The Sun.
London, England, 1846-05-18 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
THIS EVENING

.IVIII be performed a New Comedy, called MR. PETER PIPER ;
or, Found Out at Home. Mr. Peter Piper, Mr. Farren ; Sir C.
Foirsex, Mr. Tilbury ; Major Garry Owen, Mr. Hudson ; Facies,
Mr. Btu kstene ; Mrs. P. Piper, Mrs. Glover ; Busk, Mrs. Ilumby.
The Band will perform the Overture, " Edourdo e Christine," the
to
Fa taste, " Fra Diavolo ;" '' Antoinette," '..;ellarlus Waltz ; this
~atswOrth Quadrilles ;" and the " Brunow Polka,"
' be succeeded toy an Original Farce, called TILE IRISH TIGER.
S Charles Lavender, Mr. Howe; Paddy Ryan, Mr. Hudson;
Alderman Marrowfat, Mr. Tilbury; Pilbury, Mr?T. F. Mathews ;
Julia, Miss Telbin ; Nancy, Mrs. Caulfield.
After which, an experiment will be tried upon THE BIRDS OF
ABISTOPHANES : on which occasion they will be presented to
litie public with new Name:, new Feathers, new Songs, and new
Tales. Principal characters by Messrs. James Bland, Hudson,
Mbury, Brindal, Caulfield, T. F. Ai athews, and Miss P. Horton.

THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM
UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY.

Another brilliant Triumph i--``--ZoT)cn-11-oZd-W;a • Richard nr de

Lion" every Evening ; and " The Cricket on the Hearth."
THIS EVENING

Will be performed a New and Original Farce, entitled, A FRIEND
INDEED !

Altar which, the Comedy of HONOURS AND TTtICKS. Prin-
cipal characters by Messrs. F. Matthews, F. Vining, Wigan,
Diddear, and Keeley ; Miss Villars, Mrs. A. ',Vigan, and Mrs. Keeley.
To conclude with a New ,_irand Operatic Romantic Burlesque Spec-
tacle, founded upon certain St riling and hitherto Unrevealed Pas-
sages in the Histories of ROBIN HOOD AND RICHARD CIEUR
DE LION. Characters by Mrs. Keeley, Miss Fairbrothcr, Miss M.
Keeley, Miss Villars, Miss E. Daly, Miss Howard, Miss Bromley
Miss Laidlaw, and Miss Grove ; Mr. A Wigan, Mr. F. Matthews,
Mr. Kee!ey, Mr. Turner, and Mr. J. W. Collier.

THEATiIE ROYAL, ADELPHI
THIS EVENING

Will be performed a new Drama, entitled THE MEMOIRS OF
LN' UMBRELLA; or, The Silent Observer. In which Messrs.
ha-rbert, Howe, Boyce, 0. Smith, Wright, R. Ryan, P. Bedford,
Selby ; Miss Woolgar, Mrs. Yarnold, Miss E. Chaplin, Mrs. F.
Mathews, &c., will perform.
After which a new and Original Farce, called, WHO DID Tr ?
or, WHAT'S IN THE WIND ? Vandyke Brown, Mr. Wright ;
Ramona Peewit, Miss Woolgar.
To oe followed by the Burie-que, entitled PETER WILE S ; or,
The Loadstone Rock and-the Flying Indians. Principal cWactera
by Misses Woolgar, Emma Hardirf,, Chaplin, Brooks, Taylor ; Mr.
Paul Bedford, Mr. Mun.s.ard, Mr. Mitchenson, &c.

PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET.
THIS EVENING .

Will be rerlorrn:d (by express Shakspere's Tragedy of
MACBETH. Macbeth (last time this season), Mr. Macready ; Mac-
duff, air. Wallack ; Banquo, Mr. Cooper; Hecate, Mr. Leffler ;
Lady Macbeth, Mrs. Termin.
To conclude with the favourite Drama of DON CiESAR DE
BAZAN. Don Cx.,ar, Mr. Wallack ; M iritana. Mrs. Stirling.

ASTLEY'i ROYAL AMPIIITHEATLE.
Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty.
tailor the especial patronage of her most gracious Majesty, and
their Royal Highnesses ranee Albert, the Prince of Wales, and
the Priscese Alice. Glorious triumph of the present attractive
novelties. First Week of the celebrated equestrian, Mr. &Um
Bridges, and the highly popular artiste, Mons. Leonard Houck.
THIS EVENING
Will be performed the Grand Asiatic Drama of THE ARAB
AND HIS DESERT STEED ; or, the Pearl of the Euphrates.
With magnifient effects, and introducing the double stud, &c.
The SCENES of the clit3LE will be of tne must varied and
pleasing description, introducing the whole of the equestrian troupe.
The Entertainments will terminate with a laughable AFTER-
PIECE.
liox-office open from eleven till five o'clock.—Doors open at six
and commence at seven o'clock.

