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SUMMER AMUSEMENTS.
For the BENEFIT of Mr. and Mrs. WILKINSON.
At ASTLEY’S AMPHITHEATRE RIDING-HOUSE, WESTMINSTER-BRIDGE,
THIS Evening, October the 2d, 1781, will be presented,
A Grand and General Display of pleasing MANLY FEATS of ACTIVITY on FOOT and HOREBACK.
In the course of which, Mr. F. Wilkinson humbly acquaints his Friends and the public in general, this evening he intends to entertain them with such a variety of performances never known or attempted by any other native or foreigner, himself excepted, which will evidently appear by the best proof, occular [sic] demonstration: and he offers any sum of money to any one person who can excell [sic] him in the full swing, which is allowed by the best judges to be masterly part of the slack-wire.
The GREAT DEVIL, for this night only, will go through his amazing performances of TUMBLING, who will, for the first time this season, fly over a phaeton and horse, and two persons sitting in the carriage the same time, after which he will perform the Grand TOURBILLON; or WHIRLWIND, with fire works tied to his hands and feet, and then perform a continual SOMERSET with a velocity equal to that of a fly of a jack, in so much trace the human form, and the body appears like a wheel of fire turning in the air with wonderful rapidity.
Several Select Pieces of MUSIC; consisting of favourite Airs, Duets, Trios, Quartettos, &c. on their approved and so much admired Double Set of MUSICAL GLASSES, by Mr. and Mrs. Wilkinson.
An Equilibrium on the Perpendicular Moving Ladder, by Mr. RICHER.
SLACK-ROPE VAULTING on full Swing, by Master LONSDALE, (being his first time of performing in Public).
The EGYPTIAN PYRAMIDS, or Men piled on Men.
Comic HORSEMANSHIP on Two Horses, by Mr. MILLER, the Clown.
The English ROSSINGAL will Whistle the notes of various Birds.
The whole concludes with a droll Piece of HORSEMANSHIP BURLESQUES, or, The Taylor riding the Dancer and Road Horse,--with many Alterations and Additions.
Places for the Boxes to be taken at the Amphitheatre.
Mr. ASTLEY respectfully informs the Nobility, Gentry, and others, that no place can be kept, unless their servants punctually attend at half past five o’clock.
Tickets to be had at the Amphitheatre, Westminster-Bridge.
