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Under the Patronage of his Royal Highness the
DUKE OF YORK.
NEW AMPHITHEATRE OF ARTS,
ASTLEY’s WESTMINSTER BRIDGE.
THIS and Every Evening This Week only,
In the intervals of the Entertainments, will be presented, a grand match of complete Broad Sword, with Veterans in Service against the Veterans out of Service.
The Officers of the Army returned from the Continent, &c. are most respectfully informed, that several very eminent Players, Professors and Teachers of this most useful Art, are engaged to play. The match to be decided by the majority of hits. To play in white uniforms, and with black varnished sticks, in order to ascertain the number of hits.
“Safe in his art, the horseman’s best defence,
“He darts thro’ ranks, and nobly braves offence.”
(Vide Astley’s Profession and Duty of a Solider.)
Preceding
An entire New Dance, composed by Mons. Mercerot, called
THE PROVINCIAL SAILORS;
In which will be given singular and pleasing Devices of Action, Figure, &c. with New Music, Dresses, &c.
A Musical Entertainment, (taken from history), called
WHITTINGTON AND HIS CAT.
EQUESTRIAN AND OTHER EXERCISES;
Among which, a Minuet by two Horses; a Hornpipe on the Stage by a third Menage Horse; also a fourth Horse, instructed, among a variety of other matters, to fetch a Saddle and Bridle, to unload his Girths, take off his Saddle, &c. likewise instructed to attend the Tea Table as a Waiter, taking off from a good fire a Tea Kettle of boiling Water, and carrying the same to the Tea Table—the ne plus ultra of the art. The system being reduced to a scientific Principle, plain to every Spectator, and the utility of this Art (of reducing the Horse) incontestably proved and established.
An entire new splendid Spectacle, consisting of Music, Dancing, Pantomimic Action, comic Singing, &c. called
ENGLAND’S JOY;
Or, HYMEN’S BANQUET.
This splendid and magnificent Spectacle will be assisted by a display of curious machinery, perhaps not to be equalled in the world, and unknown to the modern machinists in this country; the scenic part equally brilliant, and consists of many views, particularly Part of the Gardens at Brunswick, also the Country between Wolsembuttle and Brunswick likewise a View of Hymen’s Banquet, and a magnificent Saloon. The Entry of Jove, with a transformation of the Banquet to Jove’s Aerial Car, prior to his ascending, surrounded by Zephyrs, dispersing and bearing a circumference and extent of space, making the whole near 2000 square feet of moving clouds, in different Directions, with beautiful Transparencies, the Gift of the Deities, &c.
The whole Entertainment expressly prepared in honour of
THE ROYAL NUPTIALS.
The Decorations, Dresses, Machinery, Mechanism, &c. have been immediately fancied and executed by Mr. ASTLEY, Sen.
The whole to conclude with an entire new Grand Pantomime, called
THE FAIRY’S FANTASY,
Or, THE ENCHANTED MANOR.
With new Scenery, Machinery, Decorations, Dresses, Music, &c.
Interspersed with the greatest variety of Mechanical Changes, Magical Transitions, and wonderful Metamorphoses.
Doors open at Half past Five, and the Curtain ascends at Half past Six.
Box 4s. second price 2s.—Pit 2s. second price 1s.—Gallery 1s. second price 6d.
N.B. Those veterans returned from abroad, may apply to Mr. Astley, who will give each a free admission Ticket, specifying the particular night they may see the Amusements, conormsoly to his promise when on the Continent; and as the Carpenters have completely finished the temporary Building expressly prepared for that purpose, the first divisions will be admitted to-night, and 1000 in rotation every evening, as expressed on the Ticket, viz. Day of the Week, Date, &c. to which a strict attention is required, Mr. Astley will thank the non-commissioned officers to assist him in the above regulations.
[three star symbol] The Riding School is open for instructing Ladies and Gentlemen to ride; also for breaking Horses for every denomination.
