that, whatever they may say to the contrary.
It is an historical fact,' that Good Queen Bess was assisted at her
toilet by many of her noblemen, therefore the
GRAND PROCESSION OF THE TOILETTE

is introduced, in which the Royal Wig! the Royal Buff ! ! the
Royal Blushes ! ! ! and the Royal Petticoat I ! ! I will unite their
first appearance on any stage, and trust to the " usual indulgence of
a British Public." These are followed by
GOOD QUEEN BESS

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en deshabille, as she is represeated ix a picture at Hampton Court.
—What comes next will certainly follow—and then will be seen

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GOOD QUEEN BESS
in all her royal splendour.—lt is an Historical Fact, that Good
Queen Bess, like " Young Susan"—" had lovers so many that she
scarcely knew upon which_ to dectie"—and it is an Historical Fact
that the following were a few of them,