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London, England, 1840-12-12 00:00:00

SIR T. DICK LAUDER'S NEW WORK.

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LEGENDARY

TALES OF THE HIGHLANDS.
By SIR THOMAS DICK L AUDER, Bart.
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THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN.

NDER the MANAGEMENT of MADAME VESTRIS.
THIS EVENING, DEC. 12.

Will be repeated Shakspere's
MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM.

Theseus, Mr. Cooper ; Quince, Mr. Bartley; Bottom, Mr.
Harley ; Flute, Mr. Keeley ; Snout, Mr. Meadows ; Snug,
Mr. }. Matthews ; Hermia, Mrs. Nisbett ; Oberon, Madame
Vestris ; Titania, Mrs. W. Lacy ; Puck, Miss Marshall; First
Fairy, Miss Rainforth.
After whico, the New Farce, in One Act, entitled
BROTHER BEN.

Commodore Cotlass, Mr. Bartiey ; Benjamin Bowles, Mr.
Charles Mathews; Mr. Shuffleton, Mr. Harley; Dorothy,
C. Jones.

To conclude with

A COMIC SCENE between Mr. CHARLES AIATHEWS
and Mr. KEELEY, entitled
TWO IN THE MORNING.

On Monday, The Midsummer Night's Dream, with Brother
Ben, and Two in the Morning.
_ _ _ . . .

On Tuesday, The Merry Wives of Windsor, with The Critic.
On Wednesday, The Midsummer Night's Dream, with Bro-
ther Bea, and Two in the _Morning._

Doors to be opened at half-past Six—the performances to
..to-cirnence at Seven o'Clock.

Tickets and placu for the Boats to be taken of Mr. Grogan
the Box-office, from Ten till Four, where Season Tickets
may oe had upon application.
Private Boxes to be had so'ely of Mr. And:rws, bookseller
.67, New Bond-street.

I)ress Boxes, 7s. ; Second Price, 3s. 6d.; First and Second
Circles, ss. ; Second Price, 2s. Gd. ; Pit, 3s. ; Second Price.
; Gallery, Is.

THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE.

Mr. ELIASON begs leave most respectfully to announce that
the above Theatre is now OPEN EVERY EVEND. G
with the Grand Musical Entertainments, entitled
THE CONCERTS D'HIVER.

Last Week but One of Mons. Musard's Present Engagement,
Leader, Mons. NADAUD—Conductor, Mons. MUSARD.
PROGRAMME FOR THIS EVENING, DEC. 12.

PART FIRST.
Overture—Fidelio—Beetho‘ en.
Valses—Les Fusees Volantes—Strauss.
Overture—Guillaume Tell—Hossini.
New Quadrille—La Fille du Regiment—Musard.
Solo Flnt.—Herr Frisch.
Romance from Guido et Ginevra—Solo Cornet a Pistons—
Herr Koenig.
Locke's celebrated .Musie in Macbeth.

PART SECOND.

Grand Scene Satanique, selected from Robert le Diable, ar-
ranged by Musard.
New Quadrille— Rendezvous de Chasso—Musard.
Concerto Ophicleide—Mons. Prospere.
Valses—Aurora—Labitzky.
Serenades Espagnoles.
New Quadrille—L'Angleterre—lNfusard.
Galop-- -Ellasoo—Soio Cornet a Pistons
b) Herr Koenig.
Prices of Admission :—To the Promenade, Is. ; Dress
Circle, 2s. 6d. ; Upper Boxes, Is. 6d
Visitors to the Boxes have the privilege of passing to and
from the Promenade.

1.44 Mr. Eliason, in compliance with numerous applications,
begs leave to announce that the Lower Gallery will for the fu-
ture. be open-,d at the admission of Is. to each person.
Doors open at half-past Seven o'Clock, to commence at
Eight precisely.
Private Boxes can only be procured of Mr. Mitchell, Royal
Library, No. 33, Old Bond street, and at the Box-office of the
Theatre. Prices, 10s. 6d., V. Is., and 1/. 11s. 6d. Boxes
and Places in the Dress and Upper Circles may be secured on
application to Mr. Parsons, at the Box-office, daily, from Ten
till Four o'Clock, and those in the Dress Circle will be kept
during the whole of the evening, if required.