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Harlequin Victor, or the Pirate.—Expectation, which has been on tiptoe for some time past, in consequence of the announcement of a new Pantomime at the Royal Amphitheatre, Westminster-bridge, was last night completely gratified but its long-wished-for appearance under the above name. Variety and novelty of every tissue and description came before the audience in the course of the evening; and Mr. Upton may be said to have never been more happy that in the laughable, and at the same time satirical Song, sung by Johannot, signifying a Something of Somebody, Anybody, Everybody, and Nobody.—Miss Gray’s Song of the Marriage Day is also a charming composition.—The new Ballet Dance of the Scotch lovers shews Mrs. Parker to great advantage, and who tripped it on the fantastic toe to much effect, in her admirable Strathspey.—Once more, however, it is necessary to say a word or two of the Pirate, who makes his first appearance to the audience in a very magnificent naval car; indeed, the scenery of this Pantomime teems with beauties and picturesque effect. The City of Algiers, the Haram of the Dey, the Seraglio, and the Palace, are admirably designed and executed; as are also the scenes of a Tobacconist’s Shop, a Herald Painter’s, a View of the New Cut, Lambeth-Marsh; the Exterior of the Lyceum, and the grand Picture of the Storming of Seringapatam, a very fine and admirable painting, producing an effect little Interior to the original. The Fairy’s Palace, or the Paragon of Enchantment, the last and concluding scene, never was, nor can be surpassed.
