The Sun.
London, England, 1856-02-29 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN.
Professor ANDERSON'S GREAT CARNI-
VAL BENEFIT, MONDAY and TUESDAY, March 3 and
4, 1856.
„ Professor ANDERSON most respectfully begs to inform his
,riends and the public, that his GRAND CARNIVAL COM-
PLIMENTARY BENEFIT and DRAMATIC GALA will o-
cur on MONDAY and TUESDAY, 3d and 4th of March. it
will Comprise Opera, Drama, Pantomime, -Barletta, Melo-
and a Bal Masque, thus constituting a round of anitisc-
%old more copious, attractive, and varied than has ever oc-
onrred in London. In fact, it will be the first time in the his-
t'arY of entertainments in England that any such thing has
been even attempted. In, America on benefit occasions, and
when it is desired by professionals to pay a mark of respect
to a deserving beneficiaire, a Dramatic Carnival has been
organised and attended with the most profitable results. Tho
17arnival at Covent-garden will be an effort to realise on Eng-
lish ground that which American ingenuity and enterprise
!as already accomplished with SUCCess in the Transatlantic
Theatres. The Carnival will commence on Monday, March 3,
at one o'clock, with the performance (the last in London for
Cordon,
of the great Pantomime of 1856, in which Miss Harriet
,lerdon, Miss Emma Horne, Mr. Harry Pearson, 'Mr. W.
%holders, Mr. CP.' Brown, Mr. W. A. Barnes, and Mr Flex-
tilore will sustain their several characters. To be followed
Y the most popular Burletta of the day. After which, a two-
act Drama. Then a three-act Opera. .To be succeeded by
,t4O greatest Farce of modern times. That to be followed. by .
,
New Squib. And the whole to conclude with an amusing
41/4111et. The whole of the various Artistes who are to appear,
Llttcl among them are those who take highest rank in the
Theatrical world, have most kindly, and without reserve,
olunteered their services. Every employ& in the Theatre
4, with similar good feeling,, expressed a wish to serve
Without fee or reward.
,Ilbe.performances commencing on Monday, at 1 p.m., with
j'e Great Comic Pantomime of 1856, entitled

YE BELLE ALLIANCE; or,
'144.-ItLEQUIN GOOD HUMOITg AND THE FIELD

OF THE CLOTH OF GOLD.
/Icing a LEGEND of the MEETING of the MONARCHS.
t It was a marvellous sweets and goodlye sight to see those
.41'0 Princes, in the flowere of their age, in the height of their
b,,....."tengthe and in the diguitie of theft manly° beautye, corn-
ding two great Nations; that hade been so long rivals and
tr„.,enlies, instead of leading hostile armies to desolate and
c'"u'oYe, meet in that peaceful valleye. and embrace like
Nthers,. in the sighte of the choice nobilitie of either land."
*4411 e Chroniclers.
The Pantomime invented, arranged, and produced by Mr:
4. Harris, with the same attention to :Scenery, Costumes,
44c1 Effects, which has characterised the productions of " Bi-
retta" " Trovatoro," " L'Etoile du Nord," and the
rons Operas lately produced at this, the recognised chief
eatre in Europe for Spectacular Disi4afr9rhilfdtlitiV
most elaborate Scenery Painted by axl under the. puper-
kten,lonee ofd C
WILLIAM BEVERLEY, assisted by
e"rs. Cuthbert, C. Adams, W. Shedders, W. Glover, -ant
,111herous Assistants. The Opeiiiqg written by Mr.- George
~Tlgnstus Sala. The Music composted by Mr. Leder (who has',
"uligingly lent his aid on account of the -Pantomime being
reduced at . this Theatre). The Ballet and: Incidental,'
b‘kleesarranged by Mr. Benjamin Barnett, Tho Comic Tricks
eented by the Brothers Brough, Mr. Harris, and
r: William Dorrington. The New Spectacular Designi by
,;( Guerin, of Paris. The ExtenSive and Complicated' Maelii
1
ii°l.3' by Mr. H. Sloman and numerous Assistants' Th© Ori-
vl4l and Ultra-Grotesque. Masks by -Mr. G. Ewing. The
irel and Costly Properties by Mr. Prescott, assisted by M.
I,l°leland. The Ladies' Costumes by Mrs. James. assisted by
teauchamp. The Gentlemen's Costumes by Mr. Smithers,
iristea by Mr. Lawrence. The Armoury Department by
noortgg.ongg. .
Prompter,,Te Chapelleie by MrPerraguier, Mr .s. Walker. Cyist,
Gop Rck i-
A", of Brydges-street Mr . rßance. .
Covent-garden. The Novel Gas
I,,,'rangements by Ms;,,ralmer and Assistants. The Whole
tt'quetion being under the Immediate Superintendence of
r• A. HARRIS.
Scene I.
CAVERNS OF THE GNOME BRITANNICUS IN

