The Sun.
London, England, 1856-01-28 00:00:00

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THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN.
.Lssee Ibr the Christmas Pantomime,
Mr. J. IT. ANDERSON.

Immense success of the great Pa;lto.oimo of the Field of the
Cloth of Gold.
Triumph of the real Clown FLEXMORE.
First appearance of Mr. LEIGH MURRAY.

Tin» EVENING will he presented, for the first time,
an entirely New and peculiarly constructed Piece de
Circonstance, euiitled WHAT IioES HE WA NT ? in which
the character of tt.e Wizar of the Nor b will be sustained
(not for the first time) by himself, and the OTHER (decidedly
for the firs. line) by Mr. Leigh Murray—his first appear-
ance this season. Professor Anderson will have the honour
of introducing a portion of his own Magical E”tertaiument ;
and Mr. Leigh Murray will also attempt a Magical Entertain-
ment, which will be as entirely his own, comprising the
Ririe Trick," the "10,00 J/. Note Trick," "the ALBA-
edge Soy reign Trick," and the "Double Alpaca Umbrella
Problem." N.B.— It being Mr. L. Murray's debut as a
Wizard, the audience are requested to order from he nearest
dairy a largo supply of the " milk of human kindness."

To be followed by the Grand, National, Historical, and
Chivalric PANTOMIME, which has been so long in Prepara-
tion, and on the Production of which so large an expense has
been incurred, of

YE BELLE ALLIANCE; or,
HARLEQUIN GOOD aum')uß, AND YE FIELDE
OF YE CLOTHE OF GOLDE ;

Being a LEGEND of the MEETING of the M ON A.RO as.

" It was .a marvellous sweeto and goodly° sight to see those
two Princes, in the flower° of their age, in the height of their
strengthe and in the dignitie of thou' manlyo beautyc, com-
manding two great Nations, that hadn been so long rivals and
enemies, instead' of leading hostile armies to desolate and
destroye, meet in that peaceful walleye, and embrace like
brothers, in the sighte of the choice nobilitie of either land."
—The Chroniclers.

The Pantomime invented, arranged, and produced by Mr.
A. Harris, with the same attention to Scenery, Costumes,
and Effects, which has characterised the productions of " Ri-
goletto," "Ii Trovatorc," . " 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.
hitendence of Mr. `if TLI,TAM BEVER,LEY--, assisted by
Messrs. Cuthbert, C. Adams, W. Shalders, W. Glover, an
numerous Assistants. The Openiu written by Mr. George
Augustus Sala. nee Music composed by Mr. Loder (who has
obligingly lent his aid on account of the Pantomime being
produced -at this Theatre). The Ballet and Incidental
Dancesarranged by Mr. Benjamin Barnett, The Comic 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. 11. 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 H.
Moreland. The Ladies' Costumes by Mrs. James assisted by
Mr. Beauchamp. The Gentlemen's Costumes by Mr. Smithers,
assisted by Mr. Lawrence The Armoury Department by
Mr. Hogg. The Chappellerie by Mrs. Walker. Copyist,
Mr, Horton. Prompter, Mr. Rance. Perruquier, Mr. Rick-
ards, of Brydges-street. Covent-garden. The Novel Gas
Arrangements by Mr.. Palmer and Assistants. The Whole
ProductiOn being under the Immediate Superintendence of
Mr. A. HARRIS.

Scene I.

THE CAVERNS OF THE GNOME BRITANNICUS IN

SUBTERRAN EANIJ SSIA.

Gnomes—Britannicus (a fine old English Gnome), ono of
the olden time, hearing a close resemblance to the " Old
Gentleman," fully answering to his co-Gnome-en ; a pure un-
Alliterated British Spirit, stronglyopposod to anything in the
shape of Foreign Wines, French Brandy, and groat in his be-
ief in Beer, 'Baccy, Beef, and Boxing—Mr. John Neville.
Ballabile des Diablotines, by Mesdemoiselles E. Honey,
Hicks, Arlington, Cleveland, Granville, Losh, Brown, Page,
Gregory, Rose, Kendall, Martinez, Gosselin, Turtle, Ford,
Stewart, Ramie, and Clare

Assistant Gnomes—Blue Fire, Mr. Williams ; Phosphorus-
*on, Mr. Samuels ; Candeseentington, Mr. A. Smith ; Match-
well, Mr. Saunders ; Ignisfatty, Mr. P. A. James ; Red-
blazes, Mr. Voller ; Cratervornit, Mr. Spindle ; Torchlight,
Jaa'er ; Blazeton, Mr. Parkes ; Sulphurite, Mr. Topham ;
Flamington, Mr. Pax-man ; Gassington, Mr. B. Brown ; Crater-
,omit, Mr. Simkins ; Hotspark, Mr. J. Jones; Illuminoso,
Mr. Bluekey ; Nitrebank, Mr. Pratt.

