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Re-engagement of Mr. Richer; Mr. Smith’s Flying Act of Horsemanship; first night of the Hunted Tailor; and the last week of the Spectacle of Basque Roads, &c.

Astley’s Amphitheatre, Westminster Bridge.

Under the Patronage of their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and Duke of York.

THIS EVENING, at half past six precisely, and during the holiday week, the Cotillion and Country Dance by eight horses; (23d time) a new Nautical Spectacle, forming a lively pourtraiture [sic] of the late glorious event in the destruction of the French Fleet in Basque Roads.—Horsemanship by the Double Company.—Mr. Smith’s Flying Act; Equestrian Clown, Mr. Crossman; and (1st time this season) the Eccentricities of the Hunted Tailor, and his horse Tally-ho! Riding Master, Mr. Davies; Clown, Mr. Usher; and Billy Button, Mr. Crossman. A new Song, called Strange Things, by Mr. Rose; with Mr. Richer’s Tight Rope Dancing. To conclude with the Harlequinade of FAIRY LAND. Harlequin, Mr. Bologna, jun. Clown, Mr. Laurent; and Columbine, Mrs. Parker.—Second price at half past eight.—Equestrian tuition by able Masters.