SUBTERRANEAN') SSIA.
e°nornes—Britannieus (a fine old 'English Gnome), one of
olden time, bearing a close resemblance to the " Old
Gentleman," fully
tilt 01 crated British Spirit, strongly opposed to anything in the
aAe of Foreign Wines French Brandy, and great in his be-
e'in Beer, Tlcey, Beef, and Boring—Mr. John Neville.
ti,zalla,bile des Diablotines, by Mesdemoiselles E. Honey,
ql4Bl Arlington:, Cleveland, Granville, Losh, Brown, Page.
g°'''3", nose, Kendall, Martinez, Gosselin, Turtle, Ford
Aar% Ranee and Clare
t,,ltssistant GnOmes—Blue Fire, Mr. ; Phosphorus
Siunuels ; Candeseentington, Mr. A. Smith ;
Lie", Mr. Saunders ; Ignisfatty, Mr. P. A. James ;
Mr es, Mr. Voller ; Cratervomit, Mr. Spindle ; Torch' ght,
JatTer ; Blazoton, Mr. Parkes ; Sulphurite, Mr. Topham
t iilgton, Mr. Paxman ; Gassington, Mr. B. Brown ; Crater.
i.""t, Mr. Simkins ; Hotspark, Mr J. Jones; Iliuminoso.
//Jockey ; Nitrcbank, Mr. Pratt, .•
' Scene 11.
LA.ND!S END, 0011 N TALL, WITH THE C Vii"

Gepd OF THE DRAGONS.
Humour--(a familiar spirit, whose familiarityls con
pies''ve to the very reverse of contempt• The,prettie,st,pagai•
Mole volume of the Pautarnirne)—Miss Hi,rriet Gordan
' • • Diorama—NO. 1.
~ZIE EMPEROR NAPOLEON'S ARRIYAL IN

LO ND 0 'A,
And his.Ent'husiastic Reception.
iorama—No. 2.
g▪
IiEEN VICTORIA'S VISIT TO NAPOLEON'S
TO MB,
1 In the Hotel des Invalides at Paris.
And o'er that shrine the last Rememlyance quench
Of Malice 'twist the English and the French !"
Tlll, Scene III;
-1 DECK OF " THE GREAT HARRY," FOU';
ri DECKER,
"Tuna (the 'first English Man-of-War). The vessel lyitt
alcngsicle the Quay at Dover, with
EABARKA.TION OF HENRY T FIE EIGI.
toe,„el)4l,Vlo Eighth (a.stout monarch, of middle Igw.utst'4,.A._.
it•time ago at. No. 1, Westminster, whose idea was
kip upossible to have too much of a good thing, er a goo
keTrg• A good wife being a good thing, he thought that
.0,-
4 *wives he had the better. Himself being a good kin,
decided that he could not make too much of himself, au.l
of accordingly made as extensive as possible in the person
1,18 faithful representative)—Mr. Thrry Pears.m.
pgettY Poppet (Page to King Henry Vlll.)—Master Sloman
Ve Queen of England—Mr. Jones.
lt,"‘aids of the Bedchamber to the English Queen— Meanies
se .
r, Pinky, Daisy, Pansy, and Lily.
11„,!tclinal Wolsey (a nautical gentleman much accustomed t
ra on bladders in seas of glory,") vide Shak.espere —M-
V. Villiers.
'Jasper Spritsail (commander of the Great Harry),
,llie-beaten seaman, who—paradoxical as it may appear
rho not• allow himself to be beaten by the weather, an'
• se maxim is " Needs must when the Old Harry Drives "
c r• D. Stewart,
11,hrew-L-Tom Bowline, Mr. Silver; Jack Halyards, Mr. Up
aka
Jim Foremast, Mr. Partington; Bob Holystone, Mr
; Joe Sheetanchor, Mr. T. B. Smith ; Davy Dock,.
Woodfield; Ted•Trunchion, Mr. Freby ; Tim Towrope,
,r'.enry ; Dick Longboat, Mr. Barry ; Peter Stanchion,
""Ins ; Bill Figurehead, Mr. Solomon ; Hal Hammock.
kr: Harvey;, Charles Caboose, Mr. White ; Sam Sailcloth.
114 slazzoni ; Nat Northpole, Mr. Fredericks ; Bill Bunt
Mr. Payne.
Diorama—No. 3.
'AGE FROM. ENGLAND TO FRANCE, with A STORM
at SEA.
Scene IV.
- INTERIOR OF THE CHATEAU OF FRANCIS I
Between Gui9nes and Ardennes.
pFrancis I.—(Next door neighbour of the aforesaid Henry
No, 1., Westminster, but who himself " didn't quite
kitf, in Westminster" for an obvious reason—" he lived t'other
ofd- of the water.") A monarch of the same age as Henry,
t2,early of the same size ; joint author (with Henry VIII.)
ALT'? original plot of the gorgeous Drama,YE BELLE
ttetZt4NCE, now represented forte first time in a complete
en the Theatre of European Politics. A monarch with
kpitked nose (who; in consequence, always looks sharp)—
i Shalders. • .
Vices.—Mesdemoiselles Fitzjerald, Bennett, St. Clair
1.70er Gaveston,,E. Gaveston, Prince, dre., &c.
IN, r. Sire' do Firmboisy.—(Lord Grand Chamberlain to th
eh King)—Mr. H. Caries.
kee4 of France.—Mr. Gough.
114• -'4„43 of the Bed-Chamber of the French Queen.—Mesdles.
Dylan; Contrepdiat, Rideaufin, Oreillerine,
Scene V.
THE FIELD OF THE CLOTH OF 'GOLD.
Ir°clueing a Grand Pas do Resiere, by Miss Emma. Horne.
k„e.renaoiselles Hurley, Goaselin, Ranee, Kendall,
4e-“lez, Rosa' Arlington, Lesh, Gregory, Turtle, Ford,
/P
Rouse Brown St. Clair, Granville, Wood-
bl tiglish 4o
. and Tressider.
BEd,
Courtiers.—Norfolk, Hr. Robe. Suffolk, Mr. Ab-
bot:ill. Buckinotani, Mr. Jay. Rutland, Mr. Andrews, Cam-
-447nd, Mr. Sphint. Northumberland, Mr. Cox. Essex, Mr,
pes• susses, Mr. Thomas.
,:teu eh Courtiers,--Chateau Margeaux, Mr. Thompson.
Lafitte Mr. Rivers. Bordeaux, Mr. Abby. St. Jul-
-Itt! Mr. Charles, St. Estafet, Mr. Reynolds. Bourgoyne, Mr.
(111,L1.8 De Chablis, Mr. Tower. De Champagne, Mr, Scott.
`''4l3 TOURNAMENT of the FIELD of the CLOTH of
Art GOLD.
er Rolbien's celebrated Picture in Hampton Court Palace.
Scene VI.
* eRAND CORRIDOR IN THE CHATEAU,
rekt• Leading to the Bed-chamber of the Monarchs.
Pee Normandy Lassies, Six Feet Two Inches in their
Clogs.
Scene VII.
81 PRE OUTSIDE OF BLONDETTE'S FARM.
tkat4 °lldette (a, village Rosiere so purely innocent, that she
bek 11,0 harm in having three to at a time, two of them
.cg kings)—Miss Emma Horne.
e°:lttelicot—a rustic youth, whose name being translated
4151 SPier's Dictionary") signifies " Poppy." He is, never-
NZ; the reverse of Soporific, being particularly wide
tot Le. (He is one of the three lovers alluded to, who does
1. 94"aPPen to be a king, and takes his measures accordingly)
r• C. Brown.

