The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-08-13 00:00:00

THEATRE-ROYAL, LIVERPOOL.

Under the Management of Mr. CLARKE, Sole Lessee

THE PERFORMANCES DURING THE SUMMER SEASON
WILL COMMENCE AT HALF-PAST SEVEN.-DOORS TO
DE OPENED AT SEVEN.

Madame VESTRIS' BENEFIT, on which occasion Miss
ELLEN TREE will perform, positively for THIS NIGHT
only.

UNPRECEDENTED COMBINATION" OF ATTRAC-
TION OF THE FIRST-RATE DRAXIATIC TA-
LENT OF THE METROPOLITAN THEATRES.

The Last Nights of MADAME VESTRIS, Miss ELLEN
TREE, Mr. CHARLES MATHEWS, Mr. WILLIAM
FARREN, Mr. HARLEY, and Mr. F. MATTHEWS,
of the Theatre-Royal, Covent-garden,
THIS present FRIDAY, August 13, the entertainments
will commence with, for the last time, the new Drama.
called

BROTHER BEN.
Benjamin Bowles Mr. Charles Mathews.
Commodore Cutlass .. Mr. F. Matthews.
Mr. Snuffieton Mr. Harley,
As performed by them it the Theatre-royal, Covent-garden.
After which, the Comedy of the
RIVALS.
Sir Anthony Absolute Mr. William Farren.
Bob Acres Mr. Harley.
Lydia
Julia
Faulkland .. Mr. Stuart I Captain Absolute .. Mr. H. Holl.
Sir Lucius.O'Trigger
Mrs. Malaprop Madame Simon,
In consequence of the illness of Mrs. Clarke.
Lucy Mrs. Barton.
In the course of the Evening, Mr. HARLEY will sing
the Comic Song of THE PICTURE OF A PLAYHOUSE.
Mr. FARREN will Sing, in Character, the Song of THE
FINE OLD ENGLISH GENTLEMAN.
To conclude with the popular Musical Drama, in two Acts,

called
ONE HOUR.
Mr. Charles Swiftly.. Mr. Charles Mathews,
In which he will sing a Neapolitan Song in character, and
dance, with Miss C. Webster, the Tarantella.
Julia.
In which character she will sing " Love is the Theme,"
and, in the costume.of a Neapolitan, the Song of " In the
Mountains of Smiling Sorento."

The Public is respectfully informed that the celebrated
Dancer, Mademoiselle CERITO, of her Majesty's Theatre,
London, is engaged for Four Nights, and will make her first
appearance here on MONDAY next. August 16th, in seve-
ral of her most popular Dances, in which she will be assisted
by Monsieur GUERRA, Ballet Master and principal Dancer
of her Majesty's Theatre, and Miss O'BRYAN, one of the
principal Dancers of the same Theatre, who are expressly
engaged for this occasion.
Mademoiselle CERITO'S other nights of performance
will be TUESDAY, August 17th, WEDNESDAY, August 18th,
and, last night, THURSDAY, August 19th.
The Box-office for Mademoiselie CERITO'S Nights will
be OperkTo-morrow, Saturday, August 14th, and continue
open daily front Ten until Four.

ITALIAN OPERAS, for FOUR NIGHTS, for which
the following eminent Performers are engaged :—Madame
GRISI, Signor LABLACHE, Signora ERNESTA GRISI,
Signor MARIO, and Signor F. LABLACHE. Corno Pri-
mo, Signor PUZZI. Conductor, the celebrated Pianist,
M. BENEDICT.

The first Performance will take place on PRIDAY.next,
August 20, when will be presented Bellini's celebrated Opera
of LA SONNAMBULA, the principal characters by
Madame Grisi, Signora Ernesta Grisi, Signor Mario, (the
first appearance of this celebrated Artiste in Liverpool), and
Signor F. Lablactic.
The second representation will take place on TUESDAY,
August 24, when will be performed the popular Opera of
I PURITANI. In which Signor Lablache will appear in
his celebrated character of Giorgio. The other principal
characters by Madame Grisi, Signora Ernesta Grisi, Signor
Mario, and Signor F. Lablache.
The two other Nights of the Italian Operas will be THURS-
DAY, August 26th, and FRIDAY, August 27th.
In consequence of the great expense attending the engage-
ment of the Performers who will appear in the Italian
Operas, the prices of admission will be the same as on a
similar occasion last season. Lower Boxes, 6s ; Upper
Boxes, 4s; Pit, 3s; Gallery, ls. 6d.
The Box-office for these Nights will be open on THURS-
DAY, August 19th, and continue open daily from Ten until
Four o'clock.