Transcription
The ASSAULT of the BASTILE;
Surrender of the GOVERNOR, and his DETACHMENT;
The RELEASE of the PRISONERS;
And a most Extraordinary and Accurate
MODEL of PARIS,
ROYAL GROVE, and ASTLEY’s AMPHITHEATRE, WESTMINSTER BRIDGE,
THIS and EVERY EVENING,
A New Dance (first time) called,
LA COQUETTE,
Composed by Sig. MARQUI.
Various Exercises by Young ASTLEY,
His Pupils, &c. together with the astonishing Manoeuvres of his Horses.
ROPE DANCING, by Sig. SPINACUTA.
A Comic Burletta, called,
THE MARRIAGE BY STRATAGEM;
Or, The MUSICAL AMATEUR.
The whole to conclude with,
An entire new and splendid Spectacle,
Founded on the Subject of
The FRENCH REVOLUTION
From Sunday the 12th, to Wednesday the 15th of July, both days inclusive, called,
PARIS in an UPROAR;
Or, the DESTRUCTION of the BASTILE
Displaying one of the grandest and most Extraordinary Entertainments that have appeared,
GROUNDED on AUTHENIC FACTS.
In the above Piece,
The following Scenery, Machinery, &c. will be displayed;
First. A grand View of the Thuilleries Garden, from Pont Tournae, comprising La Place Louis XV.
Second. An Internal View of that magnificent and superb Promenade,
THE PALAIS ROYAL.
Third. External perspective View of the Bastile, the Draw Bridge, the Foissée, &c. shewing the manner of storming and taking the Bastile, by the Military and Citizens.
Fourth. A Picturesque View of the Inside of the Bastile, leading from Mont de Launay, the Governor’s House.
Fifth. A Second View of the Caves, inside the above Building.
Sixth. A Third View, inside of the Strong Tower, comprising the Dark Dungeon, Remote Cells, &c.
The whole forming an exact Representation of that once tremendous Edifice.
And, in order to give a more conspicuous and just Idea of the City of PARIS, A GRAND MODEL, on an extraordinary large Scale, including the Heart of that most capital City, from Le Point Royale, in a direct line up the River, to the Isle Notre Dame (or St. Louis) exhibiting the River Seine, &c.
1st, Pont Neuf; 2d, Pont au Change; 3d, Pont St. Michael; 4th, Pont Notre Dame; 5th, Petit Pont St. Jaques; 6th, Pont Charles; 7th, Pont du Bois; 8th, Pont Marie; and 9th, Pont de la Tournelle; together with the Churches, Squares, and other Edifices of the
City of Paris, forming the most extraordinary Exhibition ever displayed on any stage.
The Music compiled from the FRENCH.
The Uniform of the Governor, Major, Garde Criminelle, and Garde Francoise; Emblems of Liberty, &c. taken on the spot.
[three stars symbol] The above Model of Paris is on a very large and extensive scale, 50 feet by 84, covering the whole Theatre. The streets, Squares, Public Gardens, Places od Public Amusement, innumerable Houses, &c. all of which are strictly conformable to that City, and has been the study and workmanship of an extraordinary number of Artificers, who have been employed day and night, for some time past, on the occasion.
Mr. Astley most humbly observes, that no expense or pains have been spared throughout this new arduous undertaking; and he flatters himself, that the novelty of giving the City of Paris, so exact in every particular, on his Theatre at this moment, will be found very interesting to Ladies and Gentlemen who have visited Paris, as well as to those who have not.
Doors to be opened at half past Five, and to begin at half past Six precisely.
Box, 3s. Pit, 2s. Gall. 1s. Side Gall. 6d.
Places for the Boxes to be taken of Mr. Smith, at the Amphitheatre.
N.B. Ladies and Gentlemen instructed to ride, and Horses broke for the Road or Field.
