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YOUNG ASTLEY
On HORSEBACK and on the STAGE.
ROYAL GROVE, WESTMINSTER-BRIDGE.
THIS present SATURDAY, October 1, 1791,
A Dance composed by Mr. HOLLAND, called
THE SWEEPSTAKES and PONEY-RACE;
Or, ALL ALIVE AT NEWMARKET.
The principal characters by
Mr. HOLLAND, Mons. MARQUI, and Miss SMITH.
In which will be introduced
A Race, in two heats, from the Stage round the Circle, between horses and ponies.
YOUNG ASTLEY will perform his surprising and unparalleled
EXERCISES on HORSEBACK.
Also, a Pupil of Mr. ASTLEY, Sen. will make his fifth appearance.
A new Dance, with new decorations, dresses, &c. (composed by Signor Marqui) called
THE ANIMATED STATUE,
Taken from the well known History of PIGMALION.
Principal characters by
Signor MARQUI, Mr. CROSSMAN, Mr. HOLLAND,
And Monsieur MERCEROT.
Mademoiselle CABANOL,
And Miss SMITH.
TUMBLING, &c.
By a Group of capital Performers.
EQUESTRIAN EXERCISES;
By the whole Troop.
A new Dance, composed by Monsieur Mercerot, called
LA FETE DE L’AMOUR.
Taken from the celebrated Monsieur Gardell, and as performed at the Opera-house in Paris a considerable number of nights, without intermission.
Symptoms of Bad Horsemanship, commonly called,
The TAYLOR to BRENTFORD.
The whole to conclude with a grand heroic and historical Pantomime, in three parts, called,
THE SIEGE OF QUEBEC;
OR,
THE DEATH OF GENERAL WOLFE.
The part of General Wolfe
By Mr. ASTLEY, Jun.
The beauty and excellence of this Pantomime the public are already acquainted with ,therefore needs no encomium.
Doors to be opened at Half past Five, to begin at Half past Six o’Clock precisely.
Boxes, 3s.—Pit, 2s.—Gallery, 1.—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, must be at the Theatre by a quarter past five o’clock.
N.B. Ladies and Gentlemen instructed to ride on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, from eight in the morning till one.
Vivant Rex & Regina.
