The Sun.
London, England, 1850-01-04 00:00:00

THEATRE' ROYAL. DRURY,LANE.—
Lewee and 'Manager, Mr. JAMES ANDERSON.
The Lessee respectfully begs to submit the following scale of Prices
of Admisslcn for public approval: -
Private boxes, 31. SC, 21. 12s. 6d., 21. 25., 11. I ls. 6d., and 11. Is.
Stalls, sa. each.
s. d. s. d.
FIRST PRICE. SECO.ND PRICE.
Boxes - - 4 0 Baum - - 2 0
Fit - - 2 0 • Pit - - 1 0
Lower Gallery - 1 0 Lower Gallery - 0 6
Upper Gallery - 0 6 No Half-priee to tipper Gallery.
TRL 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
Dams, Mr. Bejeer ; M. Desehapelles, 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
King Hal 'to be called lIA.RLEQUIN and GOOD QUEEN BESS ;
or, MERRIE ENGLAND IN 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 of Good Queen Bess,
Merry be the memory of Good Queen Bess."—Old Song.
The Overture and Music entirely new, composed by NebodY-
knowswho, assisted by Mozart, Bishop, Rossini, Ware, Handel, Rod-
wall, Haydn, and the Ethiopian Serenaders. The Rounds are the
composition of a select Circle. The Catches are by Locke.
The Ballet Department under the superintendence of Madame
Louise.
'1 he 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.
IMMORTALS.
Christmas, Mr. S. Jones; The Spirit of John Rich, Mr. Darcie ;
The Spirit of High Tragedy, Mr. J. Parry; The Spirit of Punch,
Miss Eunice ; Spirit of Mother Goose, Gulliver, Baron Munchausen,
&c., &c., by &C., Ste

MORTALS.
Good Queen Bess, Mr. R. Romer ; Amy Robsart, Mr. G. Watson ;
Her Lovely Bobby, 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. Chapino;
Maids of honour, Pages, Beefeaters, Guards, Morris Dancers,
Jesters, Wildmen, Dragoons, and other Bores, by the rest of
_the
company.
CHRISTMAS COMES BUT ONCE A YEAR,
But although he comes in snow, he still hopes to meet with a warm
reception—bat 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 anti 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 Le 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 some 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 Walter RaleTgh 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 PROCESSION OF THE TOILETTE
is introduced, in which the Royal Wig ! the Royal Ruff ! ! the
Royal Blushes !! 1 and the Royal Petticoat ! ! ! will make their
Rrst appearance on any stage, and trust to the " usual indulgence of
a British Public." These are followed by
GOOD QUEEN isESS
en deshabille, as she is represooted in a picture at Hampton Court.
—What comes next will certainly follow—and then will be seen
GOOD QUEEN BEES
In all her royal spleedour.—lt is an Historical Fact, that Good
cleemi Hess, 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 Spain, Prince Rupert, Prince of Sweden, Duke of Anjoa,
Prince Alencon, Marquis of Winchester, the King of Sweden,
Henry 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 " wonderons proper men" at
Kenilworth, but declares, that on her way, " A hunting she will go"
—and having got on the " High Verse," the story gallops on to
CUMo OR HA , L BY MOON L IGOIT —Wilson.
" 7oming events cast their shadows before"—" Rest thee,
say daring "—Ketchy, tetchy, ket thy—" Put out tho ligkt,
and then"—enter the Earl of Leicester on his way to Kenil-
woeth— Ito stops at Love's half-way hou-o, the Eobsar Arms—" Oh,
Susanna," or rather " 01,, Amy !"—lt can't be said, "he makes no
bones abut it "—They part, " more in sorrow, than in anger," but,
" being cone, Amy is herself again "—that Is to ear, a rather jealous
young lady, who in her "deep despair," introduces her Lovely
Bobby, to whom she sings the following bathetic stanza :
" Come my babby, come along with me
We'll go to far-famed Kettilvrertla
'tour naughty Oat to see,"
And so they do,

KENILWORTH CASTLE
♦s 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
did ran smooth," for here he meets with some twenty " cOmpeti-
tears," and to him they do come " petit ours," for they prove per-
fect bears, or, more properly speaking, bores. A Lovers' Quarrel
en 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
THE SPANISH ARHADA
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 elothes—
The Earl of Leicester puts on the motley garb of Harlequin, M.

Deulin.
Lord Burleigh that of Pa.►talnon, M..T. Denlin.
The Earl of Essex that of Clown, Mr. C. Stilt,

And Amy Robsart dons the Robe d'Arnour of Columbine, Madlle.

The6dore

All we have further to say for Good Queen Bess is—Vivat 'Regina,
and off she goes." " Welcome, Old Friends, 'tis Ion; since we
met !" " Here we are !" " How are you?"
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