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ASTLEY’s SUMMER AMUSEMENTS.
AMPHITHEATRE RIDING-SCHOOL, Westminster-Bridge.
THIS and every EVENING, a grand general display of Extraordinary Agility on Foot and Horseback—the Horses Perform in this Exhibition in a manner beyond description, and which cannot fail giving the greatest satisfaction.
Doors to be opened at half past five, and begin at half past six o’clock precisely. Admittance Boxes, 2s. 6d. Upper Boxes, 1s. 6d. Pit, 1s. Side Gallery only 6d.
Part I.—The much admired Exhibition of the OMBRES CHINOISE CABINET of FANCY, or LILLIPUTIAN WORLD, in Six little Acts.—1st. A curious representation of Ship Building. 2d. Of catching a Lion. 3d. The harmless Cobler [sic].—4th. The Cats escape with the old woman’s Dinner out of the Porridge Pot.—5th. The insolent Carpenter, or broken Bridge.—6th. A Storm, and a Battle between two Sharks. Also several brilliant changes of Artificial Fire Works.
Part II.—Horsemanship and Agility, with Pantomimical, Farcical, and Operatical Performances, by Mr. Griffin, and Mr. Baptist, Clown to the Horsemanship.
Part III.—The Polanders Performances on Chairs, Ladders, &c. Also Mr. Adams will warble, chirp, and sing the Notes of the most favourite Birds of the Air. Likewise Ladder jumping by Mr. Recher.
Part IV.—Singlar and manly activity on Horseback, by Mr. Jones, who will throw his body in various different forms, Barr, at the conclusion of which Mr. Griffin, Mr. Jones, and Miss Hudson rides three Horses, forms a Pyramid; and after Master Lonsdale rides full speed with his head on the saddle.
Part V.—Tumbling over Tables, Chairs, Men, Horses, Carriages, through Hoops, &c. never exhibited. Likewise Rope Vaulting, and the exhibition of the Egyptian Pyramids, or Men piled on Men.—The Camel, or Dromadary from Grand Cairo; and the Elk from Bombay, will be rode round the Riding School by Clown to the Horsemanship.—To conclude with the pleasing and much admired comic piece of horsemanship burlesqued called, the Taylor Riding, the Dancing Horse Hunter, and Road Horses; with the droll adventures of the Clown and French Post Boy.
