The Sun.
London, England, 1856-01-16 00:00:00

NO. 1917471

THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN.
Lessee for the Christmas Pantomime,
Mr. J. H. ANDERSON.
Immense success of the great Pa:itoltaime of the Field of the

Cloth of Gold.
Triumph of the real Clown FLEXMORE.
Third Night of Grand Operatic Drama.—Third Appear-
ance in London of Professor ANDERSON as ROB ROY, as
performed by him in Scotland, and in all the Theatres of Ame-
rica.— Third Night of Les Cordages Aeriens, by M. E.
Boutellier, the Italian Brothers (M. G. Laristi and Messrs.
Candler, fils),who will introduce their most novel and startling
performance iu the course of the Pantomime.
THIS EVENING will be presented the Grand Operatic
Drama of ROB ROY, with all the original Songs, Choruses,
and Dances, including the whole of Sir H. Bishop's celebrated
Music. The Drama will be represented as it is played in
Glasgow. Rob Roy, Professor Anderson ; Rashleigh Osbal-
distou, Mr. Stuart ; Francis Osbaldiston, Mr. George Perron ;
Major Galbraith, Mr, S. Cowell; Bailie Nicol Jarvie, Mr.
Glourlay ; The Dougal, Mr, Harry Pearson ; Helen Macgregor,
Mt 8. J, W. Wallack ; Diana Vernon, Miss Harriet Gordon.
To conclude with the Grand, National, Historical, and
Chivalric PANTOMIME, which has been so long in Prepara-
tion, and on the Production of which se large an expense has
been incurred, of
YE BELLE ALLIANCE; or,

HARLEQUIN GOOD HUMOUR AND YE FIELDE
OF YE CLOTHE OF GOLDE ;

Beluga LEGEND of the MEETING of the MONARCHS.
" It was a marvellous sweets and goodlye sight to see those
two Princes, in the flowers of their ago, in the height of their
strengthe and in the dignitie of their manly° beautye, com-
manding two great Nations, that hale been so long rivals and
enemies, instead of leading hostile armies to desolate and
destroys, meet in that peaceful valleye, and embrace like
brothers, in the sighte of the choice: nobilitie of either land."
—The Chroniclers.

The Pantomime invented, . arranged, and.prolafeed by Mr.
A. Harris, with the same attention to,Atienet,c.-Costlinies,
and Effects, which has characterised the productions of " Ri-
geletto," "Il Trovatore," " L'Etoile du Nord," and the
various Operas lately .produced at this, the recognised chief
Theatre in Europe for Spectacular Display. The entirely New
and most elaborate Scenery Painted by and under the Super-
intendence of Mr. WILLIAM BEVERLEY, assisted by
Messrs. C itlibert, C. Adams, W. Shalders, W. Glover, an •
numerous Assistants. The Openin written by Mr. George
Augustus Sala. lhe Music composed by Mr. Loder (who has
obligingly lent his aid ou account of the Pantomime being
produced at this Theatre). The Ballet and Incidental
Dancesarranged by Mr. Benjamin Barnett The Come Tricks
invented by the Brothers Brough, Mr. A. Harris, and
Mr. William Dorrington. The New Spectacular Designs by
M. Guerin, of Paris. The Extensive and Complicated Machi-
nery by Mr. H. Sloman and numerous Assistants The Ori-
ginal and Ultra-Grotesque Masks by Mr. G. Ewing. The
Novel and Costly Properties by Mr. Prescott, assisted by M
Moreland. The Ladies' Costumes by Mrs. James. assisted by
Mr, Beauchamp. The Gentlemen's Costumes by Mr, Smithers,
'ssisted by Mr. Lawrence The Armoury Department by
Mr. Hogg. The Chappellerio by Mrs Walker. Copyist,
Mr. Horton. Prompter, Mr. Ranee. Perruquier, Mr Rick-
irds, of Brydges-stioet. Covent-garden. The Novel Gas
Arrangements by Mi. Palmer and Assistants. The Whole
Preduution being under the Immediate Superintendence of
Sir. A. HARRIS.

Scene I.
THE CAVERNS OF THE GNOME BRITANNICUS IN

SUBTERRANEANUSSIA.

Gnomes—Britannicus tine old English Gnome), ens of
she olden time, bearing a close resemblance to the '' Old
Gentleman " fully answering to his co-Gnome-en ; a pure un-
dulterated British Spirit, stronglyopposed to anything in the
hapo of Foreign Wines, French Brandy, and great in his be-
lief in Beer, 'Baccy, Beef, and Boxing—Mr. John Neville.
Ballabile des Diablotines, by Mesdemoiselles E. Honey,
Ricks, Arlington, Cleveland, Granville, Losh, Brown, Page,
Gregory, Rose, Kendall, Martinez, Gosselin, Turtle, Ford,
Stewart, Ranoe, and Clare
Assistant Gnomes—Blue Fire, Mr. Williams ; Phosphorus-
, on, Mr. Samuels ; Candescentington, Mr A. Smith ; Match-
well, Mr. Saunders ; Ignisfatty, .111 r. P. A. James ; Red
blazes, Mr. Voller ; Cratervomit, Mr. Spindle ; Torchlight,
Mr. Jailer ; Blazeton, Mr. Parkes ; Sulphuritc, Mr. Topham ;
Flemington, Mr. Pasman ; Gassington, Mr. B. Brown ; Crater-
vomit, Mr. Simkins ; Hotspark, Mr. J. Jones; Illuminoso ;
Mr. Blockey ; Nitrebank, Mr. Pratt.

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Scene 11,
THE LAND'S END, CORN WALL, WITH THE CAR

OF THE DRAGOiTS.

Good Humour—(a familiar spirit, whose familiarity is con-
ducive to the very reverse of contempt. The prettiest page in
the whole volume of the Pantomime)—Miss thrriet Gordon.

Diorama—No. '
1.
THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON'S ARRIVAL IN
LONDON,
And his Enthuiiastic Reception.
Diorama—No. 2.