Scene 11.

THE LAND'S END, CORN 7rir4LL, WITH THE CAR

OF THE DRAGONS.

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 Harriet Gordon

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

QUEEN VICTORIA'S VISIT TO NAPOLEON'S
TOMB,
In the Hotel des Invalides at Paris.
" And o'er that shrine the last Rememl. ranee quench
Of Malice 'twist the English and the French !"
Scene 111.

THE DECK OF " THE GREAT HARRY," FOUR-
DECKER,

128 Guns (the first English lfan•of-War). The vessel lying
alongside the Quay at Dover, with

THE EMBA.RKATION OF HENRY THE EIGHTH,

Henry the Eighth (a stout monarch, of middle age, residing
some timo ago at No. 1, Westminster, whose -idea was that
it is impossible to have too-unteh of a good thing, or a good
king. A good wife being a good thing, he thought that the
more wives ho had the better. Himself being a good king,
he dccid©d that he could not mike too much of himself, and
ho is accordingly made as extensive as possible in the person
of his faithful representative)—Mr. Hsrry Pearson.
Pretty Poppet (Page to King Henry Vlll.)—Master Sloman.
The Queen of England—Mr. Jones.
Maids of the Bedchamber to the English Queen— MesdlleS.
fleecy, Pinky, Daisy, Pansy, and Lily.
Cardinal Wolsey (a nautical gentleman much accustomed to
"swim on bladders in seas of glory,") vide Shakespere —Mr,
P. Q. Villiers.
_ _ _

Sir Jasper Spritsail (commander of the Great Harry), a
weather-beaten seaman, who—paradoxical as it may appcar
—will not allow himself to be beaten by the weather, and
whose maxim is " Needs must when the Old Harry Drives "
—Mr. D. Stewart.

Crew—Tom Bowline, Mr. Silver; Jack Halyards, Mr. Up-
ham ; Jim Foremast, Mr. Partington ; Bob Holystone, Mr
Ledyard ; Joe Sheetanchor, Mr. T. B. Smith ; Davy Docks,
Mr. Woodfield; Ted Truuchion, Mr. Freby ; Tim Towrope,
Mr. Henry; Dick Longboat, Mr. Barry; Peter Stanchion,
Mr. Sims ; Bill Figurehead, Mr. Solmfion ; Hal Hammock,
Mr. Harvey ; Charles Caboose, Mr. White ; Sam Sailcloth,
Mr. Mazzoni ; Nat Northpole, Mr. Fredericks ; Bill Bunt-
Inc, Mr. Payne.

Diorama-I,l'o. 3.

VOYAGE FROM ENGLAND .TO FRANCE, with A STORM

'at SEA.
Scene IV.
THE INTERIOR. bF THE CHATEAU OF FRANCIS I.

B'jtween Guisnes and Ardennes.
Francis I.
VIII. No.(Neat door neighbour of the aforesaid Henry
Westminster, but who himself " didn't quite
live in Westminster" for an obvious reason—" he lived t'other
side of the water.") A monarch of the same age as Henry,
and, nearly of the same size ; joint author (with Henry VIII.)
of t":a original plot of the gorgeous Drama, YE BELLE
ALLIANCE, now represented for the first time in a complete
state on the Theatre of European Politics. A monarch with
a hooked nose (who, in consequence, always looks sharp)—
Hr. W. Shalders.

