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The LAST WEEK of the present PERFORMANCES.
ROYAL GROVE,
ASTLEY’s AMPHITHEATRE,
Westminster-Bridge.
Mr. ASTLEY begs leave to remind the Nobility, Gentry, and others, that conformable to his Plan of changing his Performances every three Weeks, the present much admired Entertainments will be continued this Week only, and most assuredly no longer.
THIS and EVERY EVENING this WEEK, will be presented
A New Comic Dance (to Irish Airs) called
THE IRISH FAIR:
In which will be introduced an IRISH LILT..
Several FEATS of HORSEMANSHIP,
By Mr. MILLER, (the original Clown).
A GRAND ENTRY OF HORSES,
Equestrian Pedestal, and Manoeuvres, by the Horses, &c.
HORSEMANSHIP,
And EXERCISES for the LIGHT DRAGOONS,
By Master CROSSMAN.
LES FORCES D’HERCULE,
EGYPTIAN PYRAMIDS,
Or, MEN piled on MEN, by Ten capital Performers.
HORSEMANSHIP,
By the celebrated Miss SMITH.
TUMBLING and other EXERCISES,
Several surprising,
LEAPS by Young ASTLEY’s HUNTER,
Particularly through a Hogshead, and over another Horse’s Back of equal Height.
A Comic Dance, called
THE DRUNKEN SWISS.
Principal Characters by
Mr. CROSSMAN and Miss SMITH.
An entire new Musical Piece (taken from a well-known History), called
THE KING AND THE COBLER.
NEW EQUESTRIAN EXERCISES,
By Young ASTLEY,
The whole to conclude with a Serious, Comic, Tragic, Heroic, Mechanical, and Operatical [sic] Pantomime, called
RIVAL MAGIC;
Or, HARLEQUIN’’s VICTORY.
With new Scenery, Machinery, Dresses, &c. &c.
Harlequin, Mr. JENKINSON;
Columbine, Miss SMITH;
With a grand Procession of
NEPTUNE AND AMPHITRITE,
Mermaids, Tritons, and other Inhabitants of the Sea, &c.
The Pantomime concludes with
The Descending of VENUS, CUPIDS, &C.
Into the Garden of Flora, and Temple of Hymen.
Doors to open at Half past Five, to begin at Half past Six o’Clock precisely.
Boxes 3s.—Pit 2s.—Gallery 1s.—Side Gallery 6d. only.
Places for the Boxes to be taken of Mrs. Connell, at the Back of the Amphitheatre.
[three star symbol] On Monday the 16th of May, an entire change of Performances.
