The Sun.
London, England, 1850-12-28 00:00:00

ASTLItY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.

Under the Patronage of her Majesty and his Royal highness
Prince Albert.
Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty.
Extraordinary series of attractive novelties.
THIS EVENING

The Grand new Spectacle of KENNILR ORTII ; or the Golden Days
of the Virgin Queen. with new and costly costumes.
Together with Batty's Splendid Scenes of the Circle, introducing
the Magnificent Stud and Company of unequalled Artistes, also, for
the first time in England, M. Ghelia, with his three highly-trained
Steeds, M. Nicol° Plige, the great Barrel Equilibrist, and the Bi o-
thers Francisco, from the Hippodrome, Paris.
Te conclude with an entirely new and original grand historical
Equestrian Christmas Pantomime, written expressly for this Theatre,
by the author of " Bluff King Hal," to be entitled

HARLEQUIN AND O'DONOGHITE ;
or, The White Horse of Killarney.
To say that this Equestrian Pantomime will be superbly
" mounted," is to say no more than must be expected ; coming, as
it does, surrounded with such favourable auspices.
It has been said by some authors, that ("Donoghue (but I don't
know who) was a good Prince of Ireland; who, eschewing whiskey,
was always chewing water, and kicking his eels (heels) at the bot-
tom of the Lake of Killarney, excepting once a year when, flndin;
himself taken with a swimming in the head, he would pop up to the
surface, and mounting his charger, would charge her to gallop across
the Lake. Many e. potted that so much galloping would have
thrown him into a galloping consumption ; but such has not proved
the case, for some assert that net only he, but his Horse too, is "still
alive and kicking." Tbis hard galloping, or Galloparding, always
occurred on the Eve of May-Day. The description of him is that he
was tall—but not at all too tall—that he was handsome, and would
hand some whatever they desired—that his appearance was even in
the light of Day—tbat of an Electro-plated Knight; for he was
covered all over with a thin Coat of Silver—this Coat he could
never wear cur, because he was always at home. Eat now to the
Pantomime :

SCENE THE FIRST.
THE uLEN OF MISCHIEF.

The Hag or lll:schict; over a Peat Fire, is still trying to elicit fro!
an Illicit Still the Evil Spirit of Ireland, in the form of WHISKEY
who, though still in the Still, won't be still, but "busts his biter;

and stands confessed the RE AL POTE EN !

This powerful Spirit is sent by the Hag of Mischief, under the
disguise of Paddy Carey, to tempt and tutu the followers of " Father
Mathew" and the " Water Cure," whom, she says, are the especial
favourites of the " Water Drinking Fool," O'Donoghue. Whiskey
s ears he'll de her bidding, for he'll fire them with drink, IT
making them as drunk as blazes' Mischief parts from Whiskey
with " a drop in her eye," but Whiskey is not so affected ; for he is
sure that where Whiskey is, Mischief won't be far off.
SCENE THE SECOND.
THE LAKE OF KILLARNEY.

The entrance to the Mansion of Lord Bullfrog is on one side, on
the other a little inn. It being in Ireland, the sign was to have
been " a Bull," but "hulls" not being in fashion at present, it has
been changed to the " Queen's Head." It being May-Day Eve, the
Fairies of the Lake are seen dancing and strewing flowers on the
water, as if sweetly M'Adamizing the road, preparatory to the ap-
pearance of