The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-03-22 00:00:00

THEATRE-ROYAL, WILLIAMSON-SQUARE.
fiN EASTER MONDAY, March 28, will be presented,
for the first time in Liverpool, Shakspeare's

MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM,
With entirely New Scenery, Machinery, Dresses, Decora-

tions, and Appointments;
Preceded by Mendeleshon's celebrated Overture.
The Musical Arrangements by Mr. Aldridge.
The Scenery by Mr. C. Parker, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Kelshaw,

and Assistants.
The Decorations and Appointments by Mr. M'Crum
The Machinery by Mr. Willmore.

The Dresses by Mr. Coombe, Mrs. Hall, and Mrs. Watson
The Dances by Mons. Schmidt.
The whole under the direction of Mr. W. J. Hammond.

Theseus .. (Duke of Athens).. Mr. Mude.
Lysander.... (in love with Hermia).... Mr. Nautz,
From the Theatres-!loyal, Bath and Birmingham, his first

appear,:nce on this stage.
Quince.... (the Carpenter).— Mr. Baker.
Bottom.:

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Flute.. (the bellows-mender).. Mr. Slaiter.
Snug..
Hermia (in love with Lysander) • Miss Cleaver
Helena.. (in love with Demetrius).. Miss Julia Bennett.

• FAIRIES. .
Oberon .. (King of the Fairies) Miss Gardner.
Titania.. (Queen of the Fairies).. Miss Ellen Chaplin,
From the Adelphi Theatre, London:
Puck, or Robin Goodfellow.... (a Fairy).... Miss Webster,
First Fairy
Second Fairy..
,Mrs. Barton. ,

The Scenery will represent Colonnade in the Palace of
Theseus ; the Terrace, Statuary, Gardens, and distant View
of Athens.—Room in Quince's Cottage.—Fairy • Haunt, and
Titania's Bower.—Wood near Athens, 'by Moonlight and
Sunlight.—Grand Hail in the Palace of Theseus.—With
temporary Stage for the Representation of the most Lament-
able Comedy and Cruel Death of Pyramus and Thisbe.—
Prologue by Quince (the Carpenter.) Pyramus by Bottom
(the Weaver.) Thisbe by Flute (the Bellows mender.)
Wall by Snout (the Tinker.) 'Moonshine by Starveling (the
Tailor.) Lion by Snug (the Joiner.) Concluding with an
Illuminated ! Oberon and Titania assemble their
Fairy Troop to bless the Nuptials of Theseus and Hippolyta.

The Evening's Entertainments will terminate with the

Farce of
A ROLAND FOR AN OLIVER

Sir Mark Chase.. Mr. Baker I Alfred digllllyer.. Mr. Nantz
Fixture.... Mr. W. J. Hammond.
Maria Darilngton.. Nliss Julia Bennett.

The Box-office will be opened daily, when Places may be
taken of Mr. COOKE, from Ten until Three o'clock. No
Places can be secured unless Tickets are taken.
Doors to be opened at half-past Six, and the Performances
to commence at Seven o'clock precisely.
Lower Boxes, 45.; Upper Boxes, .3s. 6d. ; 2s. 6d. ;
Gallery, Is.
SECOND PRICE will be taken at the end of the Third Act
of the Midsummer Wight's Dream. Lower Mites, 2s. 6d. ;
Upper Boxes, 23. • Pit, Is. 6d. ; Gallery, 6d. •
A limited number of Season Tickets, not transferable and
not admissible on Benefit Nights, may be had on application
to Mr. COOKE, at the Box-office.

THE Proprietors of the AMERICAN COMPANY OF
EQUESTRIANS beg have to intimate, that having
taken the

ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE;
it is their intention to OPEN that Establishment for a li-
mited number of Representations, with a select AMERICAN
COMPANY, including a splendid

STUD OF AMERICAN HORSES.
They will have the honour of waking their first appearance
in Europe on

EASTER MONDAY

The Entertainments will be of the most novel and varied
character : a full and particular Programme of which will
appear in future announcements.
March 18th, 18-12.

TO PROFESSIONAL GENTLEMEN AND
OTHERS.

B. HEWITT, SHORT-HAND WRITER ANDPRINCIPAL
0 REPORTER TO THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, begs to
offer his sei vices to Legal. Gentlemen and otherS. who may
wish to obtain SPECIAL REPORTS of any Cases for Trial
at the ensuing LIVERPOOL ASSIZES.
Standard-office.