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A S T L E Y ‘ s
AMPHITHEATRE, WESTMINSTER-BRIDGE,
THE Sixth Week’s Exhibition will come of great variety of extraordinary Exercises, which will continue till Saturday next, the 7th instant, after which time an entire new Arrangement will take Place,
THIS EVENING, and during THIS WEEK only, a new droll Comic Burlesque, called
NINE TAYLORS at a FOX HUNT, on
Masquerade Horses,
In which will be introduced a very fine Bag Fox, and several Couple of English Fox Hounds, with the surprising Leap of the Taylors and their Horses to join the Chase at the View Halloo! ⸻The Music, Dresses, Decorations, Horses, and their Caparisons, are all new.
R O P E D A N C I N G,
By very eminent Performers,
A Group of the best and most eminent TUMBLERS in the World.
GENERAL JACKOO, the celebrated Monkey from Paris, will perform the whole of his astonishing Manœuvers, which are beyond conception.
H O R S E M A N S H I P,
By the most celebrated Performers in England. An Entre of Horses, richly caparison’d, and a Minuet danced by Two Horses, in the highest perfections, both the Horses are trained by Mr. Astley, and indisputably proves the superiority in exercising the Horses; no other person having ever attempted any thing of the kind. The whole of these Performances will conclude with all the various uncommon Exercises of the celebrated Clown, who stands confessedly unrivalled.
PHILOSOPHICAL AMUSEMENTS;
Or, THE MAGICAL TABLE.
By Mr. ASTLEY.
With various surprising Experiments, particularly the Sympathetic Clock, Rings, Box, and Pigeon, Watch, Orange, &c. &c.
In the course of the Evening’s Entertainments will be presented the amazing Exhibition of
D A N C I N G D O G S,
From FRANCE and ITALY, by Signor and Signora MAISIA.
This Exhibition will conclude with a Variety of Dogs dressed en militaire; and Two inimitable Bull Dogs, one of them is an English Bull-Dog, that rather than quit his hold, suffers himself to be drawn 30 Feet high, while the Machine is surrounded with Fireworks, representing a heavy discharge of small arms and artillery.
To which will be added a new pantomime, called
HARLEQUIN’s REVENGE;
Or, THE CAMP IN AN UPROAR.
With Additions and Alterations, particularly a new Scene of Harlequin’s Marriage.
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 at the Amphitheatre.
[pointing finger] This day is published, price 2s. 6d. an entire new Work, intitled[sic], Natural Magic Revealed, by Mr. Astley, sen. Westminster-bridge; containing upwards of Twenty Experiments, exhibited by the most celebrated performers of the present Age. To be had at the Amphitheatre, and of most of the principal booksellers in England.
