644 (Vol. 1)

The SECOND WEEK’s EXHIBITION, will continue until Saturday the 9th of April, after which a great part will be laid aside to make room for new Performers and Performances.

A S T L E Y ’ s

AMPHITHEATRE, WESTMINSTER-BRIDGE.

THIS EVENING will be presented

PHILOSOPHICAL AMUSEMENTS;

Or, THE MAGIC TABLE.

Also the surprising Monkey, GENERAL JACKOO, (never exhibited in England) from the Fair of St. Germain, in Paris. This Little Animal has been celebrated for his astonishing Performances on the Tight-rope, and other Exercises, which are beyond conception.

A new Dance, called

The MERRY NEGROES,

Principal Characters Mr. Ferrere, Miss Britmore, &c. &c.

H O R S E M A N S H I P,

By the most eminent Performers in England, viz. Mr. Astley, Mr. J. Taylor, Signor Markutchy, Miss Vangable, and Others.

A Comic Musical Piece, called

T H E   A I R   B A L L O O N;

Or, All the WORLD in the CLOUDS.

Cobler, Mr. Connell; Sam Strap, Mr. Decastro; Farmer, Mr. Wilkinson; Aerial Voyager, Mr. Carlo; and the Cobler’s Wife, Mrs. Nathan.

In the course of the Evening’s Entertainments will be given,

The amazing Exhibition of

The   D A N C I N G   D O G S,

From FRANCE and ITALY; consisting of

1. Two Dogs, as Chairmen, carrying a Monkey to a Masquerade.
2. Two Dogs with a Yoke of Milk Pails.
3. A Company of Dogs, carrying from a Vineyard Baskets of Grapes, and accompanied by a Savoyard, with a Magic Lanthorn.
4. A Dog as a Lady of Quality in her Equipage, attended by others in elegant Liveries.
5. A Dog a Spinning.
6. A Dog that walks on any two of his Legs.
7. Two Dogs, as a Tumbler and his attendant Clown.
8. A Dog, dressed in a Spanish Habit, taking another little Dog to a Boarding school; with a variety of others, too numerous for insertion. 

    This Exhibition will conclude with a Variety of Dogs dressed en militaire, besieging a Town; one of them represents a Corporal returning with the Colours of the Citadel in his Mouth to his General: he halts on three legs, being supposed to have received a musket-ball in one of his fore feet. Two Bull Dogs; the English Bull-Dog, rather than quit his hold, suffers himself to be drawn 30 Feet high, whilst the Machine is surrounded with Fireworks, representing a heavy discharge of small arms and artillery.

    TUMBLING, and other NEW EXERCISES,

By the most eminent Groupe of Tumblers in England, viz. Mr. Laurence, Mr. Bellmotte, Sig. Cassemere, Sig. Phillips, Mr. Richer, Sig. Cossa, Mr. Cook, Mr. France, Master Laurence, Master Bell, &c. Clown, Mr. Burt.

To which will be added a new Pantomime, called

HARLEQUIN’s REVENGE;

Or, THE CAMP IN AN UPROAR.

With new Scenes, and various Additions and Alterations.

The Pantomime to conclude with a new Ballet, Songs, and Chorus, taken from the celebrated Comedy, called THE MARRIAGE of FIGARO, as now exhibiting with universal applause in Paris.

    Mr. Astley being informed that the Ballet and Airs had been omitted in that Comedy, when he was performed at the Theatre Royal, Covent-Garden, purchased the Music, &c. From the Ballet Master of the French Comedy, to add to the several new Amusements of his Amphitheatre.

With entire new Music, Scenery, Dresses, and Machinery.

Boxes 3s. Pit 2s. Gall.1s. Side Galleries 6d.

The doors to be opened at half past five, to begin at half past six o’clock.

    Places to be taken of Mr. Connell, No. 4, Surry-side of Westminster-bridges and at the Amphitheatre.

    The Amphitheatre is illuminated in a manner entirely new. The Chandelier has been invented by Mr. Astley, in order to give greater effect to the different Exhibitions, and to render the illuminations less incommodious to the audience.