Pages.—Mesdemoiselles Fitzjerald, Bennett, St. Clair,
Webber, Gavoston, E. Gaveston, Prince, &c., &c.
Le Sire do Firruboisy.—(Lord Grand Chamberlain to the
French King)—Mr. H. Caries.
Queen of France.—Mr. Gough.
Maids of the Bed-Chamber of the French Queen.—Mesdles.
Drapbla.ne, Contrepoint, Rideaufin, Oreillerine,
Scene V.
THE FIELD OF THE CLOTH OF GOLD.
_ _ _

Introducing a Grand Pas do Rosier, by Miss Emma Horne.
Mesdemoiselles Hicks, E. Honey, Gosselin, Ranoe, Kendall
Martinez, Rose, Arlington, Losh, Gregory, Turtle, Ford,
Stewart, Page, Rouse, Brown, St. Clair, Granville, Wood-
ward, and Tressider.
English Courtiers.—Norfolk, Mr. Roba. Suffolk, Mr. Ab-
colon, Buckingham, Mr. Jay. Rutland, Mr. Andrews. Cum-
berland, Mr. Sphinx. Northumberland, Mr. Cox. Essex, Mr.
James. Sussex, Mr. Thomas.
French Courtiers,—Chateau Margea,ux, Mr. Thompson.
Chateaux Lafitte, Mr Rivers. Bordeaux, Mr. Abby. St. Jul-
lien, Mr. Charles. St. Estafet, Mr. Reynolds, Bourgoyno, Mr.
Waters. De Chablis, Mr. Tower. De Champagne, Mr. Scott.
GRAND TOURNAMENT of the FIELD of the CLOTH of

GOLD.
(After Holbieu's celebrated Picture in Hampton Court Palace.)
Scene VI.
GRAND CORRIDOR IN THE CHATEAU,
Leading to the Bed-chamber of the Monarchs.
Four Fine Normandy Lassies, Six Feet Two Inches in their

Clogs.
Scene VII.
THE OUTSIDE OF BLONDETTE'S FARM.

Blondette (a village Rosiereso purely innocent, that she
sees no harm in having three lovers at a time, two of them
being kings)—Miss Emma Home.
Coquelicot—a rustic youth, whose name being translated
vide " Spier's Dictionary") signifies" Poppy." He is, never-
theless, the reverse of Soporific, being particularly wide
awake, (He is one of the three lovers alluded to, who does
not happen to be a king, and takes his measures accordingly)
—Mr. C. Brown,

Scene VIII.
Abode of the Fairy Qin
THE GOLDTheEN GROVES OF GOOD HUMOUR.
(By Mr. Wm. Beverley.)
Miss E. Thorne.

the Fairy Queen
General Transformation.
Mr. C. BROWN.
(The Transatlantic PantomimistW.)A, BARNES.
Columbine Miss EMMA HORNE.
Clown ....................................The GREAT FL EXMORE.
ADULTERATION BUILDINGS, TURMERIC-ROW,
RED LEAD-SQUARE.
A Glass of Ale and a Stomach-aehe for 4d. -Genuine double-
you-up-Stout—Up to Snuff and down to Pepper—How the
Bread Rises—Sweet upon SUgar. All pickles to believe in
Pickles—Chalk-farm Dairy Cows v. Pumps—Gunpowder
Tea, " warranted to go off"—Pale Ale peculiarities.
ys.
Imps.—Quassia, Mr. Wyatt ; Strychnine, Mr. Scott ; Blue
Ruin, Mr. Carter ; oxyplumbi, Mr. Strangewa
The terror of The " Times"—The Lancinations of the
" Lancet"—Black Crosses in Red Lead-square.
THE WIZARD'S LABORATORY IN THE CHATEAU DE
ME PHISTOPHILES, HELIGOLAND.
Magic Somersaults—The Bewitched Ottoman - The Dragon
la diable -The Inextinguishable, Inexhaustable, Unstopper-
able, Go-a-head Bottle—" 100/. Reward, who'll Shoot a
Clown ?"—The Blunderbuss of Botheration—Bursting of the
Wizard's Bust—Small Wizards made to order, Pattern Pre-
sented—Quickest way to Nowhere—How to make Harlequins
—The way to Crush the Crushers.
THE NEW CASTLE OF BALMORAL.
Rusticity in the Highlands—Pipers and Pastoralities—
Highland Reel, introducing a grand Flexmorean Medley The
Portfolio of Inexhaustibility and Universality—The Inoaptur-

Hart equin
Pantaloon