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Most assuredly the last Week of the present Entertainments as an entire change will take place on Monday, 23d inst.
ROAYL SALOON, and NEW AMPHITHEATRE,
Westminster Bridge,
Under the Direction of Mr. ASTLEY, Jun.
Just arrived from Brussels,
Le SIEUR and MADAM VERNET,
Whose Performances on the Violin and TAMBOUR DE BASS, &c. are beyond conception, but need only be seen to be believed. They execute the most difficult Pieces of Music in VARIOUS and ASTONISHING ATTITUDES.
They will appear THIS EVENING, for the FIRST Time, in addition to the following favourite Entertainments:
THIS, and every EVENING, this Week only, will be presented a Grand Display of pleasing AMUSEMENTS, viz.
A Whimsical Burlesque Dance, composed by Mr. Holland,
called THE SWEEPSTAKES.
In the above Dance, a RACE round the STAGE,
By Horses and Ponies.
A NEW SONG, by a Young Lady, (being her first Appearance on any Stage.)
HORSEMANSHIP,
And Exercises for the Light Dragoons, by Mr. CROSSMAN.
GROUND and LOFTY TUMBLING,
By a capital Group of Performers.
A Grand Entry of Horses, and Manoeuvres by the Horses, &c.
EQUESTRIAN EXERCISES,
By Mr. DAVIS, and the Little FLYING MERCURY,
Particularly the Metamorphose of the SACK.
An entire new Comic Eastern Entertainment, interspersed with Music and Dancing taken from those agreeable and entertaining Stories, The Arabian Nights, called
ABON HASSAN; or, The Sleeper Awake.
Wonderful EQUILIBRES on a SINGLE HORSE,
By the LITTLE DEVIL.
That whimsical Piece of Horsemanship Burlesqued, called
the TAYLOR to BRENTFORD, by Mr. DAVIS;
In which will be displayed wonderful Sagacity, in the Managed
HUNTER and ROAD HORSES.
The whole to conclude with an entire new splendid Operatical, Pantomimical Entertainment, called
The GOOD and BAD; or Jupiter’s Vengeance.
The principal Characters as follow:
Mercury, Mr. Decastro; Philemon, Mr. Connell; Baucis, Mrs. Decastro; Damon, Mons. Mercerot; and Phillis, Miss Smith; Shepherds, Signor Marque and Mr. Holland; Shepherdesses, Miss Victoire and Eliza Cabanalls; Savages, Lads and Lasses, &c. &c. by the rest of the Company.
The Story of BAUCIS and PHILEMON, taken from the Heathen History, forms one of the most splendid, pleasing, affecting, amusing, and magnificent Entertainments, every performed on any Stage.
The Inhabitants of Phrygia destroyed by a superb
PLUYE DE FEU;
And the Pantomime to conclude with a View of
JUPITER’s PALACE.
Doors to be opened at Half past Five, to begin at Half past Six o’clock precisely.
Boxes 3s.—Pit 2s.—Gallery 1s.
Places to be taken of Mrs. Connell, at the Saloon, from Ten till Four o’clock; and Servants to attend at Half past Five to keep them
N.B. The Public are most respectfully informed, that the Riding School is open on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays.—Terms and hours of teaching may be known by applying to Mr. Davis, Riding Master.
