The Sun.
London, England, 1856-02-02 00:00:00

OLD STORES ;•

.Ir,nsisting of serviceable Tongues, old Provisions, Biscuit Bus
Candles, Paymasters' Necessaries, Cooperage Articles, Casks,
*0 . &c., all lying in the said Yard.
Persons wishing to view the Lots must apply to the Superintendent
for notes of admission for that purpose.
Tam.
Catalogues and Conditions of Sale may be had here and at the

CHICKENS.—A Coupl(4 of the best Devonshire
Chickens and a good flavoured Tongue, together Bs. 6d.. and
_a the same price till May. Clotted Cream daily, per mail. Dart-
Thor Forest and Welsh Nfutton.— A 114 t of articles, with prices, en
application to WILLIAX TUCKER, Devonshire nous; 237, Strand
Established 34 years.

TREATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE.
Lessee, Mr. E. T. SMETH.
Acting Manager, Mr. CHARLES MATHEWS.
Stage Manager, Mr. ROBERT ROBBY.
The Box office open daily, from Ten till Six o'clock, under the
superintendence of Mr. Edward Chatterton.
The REDUCED PRICES at this Theatre as follow :—Pri-
'ate boxes, to hold two persons, 10s. 6d. Cs. for each person
Zra); on the grand tier, one guinea ; proscenium and stage
bones 21. 25.; galleries, M. and ls. ; pit, 2s. ; upper boxes,
Et 6d. ; first circle, 2s. 6(1.; dress circle, 3s.
MORNING PERFORMANCE EVERY WEDNESDAY,

