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Mr. Astley last night opened his Amphitheatre for the first time this season, to a very crowded audience. He seems, indeed to have introduced his magical tables to some purpose; for he seemed to have commanded the attendance of the whole town. The performances of the Dancing Dogs are in many parts truly surprising and excellent. The dog that spins is very extraordinary, as well as the Bull Dog which is drawn up thirty feet high amidst a firework, representing a heavy discharge of small arms and artillery. Harlequin’s Revenge, or the Camp in an Uproar, a new Pantomime, gave infinite satisfaction, and certainly very deservedly. The performers were all admirable in their parts. The scenes are well fancied, contrasted, and executed; and the machinery produces very striking and original effects. In respect to the horsemanship, although it is somewhat curtailed, yet what was performed was very deserving of the applause it received; in regard to the tumbling, one of the performers whole name is unknown, stands unequaled. So that considering the whole, Mr. Astley’s promises to be a most favourite place of amusement for the ensuing season.
