The Sun.
London, England, 1846-01-19 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE.
THIS EVENING
Will be repeated a Grand Opera, in three acts, called MAItITANA.
:.7bar,es the Second, Mr. BOTTHIIi ; Don Caesar De Hazen, Mr. D.
ff. Kin: • Don Jose de Santarem, Mr. H. Phillips; Maritana, Miss
tomer ; Lazarillo, Miss Poole.
Between the Second and Third Acts of the Opera Professor
:IISLEY and his SONS will go through a Series of their Classical
And Popular Exercises.
To conclude with a new grand Christmas comic Fantomine, called
HARLEQUIN GULLIVER ; or, Giants and Dwarib. The New and
extensive Scenery under the direction of Mr. Grieve ; the rture
and Music by Mr. It. Hughes; the Tricks, kransfor eatiOveons, and
Decorations by ;Mr. Blamire ; the Machinery by Mr. B. t•loman ; the
Dresses by Mr. Bovey, Mrs. Balls, and numerous assistants. The
whole produced under the superintendence of Mr. W. West.
Scene 1. INTERIOR OF GUILDHALL. Epoch—Lord Mayor's Day.
845—between the Dinner and the Ball. Magog and Gog (the City
Giants—once at a premium, now at a discount), Mr. S. Jones and
Mr. H. Horncastle ; Geleral Tom Thumb (a Dwarf, but causing a
great panic in the Gifted market), Miss Dale.
" Who'll kill the Giants?
I, says Tom Thumb,
As soon as I come,
I'll kill the Giants."—Yankee Nursery Tale.
The Genies of Pantoraine (Chairwoman of the " Christmas Funny
Club"), Miss A. Payne.—How Tom Thumb takes the Giants down a
peg or two—" From words they'd almost come to blows "--Umpire
and Re, the Geius of Pantomme, who gives her decision in a
manneref (ills hoped)n satisfactory ocher numerous patrons in boxes,
pit, and gallery.
Scene 2. COAST OF THE ISLAND OF LlLLlPUT.—Discovered A.D.
teas. "After a storm comes a calm." Gulliver (having a passion
for travelling, high and dry on a rock), Mr. W. H. Payne ; Mrs. Gul-
liver (having a passion for her husband, in the same predicament),
Mr. Hance. Extraordinary high tide, and great rush for places.
Timely arrival of the Flying Inland. Mrs. Gulliver leaves the rock
to the tune of " Here we go up, up. up"—Gulliver leaves the rock to
the nine of " Here we go down, down, down." The tide having
eeaseln to flow, naturally begins to ebb, and leaves Gulliver to asto-
sish ale Lilliputians ! Peasants (the real " small natives"), Messrs.
and Mesdames Tiny, Dumpy, Dot, Weebody, Speck, Short, Small,
Trot, Littlejohn, &c. &c. ; Inspector of the A division of Lilliputian
Police, Mr. Stumpy ; Policemen, Messrs. Move-a-ay, Clear-the
way, Pash-a-long, Walk-on, &e.; Engineer, Mr. Easwer ; Stoker, Mr.
Het-birth. How Gulliver, alias tho man-mountai Is BOUNenderovr
tio keep the peace ; and how, "by a long pull, a strong pull
pall altogether," he is carried away to the court of the Emperor Lil-
li pat. ' And wasn't he a dainty dish
To set beibre the King ?"
Old MSS. in the British Museum.
Scene 3. HALL or SCIENCE IN THE PALACE OF THE Kane OF LA-
Majesty the King of Laputa (very deep in Geome-
try—vide, Flappers at his elbows), Mr. T. Matthews ; Lord High
chancellor Parallelogram and Lord High Chamberlain /Equilateral
(fond of " Figures." especially number " One"), Mr. Howell and Mr.
Johnson. Lords in Waiting, with their attendant flappers, pages,
acc. Mrs. Gulliver makes her " first and only appearance at Court ;"
and how, having lost her G---, the Flying Island is placed at her
disposal to recover the same.
