The Sun.
London, England, 1856-02-26 00:00:00

rEA.TRE ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN.
Pkt ,Professor ANDERSON'S GREAT CARNI-
-4 IeTEFIT, MONDAY and TUESDAY, March 3 and
6
trielitliessor ANDERSON most respectfully begs to inform his
Nabs and the public, that his GRAND CARNIVAL COM-
torn '..tiTARY BENEFIT and DRAMATIC GALA will 03-
11111-,4 MONDAY and TUESDAY 3d and 4th of March. It
al;cnlPrise Opera, Drama,. Pantomime, Burletta, Melo-
ktiit and a Sal Masque, thus constituting a round of amuse •
tOrt"'°rS copious, attractive, and varied than has ever 0c-
t0t.,112,1 London. In fact, it will be the first time in the his-
he entertainments in England that any such thing has
hc,N:Ol attempted. In America on benefit occasions, and
to -,1" is desired by professionals to pay a mark of respect
,e'erving beneficiaire, a Dramatic Carnival has been
2:'sed and attended with the most profitable results. The
at Covent garden will be an effort to realise on Eng-
Vund that which American ingenuity and enterprise
qeat'eadr accomplished with success in the Transatlantic
rek The Carnival will commence en Monday, March 3,
th,r3e o'clock, with the performance (the last in London for
244,f the great Pantomime of 1856, in which Miss Harriet
'hale' Miss Emma Horne, Mr. Harry Pearson, Mr. W.
sop ems, Mr. C. Brown, Mr. W. A. Barnes, and Mr Flex-
liy the most
sustain their several characters. To be foLowed
raost popular Burletta of the day. After which, a two-
% rataa. Then a three-act Opera. To . be, succeeded by
th,!il'eatest Farce of modern times. . That to he followed.by
kno."7 Squib. And the whole to Conelude with an amusing
The whole of the various' Artistes who are to appear,
litre along them are those who take highest rank in the
elib, ,"al World., have most kindly, and without reserve,
kni -7ered their services. Every employ 6 in the Theatre
ititii;lll similar good feeling, expressed a wish to serve
"‘ fee or reward. • •
tlh, sr:Performances commencing on Monday, at 1 p.m., with
teat Comic Pantomime of 1856, entitled
BELLE, ALLIANCE; or,
Iit@IJIN GOOD HUMOUR AND THE FIELD
OF THE CLOTH OF GOLD.
g% LEGEND of the MEETING of the MONARCHS.
btp t Ras a marvellous sweat: and goodly° sight to see those
"Mass, in the ilowere of their age, in the height of thoir
„"m"gthe and in the dignitie of theit beautye, corn-
1-Zi4g two great Nations, that bade been so long rivals and
ti%ic-"e8, instead of leading hostile armies to desolate and
ji,cYe, meet in that peaceful valleyo, and embrace like
•••k"ers. in the sighto of the choice nobilitio of either land"
-Chroniclers.
4.v:ti,uettoPTtominie invented, arranged, and produced by Mr.
141(C-ETis, with the same attention to Scenery, Costumes,
leaeueets which has characterisid the productions of " tie
I'll:41x4 Operas lately produced at this, the recognised chief
itki-'re in Europe for Spectacular Display. The entirely New
kte roost elaborate Scenery Paintelbyand under the Super-
keßtk,,deuca of Mr. WILLIAM BEVERLEY, assisted by
Inkl-tB. Cuthbert, C. Adams, W. Shalders, W. Glover, and
kb.,!°113 Assistants. The Opening written by Mr. George
014".14us Sala. The Mnsie composed by Mr. Loder (who has
prorgly lent his aid on account of the Pantomime being
D geed at this Theatre). The' Ballet and Incidental
1114 v cc:arranged by Mr. Benjamin Barnett. The Comic Tricks
kfre-Q illiam ed bY the Brothers Brough, Mr. A. Harris, and
Dorrirqon. The New Spectacular Designs by
actin, of Paris. The Extensive and Complicated Machi-
gi'lla,"Y Mr. 11. Sloman and numerous Assistants. The Or--
cnd UltL-Grotesque Masks by Mr. G. Ewing. The
1(0,c and Costly Properties by Mr. Prescott, assisted by Mr.
big itild• The Ladies' Costumes by Mrs. James. assisted by
aNst auchamp. The Gentlemen's Costumes by Mr. Smithers,
by Mr. Lawrence. The Armoury Department by
The Chappellerie by Mrs. Walker. Copyist,
Morton. Prompter, Mr. Rance. Perruquier, Mr. Rick-
Arr.: of Brydges-street, Covent-,garden. The Novel Gas
Pro,''gen-ients by .under and Assistants. Tho Whole
'netinn being the Immediate Superintendence of
A. RARRIS.

