The Sun.
London, England, 1850-01-16 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL. DRURY .L A.N E. --
Lessee and Manager, Mr. JAMES ANDERSON.
The Lessee respectfully begs to submit the following scale of Prices
Of Admission for public approval : -
Private boxes, 31. 35., 21. 12s. 6d., 21. 28., 11. 1 Is. 6d., and 11. Is.
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s. d. a. (1.
FIRST PRICE. SECOND PRICE.
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Pit - - - 2 0 Pit - - - 1 0
Lower Gallery - 1 0 Lower Gallery - 0 6
Upper Gallery -0 6 INo Half-price to Upper Gallery.
THIS EVENING, .

Will be presented, by her Majesty's Servants,
The Play of THE LADY OF LYONS. Claude Melnotte, Mr. J.
Anderson ; Beauseant, Mr. Afontagne ; Glavis, Mr. Parry; General
Demos, Mr. Baker; M. Deschapelles, Mr. Davidge ; Pauline Des-
chapelles, Miss Vandenhoff.
To be followed by a New Grand Historical, Metaphorical,
Allegorical, and Diabolical Pantomime, by the author of " Bluff
Ring Hal ' to be called HARLEQUIN and GOOD QUEEN BESS ;
or, MERRIE ENGLAND IN THE OLDEN TIME,
" Then the ladles with large ruffs, tied round about their necks
so fast,
Would gobble up a pound of beefsteaks for their breakfast.
0 l the golden days of Good Queen Bess,
Merry be the memory of Good Queen Bess."—Old Song.
The Overture and Music entirely new, composed by Nobody-
knevrswho, assisted by Mozart, Bishop, Rossini, Ware, Handel, Rod-
well, Haydn, and the Ethiopian Serenaders. The Rounds are the
mpesition of a select Circle. The Catches are by Locke.
The Ballet Department under the superintendence of Madame
Louise.
The Scenery painted by Messrs. Brunning, Jones, Wilson, C.
Adams, and Assistants.
The Properties, Magic Tricks, and Transformations invented and
executed by Mr. W. Blamire.
The Costumes by Mr. Palmer and Miss Biggs. The extensive
Machinery by Mr. Adams.
The whole produced under the Direction of Mr. T. Thompson.
11/14011TALS.
Christmas, Mr. S. Jones; The Spirit of John Rich, Mr. Darcie ;
The Spirit of High Tragedy, Mr. J. Pam' The Spirit of Punch,
Miss Emile° ; Spirit of Mother Goose, Gulliver, Baron Munchansen,
&e., &c., by &c., Soo

illoaraLs.
• Gaol Queen Bess, Mr. R. Bonier ; Amy Robsart, Mr. G. Watson ;
Her Lovely Babby, Master Butter ; The Great Earl of Leicester,
M. Deulin ; The Little Earl of Essex, Mr. henry ; The Unspeak-
able Lord Burleigh, Mr. Johnson ; The Rasher Lord Bacon, Mr.
Barry; The Smoky Sir Walter Raleigh, Mr. Manderson ; The
Dancing Lord Chancellor Sir Christopher Hatton, Mr. Chapin;
Pages, Beefeaters, Guards, Morris Dancers,
Maids of honour, and other Bores, by the rest of the
Jesters, Wildmea, Dragoons,
Company%