Scene VIII.
The Abode of the Fairy Queen in
THE GOLDEN GROVES OF GOOD HUMOUR.
11_
(By Mr. Wm. Beverley.)
'l7 Queen
General Transformation.
Mr, C. BROWN.
411t4tloon
W. A. BARNES.
N he Transatlantic Pantomimist.)
4i3ine Miss EILMA HORNE.
• The-GREAT FL EXMORE
1/trLTERATION. BUILDINGS, TURMERIC-ROW,
• REDLEAD.SQUARE.
4'411 of Al. and a Stomach-ache for 4d. Genuine double
tre.4P-Stout—Up to SnuT and down to Pepper—How t?i•
Rises— Sweet upon Sugar. All pickles to believe in
Tel. le, ----Chalk-farm Dairy Cows v. Pumps—Gunpowder
Warranted to go off"—Pale Ale peculiarities.
11",ait,
181''.,•----Quassia, Mr. Wyatt; Strychnine, Mr. Scott; Blne
'lr. Carter ; Oxyplambi, Mr. Strangeways.
L, terror ef The " Times"—The Laneinations ef the
T11e..".1" C
—Black rosses iu Red Lead-square.
vvIZARD'S LA.BORATORY IN THE CHATEAU DE
4,... MEPHISTOPH ILES,
.HE LIGO LAND .
%eaersaults—The Bewitched Ottoman—The Dragon
—The Inextinguishable, Inexhaustable, Unstopper-
,_(l,),;,:'o-a-head. Bottle—" 1001. Reward, who'll Shoot a
Blunderbuss of Botheration—Bursting of the
4At:',' 8 Bust—Small Wizards made to order, Pattern Pre-
•:--TielstQuickest way te Nowhere—How to make Harlequins
e way to Crash the Crushers. •
THE NEW CASTLE OF BALMORA.L.
sifflisticity in the Highlands—Pipers and Pastoralities—
I'd Reel, introducing a grand Flexmoroan Medley--The
s.bi '6,in of Inexhaustibility and Universality—The Ineaptur-
ki, Flarlequin —Very " fowl" proceedings—The Seductive
V,,r;.;;;-cliair—Strange Birds in a Cage.
01011MAXERS' ESTABLISHMENT, CIIRONOMETI-
S
litL-VILLE—MILLINERS' ESTABLISHMENT, BON-
t Q;BELLIIANGERS' ESTABLISHMENT,
-Q.4vILLE
LEVILtE.
5114 r(>) Scetland Cab'area and Mayne