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Mr. Astley, sen. conformable to the wishes of several Ladies and Gentlemen, will have the honour, in the course of this Evening’s Amusements, to introduce, with divers others, that most capable Performer, the LITTLE SPEAKING HORSE, who will surprize the Spectators.
ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE of ARTS, Westminster-Bridge.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and Duke of York’s Servants.
THIS present EVENING, APRIL 15, and To-morrow, will be presented, the DOUBLE VAULTING ROPE. A Pantomime, partly new, and compiled from the World Metamorphosed, the GOLDEN DREAM. In the course of the Pantomime will be introduced a View of the perilous Situation of the PROSERPINE FRIGATE (commanded by Captain Wallis) at the Mouth of the Elbe, on the 2d of February last, when surrounded by immense Mountains of Ice. The Pantomime replete with elegant Scenery, wonderful Machinery, novel Incidents, ingenious Changes, uncommon Deceptions, &c. The celebrated TROOP of HORSEMEN will perform a Routine of unprecedented and surprizing Exercises; and the astonishing LITTLE CONJURING HORSE, with divers others, will surprize the Spectators with their incomprehensible sagacity.
The whole to conclude with an entire new and superb Naval Spectacle, called the FOUR ENGAGEMENTS; or the HEROS of the SEAS: with new Scenery, Machinery, Dresses, Decorations, &c. &c. Emblematical devices, &c. of Earl Howe, Earl St. Vincent, Lord Duncan, and Baron Nelson, of the Nile; with a characteristic Procession of the FOUR QUARTERS of the WORLD, the TEMPLE of VICTORY, &c. &c. The whole got up, and intended to present to the Spectator, a Nautical Amusement of the most impressive Nature.
