The Sun.
London, England, 1821-12-27 00:00:00

FABLE.

The Yellow Dwarf, one of the Genii Tribe, Lord of the
Steel Castle, on the coast. of Golconda, is enamoured of the
Princess All Fair, daughter of the Queen of Golconda ; but the
fair Princess has bestowed her litart on the young King of the
Gold Mines. The Queen, her mother, is induced, by the
powerful threats of the Fairy of the Desert, Mother Bunch,ito
forego her promise made to the young pair, and consents that
the Princess shall wed the Yellow Dwarf. The disconsolate
All Fair is so overwhelmed with the horror of wedding with
this Yellow imp, that she undertakes the tedious and dan-
gerous task of crossing the Sandy Desert, to seek out the Fairy
and implore her to abandon her resolution of uniting her to the
Dwarf; and, in order to protect her from the fury of the lions,
and other wild animals of the desert, she provides herself with
a cake, made of millet seed, to charm away their rage. Her
plan is discovered by the art of Mother Bunch ; her cake is
seized, and she is caught by the Yellow Dwarf at the foot
of the orange tree ; he makes her promise to become his bride,
and fixes a ring on her finger, when she is transported in an
instant to her own chamber, dressed in her weddine-garments,
which causes great distress 'in the Court of Golconda ;
the young King claims her hand—the Queen, in despite
of Mother Bunch, orders the ceremony to be performed,
when the Fairy bursts among them to prevent the marriage—
the Yellow Dwarf, mounted on his war charger, a large Spa-
nish cat, fights with the King of the Gold Mines, being un-
equal to encounter such a knight, makes his escape with the
Princess, and carries her to her Magic Castle of Polished'
Steel; Mother Bunch, enraged at his cowardice, bestows on
the King of the Gold Mines a diamond sword, ist will van-
quish all who oppose him, but if he ever lets it quit his hand
she will become his foe. The King overcomes the Giant of the
Steel. Castle, which forthwith " dissolving into thin air," he re-
covers
the Princess. Lost in an extacy of delight, however, at
this happy consummation of his wishes, in his eagerness to em-
brace his long lost love, he lets fall the diamond sword, which
instantly finds its way into the possession of the Yellow Dwarf.
Mother Bunch makes her appearance at the opportune moment
when the adamantine weapon is on the . point of being ens-
bowelled in the carcase of her newly adopted Knight, whom she
rescues from the threatened peril. But to punish him for his
carelessness in dropping the sword, she ordains him to fol.
low the calling of Harlequin, and instals the Princess in the new
dignity of Columbine, until such time as they shall shew their
worthiness to possess each other. The other characters of
Queen, Guinea Pig, and Dwarf, are changed to Pantaloon,
Harlequin, Lacquey, and Clown, and here begin the several
ehaneges escapes, tricks, transformations, and whims of a liar-
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SURREY THEATRE.—Mr. T. DIanIN, to whom
the Public are indebted for many amusing works,
last night re-opened this Theatre with three new
pieces, all we presuine the produce of his
fertile Muse. The first is called Jack us the
Green,. or the Family Punch-Bowl, the second
Ugolino, or the Tower of Famine, and the third
Animal Sympathy, or the Sentimental Waiter, or
the Man and the Monkey. These pieces were
very favourably received by a numerous au-
dience.---The interior of this Theatre has been
much improved in its appearance.
1 ADELPIII THEATRE.—The whimsical piece of
rom and Jerry, which continues to be very
atisactive at this Theatre, and which indeed
is highly
diverting was followed by a new pan- 1
hig
tomime, jest nigt, entitled The Beastly and the.
Beast, or harlequin and the Magic Rose. The
piece is very well' adapted to the season, and the
several tricks and transformations afforded
abundant amusement to a crowded auditory.
ROYAL COBURG TIIEAT4E.—The announced
novelty of a Looking Glass Curtain operated
as a very powerful stimulus w public curio-
sity last night at this. Theatre ; the doors
were thronged at an early hour in the day, in
order to procure a peep at themselves in this ex-
traordinary pheenomenon. Expectation was not
disappointed. - It is a very splendid and a very
amusing spectacle. The general curiosity was
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spectators, who all saw themselves represented
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audience, and enabled them to recognize and
. make complimentary gestures to each other.
The whole was a very pleasant and ingenious spe-