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An intelligent correspondent informs us, that Mr. Astley began last night his equestrian performances to a very numerous and respectable company. His magical tables are a happy addition, at this time, to the variety of his exhibitions. From thier[sic] variety, excellence, and originality, they give a great relief to the other performances. Among the dancing dogs, the dancing the allemande, the spinning, the deserter, the storming the citadel, and the English bulldog, deserve our particular praise. As to the horsemanship, considering young Astley did not perform, we were most satisfactorily entertained. The new pantomime of Harlequin’s Revenge, or the Camp in an uproar, gave infinite satisfaction from the business it contains, the variety of the scenery, the humour of the situations, the ???? of the changes, and the excellence of the different performers. If we could with any thing to be amended in this part of his exhibitions, it would be that of the machinery, which we think was greatly impeded and interrupted by the number of persons Mr. Astley injudiciously suffered to be behind the fences; but this, we make no doubt, he will alter on a second performance.
