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

THEATRE ROYAL. DRURY LANE.
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., 21.125. Gd., 21.
25., 11. lls. 6d., and U. Is.
Stalls, ss. each.
s. d. s. d.
FIRST PRICE. STCOND PRICE.
Boxes - -4 0 Boxes - -2 0
Pit - - - 2 0 Pit - - - 1 0
Lower Gallery -1 0 1 Lower Gallery -0 6
Upper Gallery - 0 6 No 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. Montagne ; Glavis, Mr. Parry; General
Daman, Mr. Baker ; M. Deschapelles, Mr. Davidge ; Pauline Des-
ohapelles, Miss Vandenhoff.
To be followed by a New Grand Historical, Metaphorical,
Allegorical, and Diabolical Pantomime, by the author of " Bluff
sing Hal Ito be called HARLEQUIN and GOOD QUEEN BESS ;
or, MERRIE ENGLAND Ili THE OLDEN TIME,
" Then the ladies with large ruffs, tied round about their necks
so fast,
Would gobble up a pound of beefsteaks for their breakfast.
0 ! the golden days cf Good Queen Bess,
Merry be the memory of Good Queen Bess."—Old Song.
The Overture and Music entirely new, composed by Nobody-
knewswho, assisted by Mozart, Bishop, Rossini, Ware, Handel, Rod-
well, Haydn, and the Ethiopian Serenaders. The Rounds are the
=position of a select Circle. The Catches are by Locke.
The Ballet Department under the superiutendenco 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.
Immoirrans•
Christmas, Mr. S. Jones; The. Spirit of John Rich, Mr. Darcie
The Spirit of High Trage iy, Mr. J. Parry ; The Spirit of Punch
Miss Ennice ; Spirit of Mother Goose, Gulliver, Baron Munchausen
am, Soc., by Etc., Ac.

Mosam.s.
Goad Queen Bess, Mr. R. Homer ; A.ny Robsart, Mr. G. Watson ;
Rer Lovely Babby, Master Butter ; The Great Earl of Leicester,
M. Dentin ; 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. Chapino;
Maids of Honour, Pages, Beefeaters, Guards, Morris Dancers,
and other Bores, by the rest of the
Jesters, Wildmen, Dragoons,
company.
CHRISTMAS COMES BUT ONCE A YEAR,
But 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 knocking at der door ?"—Come and see —" J. Andersen's
my Joe, John." and " I am Rich," that's more 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 satisfactory—
Peer 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, God Queen Bess,
therefore he hated the Earl of Leicester, and thence arose a conspi-
racy—Sir Walter Raleigh fears his pipe will be put out—Bacon gets
quits' 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
tenet by many of her noblemen, therefore the
GRAND PROCESSION 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 " usual indulgence of
a British Public." These are followed by
GOOD QUEEN BESS . _

en deshabille, as she is represented in a picture at Hampton Court.
—What comes nest will certainly follow—and then will be seen
GOOD QUEEN BESS
In all her royal splendour.—lt is an Historical Fact, that Good
Queen Bess, like " Young Susan"—" had lovers so many that she
scarcely knew upon which to decide"—and it is an Historical Fact
that the following were a few of them.
THE REJECTED ONES :
Philip of !pain, Prince Rupert, Prince of Sweden, Duke of Anjoa,
Prince Alengon, Marquis of Winchester, the King of Sweden,
Illenry of Navarre, Archduke Charles, Earl of Arundel, Sir William
Pickering, Charles Blount, and the Earl of Arran. Good Queen
Bess appoints a meeting of these " wonderous proper men" at
Kenilworth, but declares, that on her way, " A hunting she will go"
—and having got on the " High Horse," the story gallops on to
CUMNOR HALL BY MOONLIWAT—WiIson.
" Coming events cast their shadows before "—" Rest thee,
my darling "—Ketchy, ketchy, ket,:hy—" Put out the ligkt,
and then "—enter the Earl of Leicester on his way to Kenil-
worth—He stops at Loves half-way house, the Robsar Arms—" Oh,
Susanna," or rather " 01, Amy!"—lt can't be said, "he makes no
bones about it "—They part, " more in sorrow, than in anger," but,
" being gone, Amy is herself again "—that is to say, a rather jealous
yonng lady, who in her " deep despair," introduces her Lovely
Babby, to whom she sings the following pathetic stanza :
" Come my babby, come along with me
• We'll go to far-famed Kenilworth,
lour naughty dad to see "
And so they de.

KENILWORTH 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, far
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
did run smooth," for here he meets with some twenty " competi-
tours," and to him they do come " petit oars," for they prove per-
fect bears, or, more properly speaking, bores. A Lovers' Quarrel
on, a grand scale, a sort of " tiff for the million," takes place, which,
although beginning in love, ends in war, and the total destruction of
TUE SPANISH ARMAD.I!•
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 [hem all change their clothes—
The Earl of Leicester pats on the motley garb of Harlequin, M.
Denlin.
Lord Barleigh that of Pantaloon, M. J. Dentin.
The Earl of Essex that of Clown, Mr. C. Stilt,
Aid Army gobsart dons the Robe d'Amour of Columbine, Ma dlle,
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