CHRISTMAS COMES BUT ONCE A YEAR,
Bat although he comes in snow, he still hopes to meet with a warm
reception—but where is he going ? Why, to pay his yearly visit to
the Spirit of John Rich, in the
GHOSTLY CITY OF DEPARTED FUN.
This city is composed of the Tombs of the by-gone Pantomimes—
" Who's dat kneekine at der door r —Come and see—" J. Anderson's
my Joe, John." and " I am Rich," that's mere than every one can
say ; we wish they could—How to make a Pantomime ?—" that is
the question"—but the answer, it is hoped, will be satisfactory—
Poor Tra-ge-dy meets with no clemency, so we fly by night" to
A SPLENDID HALL IN THE PALACE OF GOOD
QUEEN BESS.
We now come to Historical Facts, therefore, as the Clown at
Astley's would say, " Let us be serious." It is an historical fact,
that the Earl of Essex loved, or pretended so, Good Queen Bess,
therefore he hated the Earl of Leicester, and thence arose a conspi-
racy—Sir Waiter Raleigh fears his pipe will be put out—Bacon gets
quite in a frizzle, and Lord Burleigh shakes his head—but there's
nothing in that, whatever they may say to the contrary.
It is an historical fact, that Good Queen Bess was assisted at her
toilet by many of her noblemen, therefore the
GRAND ritocEsslos OF THE TOILETTE
is introduced, in which the Royal- Wig ! the Royal Ruff ! ! the
Royal Blushes ! ! and 'the Royal Petticoat !! ! ! will make their
first appearance on any stage, and trust to the " lanai indulgence of
a British ruble." These are followed by
GOOD QUEEN BESS
en deshabille, as she is repreaeate I in a picture at Hampton Court.
—What comes next will certainty follow—and then will be seen
GOOD QUEEN BESS
:11 all her royal splendour.—lt is an Historical Fact, that Good
aueen Bess, like " Young Susan" —" bad lovers so many that she
scarcely knew upon wly oh to deelle"— and it is an Historical Fact
that the following were a few of them.
THE REJECTED ONES:
Philip of Spain, Prince Rupert, Prince of Sweden, Duke of Anion,
Prince Aleneon, Marquis of Winchester, the King of Sweden,
Henry of Navarre, Archduke Charlee, Earl of Arundel, Sir William
Pickering, Charles Bleent, and the Earl of Arran. Good Queen
Bess appoints a meeting of these "wendereus proper men" at
Kenilworth, but declares, that on her way, " A hunting she will go"
--and having got on the " Higb Gorse," the story gallops on to
CUHNOR HALL BY 3iOONLIG4T—WiIson.
.timing events cast their shadows before "—" Rest thee,
my darling "—Ketchy, ketchy, kot 113--" Put out the light,
and then "—enter the Earl of Leicester on his way to Kenil-
worth— He stops at Love's half-way house, the Rohsar Arms—" Oh,
Susanna," or rather " Of., Amy !"—lt can't be said, "he makes no
bones abut it "—They part, •• more in sorrow, than in anger," but,
" being iione, Amy is herself again "—th -it is to sax, a rather jealous
young lady, who in her " deep despair," introduces her Lovely
Bobby, to whom she sines the following ratie.t:c stanza :
" Come my babby, come along with
me
We'll go to far-famed Kenilworth,
Your naughty dad to see."
And so they do.

KE SILWORTII CASTLE
As it appeared on the occasion of Good Queen Bess's Royal 'Visit.
For further particulars inquire of Sir Walter Scott. It is an histori-
cal fact that Good Queen Bess paid the Earl of Leicester a visit, and
" paid the piper." This, his gorgeous fete, half ruined him ; there-
fore we pity his fate, but must admire his wondrous generosity, for
all he ever hoped for in return was—half-a-crown. The Earl fore-
stalls Shakspere, by discovering " that the course of true love never
din run smooth," for here he meets with some twenty " eompeti-
tears," and to him they do come " petit ours," for they prove per-
fect bears, or, snore properly speaking, bores. A Lovers' Quarrel
on a grand scale, a sort of " tiff for the million," takes place, which,
although beginning in
ESPendN I in war
ARM, and the !
total destruction of
THSII ADA
By Warner's Fulminating Blow-up—Tragedy has now done his
worst, and Rich finding that even Rich must become poor if war
continues, proposes a " Peace Congress," and brings all to a close
by making them all change their clothes—
The Earl of Leicester puts on the motley garb of Harlequin, M.
Lord Burleigh that of Pantaloon, M. J. Deulin.
The Earl of Essex that of Clown, Mr. C. Stilt,
And Amy Robsart dons the Robe d'Amour of Columbine, Ma dlle,