NP; r,
Seene I.
CAVERNS OF THE GNOME BRITANNICUS IN
SUBTERRANEANU SSIA.
tbOlDes—Britannicus (a fine old English Gnome), one of
Clewn`clen time • bearing a close resemblance to the " Old
adn-°inan," folly answeringtr to his eo-Gnome-en ; a pure un-
iat British Spirit, songly opposed to anything in tho
ar. of Foreign Wines French Brandy, and great in his be-
,lll Beer, 'Batty, Beef, and Boxing—Mr. John Neville.
Ilrallahile des Diablotincs. by Mesdemoiselles E. Honey,
%Q)18, Arlington. Cleveland, Granville, Losh, Brown, Page,
4:g°rY, Rose, Kendall, Martinez, Gosselin, Turtle, Ford,
I'lll, Ranoe, and Clare.
t,i'ssistant Gnomes—Blue Fire, Mr. Williams ; Phosphorus-
-I.,:ei; Mr. Samuels ; Candescentington, Mr. A. Smith ; Match.
Mr. Saunders ; Ignisfatty, Mr. P. A. James ; Red.
-avrcs, Mr. Yeller • Cratervomit, Mr. Spindle ; Torchlight,
Jaffee; Blazeton, Mr. Parkes ; Sulphurite, Mr. Topham
l'aington Mr. Plum= ; Gassington, Mr. B. Brown ; Crater
;1114, Mr. Simkins ; Hotspark, Mr. J. Jones; Illumines°,
"" . Blockey ; Nitretrauk, Mr. Pratt:

Tat, Scene 11.
LAND'S END, CORN WALL, WITH THE CAR
OF THE DRAGONS.
od Humour—(a familiar spirit, whose familiarity is con-
v7ive to the very reverse of contempt. The prettiest page in
" 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,
1. In the Hotel des Invalides at Paris.
And o'er that shrine the last Rememlrance quench
Of Malice 'twixt the English and the French !"
TAT, Scene 111.
DECK OF " THE GREAT HARRY," FOUR
18DECKER,
, (Tuns (the first English Man•of-War). The vessel lyin:
TIM alcngside the Quay at Dover, with
--a' EMBARKATION OF HENRY THE EIGHTI'I.
—enrY the Eighth (a stout monarch, of middle age, residing
1,140 time ago at No. 1, Westminster, whose idea was that
is impossible to have too much of a good thing, or a good
killg• A good wife being a good thing, he thought that the
Moro wives he had the better. Himself being a good king,
redecided that he could not make too much of himself, and
?, accordingly made as extensive as possible in the person
fe
his faithful representative)—Mr. Harry Pearson.
Pretty Poppet (Page to King Henry VIII.) —Master Sloman.
The Queen of England—Mr. Jones.
b_sM aids of the Bedchamber to the English Queen— Mesdlles.
3', Pinky, Daisy, Pansy, and Lily.
~, Cardinal Wolsey (a nautical gentleman %Ouch accustomed to
swim on bladders in seas of glory,") vide Shakespere—Mr.
a Q. Villiers.
Sir Jasper Spritsail (commander of the Great Harry), a
Weather-beaten seaman, who—paradoxical as it may appear
'will not allow himself to be beaten by the weather, and
hose asaxim is " Needs must when the Old Harry Drives "
_R r• D. Stewart.
`4.oW—Tom Bowline, Mr. Silver; Jack Halyards, Mr. Up-
,a2ll ; Jim Foremast, Mr. Partington; Bob Holystone, Mr.
`:dYard ; Joe Sheetanchor, Mr. T. B. Smith ; Davy Docks,
Mr.
.Woodfield; Tod Trunchion, Mr. Freby ; Tim Towrope,
kr' Henry ; Dick Longboat, Mr. Barry et Stanchion,
1,.1‘• Sims ; Bill Figurehead, Mr. Solomon ;Hal Hammock,
7). Harvey ; Charles Caboose, Mr. White ; Sam Sailcloth,
"usr• Mazzoni.; Nat Nortkpole, Mr. Fredericks ; Bill Bunt.
line, Mr. Payne.

Diorama—No. 3.
7°YAGE FROM ENGLAND TO FRANCE, with A STORM

at SEA.
Scene IV.

IRE INTERIOR OF THE CHATEAU OF FRANCIS I.
Between Guisnes and Ardennes.
rrancis I.—(Next floor neighbour of the aforesaid Henry
No. I. Westminster, but who himself " didn't quite
we in Westminster" for an obvious reason—" he lived t'othor
side of the water.") A monarch of the same age aa, Henry,
a" nearly of the same size ; joint author (with Henry VIII.)
of the 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)—
' lir. W. Shalders.
Webb r, Fitzjerald, Bennett, St, Clair,
ra Ciavostou, L Gmetort, Itinge, iNt