Scene 4. MARINE RESIDENCE Or THE EMPEROR OF LILLIPCT.—His
" High" Mightiness Golbas to Momaren Mully Ully Gue, Emperor
of Lilliput, Miss Turtle ; her " equally" High Mightiness the Em-
press of Lilliput, Miss Midgley. Thd Lilliputian Court (the " high-
est" families in the land), and Lilliputian Imperial Guard (at least
2 ft. 6 in. in their stockings), servants, policemen, cooks, scullions,
&c. &e.—How Gulliver, having been let out of " durance vile," not
only pockets the affront, but two policemen in the bargain. How he
kisses the Emperor's hand, and the Empress's lips. Inspection of the
Lifliputietn Imperial Guard. How Gulliver swallows his dinner, and
is only pMvented from swallowing a Lilliputian, by way of dessert,
by the news of the arrival of the Illefascadlan fleet. Gulliver re-
gains kis freedom, by towing In the enemy's fleet. The Palace on
fire. Arrival of the Lilliputian Fire Brigade. How Gulliver saves
the Empress, and is then obliged to save himself, which he does by
taking a hop, step, and a jemp into
Sceuo 5. Cqns-seetn IN BROEDlGNAG.—Longostretcho (a sub-
stantial Brobdflmag farmer, and member of the Brobdignag Agri-
cultural Society), Mr. Monster ; Long-in-the-stride (his wife), Mrs.
Strapper; Brobdignag Baby (lb and out of a go-cart), Miss H.
Payne ; A very round Robin (the mother of a very fine family)
Mrs. Redbreast ; Prize Pig (with silver medal from the Brobdignag
Show), sir. Snout. How Gulliver goes a bird's nesting, and
gets the worst of it, and how, after paying all proper deference to
the "great-ens," he pitches into the !` little-un" in the go-cart.
Scene 8. HEOEDIGNAG RED-ROOM AND NURSERT.—BTOINIigIIag
" Gemini" (Angtice twins), Masters James and Elliott; Brobdignag
Kitten. Mr. POSSOY. For farther particulars of this scene apply
ynA•sonally to the principal performers, whe can be seen in it every
evening till further notice.
Scrum 7. COAST or THE ISLAND OF LILLITITT (as Scene 2), and
re. Appearar.ve of the Flying Island ; from which Mrs. Gulliver takes
a flytuerkap into Gulliver's arms —" We may be happy yet." Our
old acquaintance, the Rock, introduces another old acquaintance,

Genius of Pantomime, Transformation of the Characters.
Harlequin ••• . • •Mr. Wieland. Clown ...... Mr. T. Matthews.
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Pantaloon ...... Mr. Howell. Columbines
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Scene 8. EMS OF COVENTRY-STREET, PICCADILLY.—Writing in
Eight Lessons. The Experimental Squadron, with Hornpipe accom-
paniment. A Sudden Peep into Leicester-square. Wenham Lake
Ice. Sliding made easy. A great Fall in Provisions—via. fish, fruit
and vegetables.
Scene 9. CLOWN'S LODGINGS.—Bed and Window change sides, and
Clown " goes down the middle and up again ;" great virtue in a blan-
ket. "To be well shaken before taken." The principle of elongation
"Carried out." Clown is tossed up, and Harlequin comes down
" heads."
Scene 10. EXTERIOR OF GROCERS, FISHMONGERS, AND WINE MER-
HANTS' Snors.—Two active lads, versus active clothes-horse. Cask
ocf.West India Produce and barrelled natives. Ladders ad infinitum,
?tilting up the shutters--the wrong shop. Try again. Ditto re-
peated. Great change on the premises, and " business removing."
Scene 11. HIGHGATE-HILL, with extensive view of the neighbour-
hood of London. Railways remember the 30th November. Grand
Railway Steeple-chase to the Board of Trade. Arrival of engines
from all the country round. " A clear course and no favour." Off
they go. Clown and Pantaloon In difficulties, and ending in a "dis-
solution of partnership."
Scene 12. FLEET-SWEET DURING THE REPAIRS, with Glass Shop,
Tinman's, Ond Railway Printing-office. Railway Prospectus and
Provisional Committee; publishing made easy. Orders to any
amount punctually attended to. The Great Guy for 1645. Great
Static of stags ; "they come—they come." No thoroughfare. The
shortest cut to the Board of Trade, producing a great smash among
the crockery.
Scene 13. EXTERIOR OF THE BOARD OF TRADE, and Probable Ge-
neral Railway Terminus.
Scene 14. WATCHMAKERS' AND BOOKSELLERS' Snoes.—Teaching
the young idea how to shoot. Illustrated London Noose. A " pinch
f curry powder." Watch on a new movement. Queen's Visit to
Germany, and all eyes directed to
Scene 15. THE Cut oir COLOGNE, as it appeared on her Majesty's
al•rival.
Owing to this great attraction, immediate application should be
made to JOHN PARSONS, Box Book-keeper.