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ASTLEY’s AMPHITHEATRE
WESTMINSTER-BRIDGE.
This Week’s Amusement will consist on much Variety, selected from the principal Places of Entertainment in Europe.
THIS EVENING, a New Musical Piece, called
C U P I D P I L G R I M ;
Or, Ten Minutes Frolic among the Nuns at Boulogne.
With a Review of the Convent; the Whole forming a most pleasing Spectacle.
The Music, Scenery, Dresses, and Changes of Machinery, all new.
A favorite Pastoral Ballet, taken from the French Opera, called
W H Y N O T ?
And various Exercises,
By the STRONG MAN.
By particular desire, a most beautiful
FIRE – WORK.
In which will be introduced the surprising FLYING SERPENT pursuing a BUTTERFLY.
The Continuation of
The NINE TAYLORS at a FOX HUNT,
On Masquerade Horses.
R O P E D A N C I N G.
Particularly this Evening the Clown’s Great Grandmother will carry him in an Italian Basket, on the Rope, &c.
GENERAL JACKOO, the celebrated Monkey, from Paris, will change the whole of his Dress in a surprising Manner, and perform his War Manœuvres, dance on the Tight Rope with Fetters on his Feet, &c.&c.
M A N L Y H O R S E M A N S H I P,
By the most eminent Performers, Male and Female, in England.
With various other Amusements, too numerous to insert.
Particularly the original DANCING DOGS,
And true English BULL DOG.
The Doors to be opened at half past Five.
To begin at Half past Sixo’Clock.
Boxes 3s Pit 2s. Gall. 1s. Side Galleries 6d.
[pointing hand] The Minuet by two Horses, Nancy Dawson.theMagic Table, and the new Exercisesby the celebrated Clown to the Horsemanship, having been repeatedly asked for, will be added to the above Amusements this Week. The new Pieces introduced in the Fireworks having given general Satisfaction, will also be repeated.
N.B. Astley’s Floating Bath, Westminster Bridge, is open for the Reception of Bathers