NEW STRAND THEATRE.
THE LAST SIX PERFoRMANCE%.

tetra Novelties, and great attraction. Every Evening this
Week except Thursday, on which day there will be a GRA:ND
InOI3NING PERFORMANCE, commtncing at Two o'clock.

THIS EVENING
M. PHILLIPPE will commence the Entertainment by giving a
Seleiction of new and marvellous feats.
After which, HERR G. C. VON ADELSBERG will make his
Ant appearance in England, and execute upon the Violin a Hu-
morous Rondo, with a Quartet accompaniment, and other Airs,
composed by himself.
To be followed by a BALLET, in which the CHIRARLNT FA-
MILY will appear ; and (by desire) La Petite Adele Chirarini will
dance a New Polka.
To be succeeded by the OLYMPIC GAMBOLS of the AME-
RICAN BROTHERS.
The whole to conclude with A NIGHT IN THE PALACE OF
TEKIN. In which M. Phillippe will give his most popular and
wondrous Indian and Chinese Deceptions.
Stalls. 35.; Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, is. ; Gallery, 6d. ; Private Boxes,
11. is.. and IN. 6d.

Under the Patronage of her Most Gracious Majesty.
EvraITROYILA_L__sy_RRE_Y ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.
TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, ANDTUURSDA.Y -VIEW of NAPI4E, ETttPTIN or. VESUVIUS, DESTRITC-
TPE.II, in the year 79. This
TION of HERCGLANEDm and
unprecedented scale of
magnificent spectacle is revived
grandeur, the picture being more than (ttWiee the size of the
anpr:usei led"
übnesdtru" Destruction fo'frrnuee:
anti represents, as accurately
Eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79, when the De done. the Great
allianeum and Pompeii took place-.
of Mr. Dansoru der the direction
A richly ornamented GOTHIC BRIDGE of STATUES has been
gonstructed, which will be brilliantly Illuminated at Night.
The PROMENADE CONCERTS are again confided to Jir. God-
frey. The Band is most complete in all its departments, and includes
Many eminent native and foreign musicians.
The PYROTECHNIC DISPLAYS, by Mr. Southby, are on the
17105 l; complete and effective scale.
Preceding the Volcan;c Display a novel exhibition will be intro-
duced, reprevnting the Descent of Phoebus in the Chariot of the Sun.
Mons. Farinelli will descend from a Chinese Pagoda, seventy feet in
freight, to the surface of the lake, where a Naiad's Car will rise to
reserve Lim, and bear him to his chrystal home.
An Illuminated Marine Cave, and the Glass Conservatory, splen-
didly 3tnamented with festoons of lamps, enabling the visitors to
view the matchless collection of Carnivora by gas-light.
On Thursday, May 21, the Royal South London Floiflcultural So-
ciety will hold their GRAND SPRING FLOWER SHOW. In ad-
dition to which the whole of the unprecedented attractions of the
Gardens will take place. • _ .

Feeiing of the Carnivora at five; the relicane, &e., at half-past
five ; Concert at six ; and the Eruption at dusk. Admission, Is.

'4t ~..4_, , :"., -• ~.......„. hear conamitted fen trial.
THE VETERAN BLANCHARD'S BENEFIT.—The veteran
T. Blanchard, who for nearly half a century has been a ser-
vantas Pantaloon, was the contempo-
of the public—who,
rary and rival of Barnes—and whose broadsword combats
with Bradley are still " freshly remembered" by the admirers
a that manly sport—takes a benefit on Tueday, at the
Victoria. ihe bill of fare is most attractive; and if all those
who, as children, have been delighted with the performances
of T. Blanchard, take their children, to be in their turn de-
lighted by the acting of this admirable pantomimist of the
olden time, the house will be a bumber. That such will be
the ease we do not doubt, for it is seldom indeed that a
vsteraa actor appeals to his former patrons without having
his appeal responded t.:',.
CAPTAIN O'SULLIVAN ;
wyka.nAdiaxMwaetlrii,mEonsgia.l„ or, Adventures Civil Mill-
aofutahorGenftl,eman on 'llalf-pa,y. By
work is published
of Waterloo," 3
vols. The above
be hal at all the libraries.,
day, Mr. Col-
barn,,and may now
follow-
ing popular new works of fiction, are
sarnlsr:narijusesi published :
he
2. Marston ; or, The Soldier and Stat.
the Author of
of " Salathiel." 3. Emilia Wyndham. ,i 3 Btil, the Author
" Two Old Men's Tales," "Mount Sorel," By
sions of a Pretty Woman. By Miss Pardoe, 5 The'nfis-
F. Ch so
r 1 ey
bertses on their Travels. By Mrs. Trollope. 6. Peer and°T.
Parvenus. By Mrs. Gore. 7. Pomfret. By 11.
Esq. 8. The Citizen of Prague. Edited by Mary Hewitt'.
Secotni editign. Also, just ready, Leontine, a novel.
By
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