at Two o'clock.
CIS EVENING, will be performed
THE GREAT GUN TRICK.
After which will be produced an entirely Novel and Original
Inductive, Instructive, Anti-Hypochoudriacal, Periodical,
Episodical, Magical, Tragical, Logical, Chrono'ogical, Gra-
' IThioal, Chorographical, Philosophical, Cryptographical,
parabolical, Symbolical, Rhythmical, Mimical, Academical,
Ifechaideal,• Technical, Pyrotechnical, Historical, Harmo-
laical, Heroical, Typical, Allegorical, Metaphorical, Chime-
;ilia], Satirical, Historical, Metrical, Symmetrical, Lyrical,
Ansical, Practical, Poetical, Whimsieal, Fantastic, and Side
Phakespearean new
GRAND COMIC CHRISTMAS PANTOMIME,
which for many for many weeks past has engaged the ex-
teneiva and unrivalled resources of this establishment, and
'which will now appear under the additional, traditional,
and peculiarly suggestive title of
kro
DIDDLE DIDDLE ; or, Harlequin King Nonsense
and the Seven Ages of Man.
lv
"n Scenery entisseleresei painta,l, by and under ,the Buyer,
, tendence of Mr. Wliam Beverle, asitsted by Messri.
yftes, Wilson, Gompoilrtz, and numerous assistants.
24 Machinery by Mr. Tucker and assistants. The Pro-
Vtliies, Decorations, &c., by Messrs. Needham, Glindon, and
ellere. The Tricks by Messrs. Roo and assistants. The
lap°roaTaphic Arrangements under the direction of Madame
Iwie. The Masks and Personal Appointments designed and
:ecutecl by the celebrated Dykwynkyn, Artist iu Panto-
e3ie Physiolognomy, and Photographic Delineator of
118, Sprites, and Goblins to the Court of Fairy Land. The
ertare and Mush.: composed and arranged by Mr. J. H.
E
The Comic Scenes by Harry Boleno, Glindon, and
L. Blanchard. The Grotesque Burlesque Opening in-
Tented and written by E. L. Blanchard, Author of " Merle-
,sin Hudibras," " King Huminingtop," " Jack and Jill,"
••e• ; and the whole arranged and produced under the super-
lteadence of Mr. Robert Roxby.
First of the Seven Ages--" The Infant."
HALL OF NURSERY RHYMES,
In the dominions of King Nonsense.
Heroes of Nursery Literature.
Lit Sprat, Mr. Eatnofat ; Simple Simon, Mr. Tom Noddy ;
?It% Jack Horner, Master Plummy • Little Be Peep, Miss
4°llYwinks ; Little Tommy Tucker, Master Singsong ;
itliPty Dutnpty, Mr. Eggshell ; Little Boy Blue, Master
1;
; 01d Mother Hubbard, Mrs. Leaveabone ; The
4t and the Fiddle (from an original Kit-cat Portrait), by a
'Linguislied elan Pler ; Nonsense (the of a great
Y Lines), 111ra.y GlindoKingn ; Spirit of Common Sense (on an
s7casional visit), Miss Fanny Reeves; Baby in Cradle, Little
irdlekins ; Routine and Reitape (banished to Noodledom),
Musty and Rusty; Old Friends and Now Faces
They
have their Exits and their Entrances."
Second Ago—" The School Boy."
I' Then the whining school-boy with his satchel
And shining morning face, creeping like snail unwillingly
to schoOl."
VILLAGE OF PRETTYWELL,
Itith distant view of the Village Church and surrounding
country. —Early Morning.
16ob ling Hopeful (afterwards Harlequin), Signor Verroni ;
4 bedyhoy (his schoolfellow afterwards Clown) Harry Bo-
°; Dr. Birch (the Village Schoolmaster—afterwards Pan-
W°°n), Mr. G. Tanner; His Pupils, Masters Fagg, Bragg,
o Nagg, Lace, Magg, Stagg, and Tagg ; Rosa (Ward to
MThe Justice," and afterwards Columbine), Madame Boleno ;
it;les Starch, Governess at Mrs. Howdydo's Establishment
ItlY,aung Ladies," in the Village of Prettywell-cum-Thank yo).
84,4 Buckram ; Her Pupils--Misses Prattle, Rattle,
Ph!glo, Goggle, Joggle, Fangio, Dangle, Sidle, Ogle, Romp,
11r%Puss, and Simperwoll ; Hobsou (the Village Carrier),
o_. Packer ; Bun-woman, Mrs. Goody.
11:inns slimmed up somehow—School Forms and Ceremonies,
4°Tis not Lessened, and Cartoons for Young England—The
Cake and the Seedy Schoolmaster- Working the Oracle
,t 7 Playing the Truant—How Young Hopefulwants to catch
l'''• and how Hobbedyboy contrives to book it—How the
il°°lnilster tries the rod, and how well somebody catchesY
How Young Hopeful blows his own trumpet, and the
14 Ladies' Establishment comes out all two, to, two too
Caine at Cricket and Dr. Birch bowled out.
Third Ago— " The Lover."
" Then the Lover,
Sighing like furnace with wofal ballad
tux Made to his Mistress'S eyebrow."
ISNIITIFS FORGE AND ROAD-SIDE INN (Sunset).
Hebb
Dd and Nobb (the Village Blacksmiths), Messrs. Batter
Clatter ; afterwards Sprites, The Brothers Elliot;
.._rablestout (Mine Host of the " Leather Bottle), Mr. A.rfa-
f afCutniusir (Head Waiter), Mr. Readytongue ; Yessor
1 Nosey (his Assistants), Messrs. Cut. and Run ; Cook, Mr.
r
rjtewell ; Boots, M. Tizzy ; Chambermaid, Miss Bobaday
heleant Kite (a Tteciaiiting •Officer—afterwards- Pantaiom)-,.-
Johnson ; Justice" (one of the " Great Un-
)41141" afterwards Clown), Tom Matthews ; Flipper and
e,,-11.,likeY (his Footman) Messrs. Cringe and Crawley ; Re-
si",l". Messrs. Gawky, Gaby, Grimm, Glumm, Gabble, and
pi-unawayTootle Drummer, Mr. Rowdydow
Valionper and Cha,wbacon (Agricultural Labourers), Messrs.
Bumpkin and Joskyn.
/„11110 arks from the nvil amoous and hammer-us—The
struck whilst it isa hot—Ther Lover's Sonnet- The Jus-
:race's tongue and course of Truo Love—neither running
gn9„°4lll"-which" List, list, oh, list I"whieh he dogs—The cense-
Z'enoes thereof, and how Serjeant Kite, being the Author of
great Military Work, gets a good Review.
Fourth Ago—" The Soldier."
Pllll " Then a Soldier,
, of strange oaths, and bearded like the pard,
Reaaptis in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel,
"king the bubble reputation, even in the cannon's mouth."
Th®OLD ABBEY RUINS (Evening).
-','Ysting Place and the Lover's Reverie—" Oh, there's
nothing half so sweet in life as Love's young dream."
Dream on, good youth, and show the world awake,
The The wondrous change that only love can make."
tue Spirit of Love, Miss Wadllaill—Cupid (her Messenger),
Master Mischief.
1101:43, Joy, Desire, Happiness, Truth, Delight, Rapture,
°ll4llco (Sze., by Misses Richardson, E. Richardson, L.
gooey,4 &c,
Pid, Mechanical, and Marvellous Scenic Metamorphosis,
revealing "
THE ABODE OF LOVE.
1 •
Unnamed by the Electric Light of One Hundred Bright Eyes.
Grand Ballet d'Amour —Principal Dancer, Miss Rosin
"might, assisted by Mdlles. Therese, Marian Lees, &c.
Fifth Age—" The Justice."
" And then the Justice,
In fair round belly, with good capon lined,
With eyes severe, and beard of formal cut,
Foil of wise saws and modern instances;
And so he plays his part."
JUSTICE HALL IN THE OLD MANOR HOUSE,
TWILIGHT.
eaarmer Whackstra,w, Mr. Grtunblewell ; Constable, Mr.
Tremble,
Villagers, Messrs. Gape, Grin, Stare, Shiver,
,4remble, Delve, &a. A memorable Sentence and a recent
'Wed put to it - Tho Country Squire and the Effects of a
gr,.eat Cause—How the Justice loses his Heir, and how the
Fugitives become bawled after.
Pp, Sixth Age..." The Lean and Slippered Pantaloon."
the Ruined Cottage of Old Age—Winter—Firelight Old Age
~.11ans teeth, sans eyes, sans tecth,saus taste, sans everythiug),
81r• Centenarian.
ventli Age—sans tooth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans every-
thing.

