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BENEFIT OF Mr. ASTLEY, Sen.
And the First General Subscription Night, under the Patronage of the Original Subscribers.—AMPHITHEATRE of ARTS, ASTLEY’s, WESTMINSTER-BRIDGE.—Their Royal Highnesses the Price of Wales and Duke of York’s Servants.
THIS EVENING, April 16, will be presented, an entirely new Indian Ballet Pantomime, interspersed with Songs, Duets, and Chorusses [sic], called the MERCHANT and SLAVE. Two entirely new Songs, “The Old Man of Eighty;” and “The Humours of Greenwich Hill.”—a new Entertainment, consisting of Music, Dancing, &c. called the FOOL’s CAP.—a new Spectacle, consisting of Pantomime, Song, and Dance, called the CONTRAST; or, the FRENCH RAFTS and ENGLAND’s NAVY. In the above Piece will be pourtrayed a Variety of new Scenery and Machinery, particularly, 1. A Public Garden, or Ginguet, near Dunkirk.—2. A View of Dunkirk, and Part of the Harbour.—3. The Launching a Raft into the Bason.—4. Plymouth Dock-yard; and Ships on Stocks, &c.—5. View near the Bank; Voluntary Subscription.—6. The Rafts in Contrast with England’s Navy. A grand Serious and Comic Pantomime (as now performing at Paris with universal applause, with extraordinary Scenery and Machinery, called CUPID and PSYCHE. In the intervals of the Entertainments of Music, Dancing, &c various Equestrian and other Exercises, by several new and eminent Performers, particularly during the Holiday Week; and for the first time, Young BRESLAW, the Arithmetician, or the LITTLE CONJURING HORSE, will perform with Cards, Caskets, &c. in a manner evincing the “ne plus ultra” of that Art. The Evening’s Amusements to conclude with a grand Comic Harlequinade, called the Genii of the Deep: At the conclusion of which will be presented Machinery, with numerous devices, and entirely now in this country, called the Rattlesnake’s Progress, in variegated colours, and perpetual motion.—Doors to be opened at Half past Five, to begin at Half past Six precisely.—Box 4s. Second Price 2s.—Pit 2s. Second Price 1s.—Gallery 1s. Second Price 6d.—Second Price to commence at Half past Eight o’clock.—Places to be taken of Mrs. Connell, Box-Office, Theatre, Westminster Bridge.
