The Sun.
London, England, 1848-10-12 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN.
Manager, Mr. BUNN.

THIS EVENING,
The igntertainmenta will commence with a Grand Opera, entitled

THE BONDMAN.
Marquis de Ternon, Mr. H. Corti ; Count Floreville, Mr. Herberte;
Ardenferd, Mr. Travers; Madame Julie Corinne, Miss Romer.
To conclude with a Grand Ballet-Pantomime, entitled
THE AMAZONS.
Mr. BUNN, by an arrangement made with the Directors of the
Boyal Italian Opera, is enabled to avail himself of the vast resources of
that celebrated Establishment, the Entertainments will be supported
by a miss en scene never yet given on the English stage. With the
view of representing the Performances submitted to public patronage
in an equally efficient manner, he submits the names of the principal
Artistes with whom he has entered into engagements :
FOR GRAND OPERA.
Soraant AND Contuse I.—Mdlle. Nissen (principal singer from
the Imperial Theatres of Italy and St. Petersburgh), Miss Romer,
Miss Bassano. Miss Wallace (sister of the composer, her first appear-
snce), Miss Nelson (her first appearance on any stage), Miss Messent,
and Madame Stoltz (the renowned singer trona the Grand Opera at
Paris).
Banes AND BARITONT.S.—Mr. Borrani, Mr. Whitworth, Mr. Bar-
dint, Mr. B. Cord (principal buffo from the Theatre Royal, Dublin),
Mr. S. Jones, and Mr. H. Phillips.
TM/W.—Mr. W. Harrison, Mr. Herberte (his first appearance en
the London stage), Mr. Barker, and Mr. Sims Reeves.
The Orchestra has been entirely re-arranged, and selected from
the first talent, on a greatly increased scale. Musical Director,
Signor Sehira.
The Chorus will be augmented to an unusual extent, and will com-
prise the best voices in the country. Chorus Master, Mr. Land.
FOR GRAND BALLET AND SPECTACLE.
Mdlles. Plunkett and Sophie Fuoco (both from the Grand Opera
de la Nation, Paris), Mdlle. Celeste Stephan, Wile. Moncelet, Mdlle.
Gaillot, and Mlle. Arnal (all from the principal Theatres of Paris),
Mdlle. Louise, and Mdlle. Maywood (principal danseuse from the San
Carlos. Naples) ; M. Petipa and M. Desplaces (both from the Theatre
de la Nation, Paris), M. Jules (from the Grand Opera La Scala, at
Milan), M. Paul, Mr. W. H. Payne, Mr. T. Matthews, Mr. Cormack
(from the Theatre Royal, Liverpool, his first appearance), M. Mazi-
lier (his first appearance these eight years), and the most renowned
Dancer now on the Continent, M. Durand ; with a more numerous
and effective body of Corps de Ballet, Figttrantes, and Promeneuses,
than has ever yet been engaged in an English Theatre.
Amongst other novelties of the season, will be produced a new
grand Ballet by M. Barrez (expressly composed for Mdlle. Plunkett.)
The celebrated Opera of " Hayclee" (the last production of Messrs.
Scribe and Auber, and adapted to the English stage by Mr. Lavenu),
will be instantly produced.
A grand Opera, in three acts, composed expressly for this Theatre
by Mr. W. Y. Wallace.
" The First Wulpurgis Night" (th^ Poem by Goethe, and the Mu-
ffle by the late Dr. Mit ndelssohn), will be given in a dramatic form
by all the immense resources of the Theatre.
A celebrated Musical Work (dramatised for the first time by J. P.
Planche) is in preparation, and will be produced as speedily as the
magnitude of the subject will permit.
A new grand Opera, entitled " Kenilworth," by Signor Schira ; and
a grand semi-ser.a Opera, composed expressly by Mr. W. Balfe.
An entirely new Ballet will be produced for the debut of Mdlle.
Maywood.
Numerous treaties are pending, and amongst others, an answer is
daily expected from the celebrated Herr Pischek.
Principal Scene-painters7Mesirs. Grieve and Telbin.

Propeity Maker—Mr. Blamire.
Ballet Masters—MM. Barrez and Mazllier.
Under Ballet Master—Mr. B. Barnett.

Stage Directoi—Mr. G. Eljis.
ENTRANCES AND PRICES OF ADMISSION.
Grand Entrance, Bow-street.—Grand Tier Boxes, 31. 3s. ; First
Tier Boxes, 2/. 2s. and 1/. 11s. 6d. ; Pit Boxes, 21. 2s. ; Stalls, 10s.
614, ; Single Admissions to a Private Box on the First Tier, 7s.
Boer-street Entrance.—Pit, 3s. 6d.
Piazza Entrance.—Public Boxes, ss. ; Gallery Amphitheatre,
2s. 6d. ; Gallery, Is. 6d.
Half-price to take place, as usual, at Nine.—To the Public Boxes,
35.; Pit, 2s. ; Amphitheatre Galley, Is. 6d ; Galley, IS.
Doors open at Half-past Six, performance to commence at Seven.
The Box-office is open from Ten till Five, under the direction of
Mr. John Parsons.