Sullen Talismanic Dissolving of the Snow to the
BRIGHT REALMS OF PERPETUAL SUMMER.

Double Pantomimic Transmogrification.
Tile Two Harlequins Signor Vermil and Herr Forth.
"11.0 Two Columbines Mine. Bolono and Marie Charles.
The
,„ Two Pantaloons ... Messrs. Tanner and Donlin Johnson.
The Two Sprites The Brothers Elliott.
The Two Clowns Harry Boleno and Tom Matthews.
A SCENE OF INTEREST—TWO TO ONE—Bolono.
Buttered Peas—Cheese it Taking the Pledge—Pop't up-
-I)°l>'t iu, and pop't out—Equal Division—Principal and In-
terest—How to evade the Act—Betting versus Cigars—
What's the odds so long as you're happy I"—The Right Tip
;"--llow to raise the Wind—The Odds to the Hod—List, oh,
tiot ! Wrong to-back-her, and no Returns—Settling Day, a
regular Settler —Gone for the Leger—ln
,for the Oaks—A
Bankrupt's Stock, and a Case of Bale, concluding with a
regular Smash

A SCENE OF INDUSTRY.—BoIeno.
4- sweet Place—Honesty the best Policy—Honey and Whacks
(W,„ ax)—Rising Steps and Steps Rising—Catching Bees all a
Beehoves you to Beehave when you attack a Bee-
Vve—Swarniing and Warming—Enlarged Heads upon a New
rlinciple—Dotnestic Bees—Long Needles—Royal Summons
--Arrival of Queen Bee and Suite—Grand Charge—Tableau.
SCENE OF EXCITEMENT—PARIS EXHIBITION—A
CAFE BESIEGED.—BoIono.
e Meeting of All Nations (Russian excepted)—Fraternisa-
won Cordiality of the Allies—" All the World's a Stage !"
"—Arrival of the World and his Wife, and the whole of his
Pamily, commencing with their Eldest Daughter, the " Fa-
shionable World ;" followed by the " Sporting World ;" the
"Dramatic World ;" the "World upside clown;" the "Wide
world;" the " Wicked World ;" and the " World in Arms."
edgings at a Premium—Not a bed to be had—" My Lodging
,41 On the cold (coal) Ground"—Clown and Pantaloon go Down
A Sweet Good Night to all."
A SCENE OF CONFUSION (LAID IN BEDS).
"To bed, to bed"—" 'Tie when to Sleep the World retires"
—The Night Mare, which makes Clown a little hoarse—As
Thick as Three in a bed—A Night Concert, which die-concerts
the Lodgers---" We won't go home till morniog"—Putting
them on the Shelf—Natives, and a Settler—The War Whoop,
the War Dance, and a Warming-pan Accompaniment—Fire !
Piro! Fire! -The House in an Uproar—Speedy Exit of some
of the Lodgers, which finishes with "Confusion worse con.
"Wed.

THE WEST END AND THE CITY.
Scott's Tavern, Haymarket, and Samuel Brothers, Ludgate-
hill—Measures and men—Hits and Skits at Everything and
~l'erYtlilug—lnns and Outs— Shoe-black Brigade—A Polished
~mentlernan—Comic Duet between the Clown and a Blacking
Ottlo Howlett's Hair Dye—A Dyer's Material—A Dire Art
for Falsehood framed— Coloured Imitations—The Sydenham
rrousers—Height of Fashion—Genuine Malt and Hops—All-
-8°.,, Pp's Pale Ale—The East and the West—Scott's Lot, and a
'lace for Public Favour.
NUMBER ONE, LONDON.
A- Visit to Dakin's Tea Establishment, St. Paul's—" In to
epos est"—Bohemians and Teetotallers—Great Drawing Mate-
rials—The Magic Chest and the Enchanted Teapot—Clown
gets Tea in it, and Pantaloon gets into Hot Water in cause-
-14,211e0--Omnibus Companies ou the Old System and the Now
System, and the System that don't assist 'em—Strong Opposi-
Pjn, and final discovery of the " Right Men in their Right
acce—Whack, bang, flip-flap, hey, presto, and Change to
LAST SCENE OF ALL that ends this strange eventful

History."
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