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An entire Change of Performances.
ROYAL GROVE.
ASTLEY’s AMPHITHEATRE,
WESTMINSTER-BRIDGE.
The Nobility, Gentry, and Others, are most respectfully informed, That, conformable to Mr. ASTLEY’s New Plan of Changing his Performances every Three Weeks, an Entire New Arrangement of Amusements, has taken Place.
This present TUESDAY, May 17, 1793, and every Evening, until farther Notice,
A Variety of New, Elegant and Comic
ENTERTAINMENTS.
ROPE DANCING,
By Mrs. BLACKMORE, and Mr. JOSEPH LAWRENCE (commonly called) the GREAT DEVIL.
Clown by Mons. LAURENT.
EQUESTRIAN TRIAL of SKILL,
By Mess. Crossman, Bell, Tyler, Collet, Laurent, Davis,
And MILLER (the original Clown).
A Comic Dance, called
The HAPPY NEGROES.
Principal Characters by
Messrs MARQUI, BELL, and CROSSMAN.
A HORNPIPE on a Single Horse by Miss SMITH.
TUMBLING,
By Mess. Bell, Collet, Tyler, Jenkins, Mos. Lawrence, Sylvester, Laurent,
And the GREAT DEVIL,
Who will particularly exert himself, by performing several Manoeuvres, Sommersets, &c. over Twelve Mens Heads, commonly called
LE GRAND SAUT DU TRAMPOLIN.
Mademoiselle MARIA THERESA SE St. ORBE,
(From the South of France)
Who is supposed to possess the finest Head of Hair ever seen.
An entire New Dance, called
The MERRY SAILORS.
In which will be introduced a Variety of
SINGLE, DOUBLE; and TREBLE HORPIPES,
By Mons. Marqui, Mr. Crossman, Mr. Bell, Mrs. Williamson, and Miss Smith.
HORSEMANSHIP on a single horse, by Mr. DAVIS.
An entire New Comic, Pastoral Spectacle, consisting of Music and Dancing, called
The TYTHE SHEAF;
Or, VILLAGE PLOT.
Philip Mr. Wallack; Countryman Mr. Fox, Lord of the Manor Mr. Connell,
And Mayor Mr. Johannot.
Old Mary Mrs. Henley, Widow Mrs. Wallack,
And Louis Mrs. Decastro, being her first appearance.
Country Lads and Lasses by the rest of the Company.
EQUESTRIAN MANOEUVRES:
By Mr. ASTLEY, Jun.
The whole to conclude with a Comic favourite Pantomime, not performed these Five Years) with many new and splendid Alterations and Additions, called
HARLEQUIN EMPEROR of the MOON.
Harlequin, Mr. JENKINSON;
Columbine, Miss SMITH;
And Clown Mr. JOHANNOT.
The Pantomime to conclude with
A REPRESENTATION of the MOON, GRAND CHORUS, &c.
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, No. 38, Stangate-street, the back of the Amphitheatre.
Servants to keep Places at a Quarter past Five.
Vivant Rex et Regina.