The Sun.
London, England, 1847-01-05 00:00:00

TNEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE.
The eminent PANTOMIME THEATRE, and the FIRST PANTO-
MIME COMPANY.

THIS EVENING
Will be performed Baif H
e's Opera, ent:tled TE
quis do Vernon, r. Weiss ; Floreville, Mr. Rafte tr°NDMA
M ;-Morlicr_er:
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Horncastle ; Ardenford, Mr. D. se. King; Mal- a-P cop.% I
cy ; Madame Corinne, Miss Romer; Grisctte, Miss R. Isaacs.
niter which will be produced the Grand Comic Chrlistinasentiitiiteo-:
m?me, be.ng a mixture of the Listorical and legenns
kaory,_.
H SRLEQUIN AND ST. GEORGE AND TIIE Dht.
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Overture and Music composed by Mr. It. Hughes
ands
te,,sive Scenery by Mr. Grieve, Mr. Teibin, a numerous as-
eistants ; the Tricks and Transformations by Mr. B amire ; the Ma-
tindery by Mr. Moman ; the Dresses by Mrs. .under ,the
Balls,
and a host of auxiliaries. The whole produced under the superm-
endence of Mr. W. West.
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Scene 1. ABODE OF KALYBA, THE E.NCHANTRESS.—Date and o-
&Silty not exactly known, but considered by the Antiquaritui
time or other," Society
to have been discovered " somehow or ether!' " some
near " somewhere or other " Kalyba (the Euchant.ress, not by Balfe,
mistress of all the elements, except those of " Arithna tends an et ,"hdavFingu-
quite miscalculated her power), Mr. H. Horticastle
Tics (illustrating a common expression of speech, as ith anything but
common expression of countenance), Messrs. J. W, Morgan, Burt,
a Connell, and 11. Payne ; Earth, Air, Fire, and Water, (the four Ele-
insists, with a strong love of mischief), by Dealers in each; the
March of Intellect (travelling "incog." as," Young England," a true
bit of British blood, by Intellect out of Industry, dam by Science,
out of Perseverance, has never been beaten, and can be matched
against anything), Miss Annie Payne.—llow the March of Intellect
pays a " flying visit" to Kalyba ; and how, being empowered by the
Committee on National Education, he gives the old lady sudden no-
tice to quit, by as suddenly changing the premises to
Scene 9. INTERIOR OF INFANT SCHOOL.—SCIIOOIIIIIISIer, Mr. Big-
w who, at the request of his " Illustrious Visitor," gives the boys
a half-holiday on Hiss occasion.
Scene 3. EXTERIOR AND BARRACAN OF COVENTRY CASTLE.
'he Earl of Coventry (Lord High Steward of England, and his own
into the bargain), Mr. Mazzoni ; the Countess of Coventry (a good
housewife, and supposed to have been the inventor of the cerebrated
" Coventry Cake"), Miss Haines ; Head Nurse (with a good character
from her last place), Mr. Cheel ; Master George (afterwards cele-
brated for a battle he fought with a dragon, but at present without
any knowledge of " arms," except his nurse's), Miss Marks ; Masters
Andrew, David. Patrick, Denis, James, Anthony (very youthful
knights, but destined, with their " cousin George," to astonish the
natives by and by as " The Seven Champions of Christendom"), Mas-
ts rs Coyle, Savell, Dix, Welsh, Desberg, Francis.—How the youthful
St. George is feted on his birth-day—how he makes his" first," and
audy his " last " appearance IN public on the occasion—how his
"cousins " Andrew, David, Patrick, Denis, James, and Anthony
come to a ish him many happy returns of the day—and how Kalyba
shows her " love of children" by taking the " whole brood tinder
her wing."
NOTICE.—" Notbinge material to our historic" occurring during
a period of fifteen yesrs, the author trusts that the audience will al-
baw him to cut it, and come again to
Scene 4. KALYBA'S HOUSE or CORRECTION !—St. George of Eng-
land (a runfutt to look at, but a rare'un to go), Mr. W. H. Payne ;
St. Andrew of Scotland, St. David of Wales, St. Patrick of Ireland
st. Denis of France, St. James of Spain, St. Anthony of Italy (all
pretty much of the same kidney !) Mr. heath, Mr. Deuglas, Mr.
Marks, Mr. Chapino, Mr. Sanger, Mr. J. Haynes.—How St. George
and his brother champions (considerably grown since their last ap-
pearance in public) arc kept in durance vile, and on " very short
commons" by Kalyba—how Kalyba pops her affections on St. George
who " can't abide her"—in short, how—but we won't anticipate—
merely observing, that the upshot is the Downfall of Kalyba, and
ti.e Emancipation of the Seven Champions of Christendom!
Scene 5. DOVER IiOADS.—IIow the Seven Champions of Christen-
dom set out for their respective destinations—" the management
haying, in the handsomest manner," made special arrangements for
that purpose with the various " Metropolitan Conveyance Com-
panies."
Scene 6. BANKS OF TIIE NlT.E.—Almanzor, King of Morocco (his
own Lord Iligh Admiral, Commander-in-Chief, &e., on his way to
King Ptolemy's Court, to court King Ptolemy's daughter), Mr. T.
Matthews ; Ptolemy, King of Egypt (rather a remote ancestor of
Ibrahim Paella, better known as Abraham Parker), Mr. Priorson.
Moorish Sailors, Attendants on King Ptolemy, &c. How Almanzor
came to Egypt to be married—ths Princess having a decided objec-
tion to their being " bound in Morocco ;" and how St. George, not
having even " dipped" into the question of " lights," runs his
Steamer on shore, and saves himself on the funnel.
Scene 7. GRAND HALL IN THE PALACE OF PTOLEMY THE FIRST,
KING or Eorpr.—The Princess Sabra, Mr. Hance, about to be mar-
ried to the King of Morocco, but patriotically devoting herself to the
digestive organs of the Dragon (a gentleman, whose prodigious
allowance of jaw enables him to speak (cc nirnself), Mr. Wieland.
How this " marriage in high life" is sun :only interrupted by the
Dragon, who, not only forbids the banns ; but elopes with the bride;
thereby plunging " her illustrious parents and several families of dis-
tinction at the west-end of the town into the deepest affliction," &c.
(vide Morning Papers).