The Sun.
London, England, 1856-01-17 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN.
Lessee for the Christmas. Pantomime,

Mr. J. H. ANDERSON.
Immense success of the great Pantomime of the Field of the
Cloth of Gold.
Triumph of thermal Clown FLEXMORE.
Fourth Night of Grand Operatic Drama.—Fourth Appear-
ance in London of Professor ANDERSON as ROB ROY, as
performed by him in Scotland, and in all the Theatres of Ame-
rica.— Fourth Night of Les Cordages Aeriens, by M. E.
Boutell!er, Vie Italian Brothers (M. G. Laristi and Messrs.
Caiidler; fils);who will introduce their most novel and startling
performance in 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-
diston, Mr. Stuart ; Francis Osbaldiston, Mr. George Perren ;
'Major Galbraith, Mr. S. Cowell; Bailie Nicol Jarvie, Mr.
Gourlay ; The Dougal, Mr. Harry Pearson; Helen Macgregor,
Mrs. J. W, 'Wa.Uack. ; 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 so large an expense has
been incurred, of

YE BELLE ALLIANCE; or,
HARLEQUIN GOOD HUMOUR AND YE FIELDE
OF YE CLOTHE OF GOLDE;

,Being.a LEGEND of the MEETING of the MONARCHS.
" It was a marvellous sweete and goodlye sight to see those
two Princes, in the flowers of their age, in the height of their
strengthe and in the dignitie of their, manly° beautye, com-
Mending two great Nations, that bade been so long rivals and
•enemies, instead of leading hostile armies to desolate and
•iestroye, meet in that peaceful valley°, and embrace like
brothers, ii the sighte of the choice nobilitie of either land."
—The Chroniclers.

. The Pantomime invented, arranged, and produced by Mr.
A:. Barris, with the same attention' to Scenery, COstumes,
and Effects, Mich has characterised the prolluctions of " Ri-
goletto," -" IliiTnovatere," " L'Etoile du Nord," and the
various ()Penis jottely produced at. this. the recognised' chief
Theatre in Europe for Spectacular Display. The entirely NAre
and to.t eklOoraSieselery Painted by and under the Super-
intendenite of Mr. WILLIAM BEVERLEY, assisted by
Messrs. Cuthbert, C. Adams, W. Shalders, W. Glover, and
numerous Assistants. The Openin written by Mr. George
Augustus Sala. The 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 Brouia, Mr. A. Harris, and
Mr. William Dorrington. The Now 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 Mr.
Moreland. The Ladies' Costumes by Mrs. James, assisted by
Mr. Ideal:champ. 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. Riek-
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.