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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 4916, 23 December 1876, Page 1

rri H EAT R'■ E , ; R O Y A L. Lessees ... ... Messrs. Bates and Howard Business Manager * ...Mr. Charles Hillsden TUESDAY .EVENING, DECEMBEE 26, And until further notice. First production in New Zealand,; on a scale of great magnificence, of an original Fairy Extravaganza and Pantomime, -written by H. J. Byron, Esq., the very successful burlesque writer, adapted and arranged for the stage, and fitted with new songs,,&c., by Mrs. E. M. Bates, entitled CINDERELLA; Ob, the Lovkb, The Lackey, and the Little Glass Slipper. ' The Management wish to draw the attention of the public to the fact.of its bein» THE ONLY PANTOMIME PRODUCED IN. NEW ZEALAND This Christmas; and having: undoubtedly the strongest and most complete company in New Zealand, have decided to eclipse all previous ;- efforts. '. The magnificent'and unequalled scenic representations from the master' brush of Mr. Holmes. '■■"''' The elaborate-and intricate mechanical effects by Messrs. Powell and Wykes. , The.new and characteristic dresses by Mrs. Parker, Mrs. Williams, and'staff of assistants. The. properties, tricks, &c, . by Mr. Ja Shiels and assistants.', if ... The gas and colored fires under the direction of Mr. W. Dawson! •- : The wigs; beards, &c.,'by ! Mr. A. English. The comic scenes,',tricks; ,&c.,'by Messrs. ' :'■ * ;■•' Hesford and Inglis. The dances, : trips, : &c, by ' Miss * Adelaide . Stoneham and Mr. Alexander. : The. orchestra under the direction of Mr. " Parker. ' ; ;'"''■' The marches, dances, &c, by Miss Adelaide Stoneham. The performance will commence at eight o'clock sharp, with a . PET IT E CO M E,D Y. ■ • Characters by the'Company. After which, the Fairy- Extravaganza PantoOb, the Loves, the Lacket, and the Little 'Glass Slippeb. Characters':— Prince Poppetti (Prince of Salerno and o£ ' ■■■ Pretty .Fellows) •'.' ' Mrs.; FVM. Bates Dandini (his valet,, and. a- very'deep -one) — .':':,'■•: Miss Lizzie Morgan Alidoro (his tutor) V Mr. W. Metcalf The Baron Balderdash (a slightly. damaged ■ edition of the "Last of the Barons") — :■!,•■■';:..;.'. :.•.:'.'. Mr. J. Hesford Button! (a page of the "Last of the Barons")— Mr. : J. Sweeney Clorinda (the Baron's eldest daughter, aa ; . oddish young person of'the gushing order) . Mr: Sam Howard Thisbe(tke Baron's second daughter) Mrs. Stoneham Cinderella, (the Baron's youngest daughter) Miss Adelaide Stoneham The .Fairy Queen (Cinderalla's Godmother) • : :L - " ■ '' ■' -'-''■- ■■' Miss" Marion Moore Honeyden, -a jfairy. (such a duck) Miss M. King Harebell „ (another), Silverlight :: • „ (another) '■ •Miss : jL"Wilson Prettypet „ Dewdrop.t- • j,-r> ..-'(another) ■- MissE.;Jackson Rosebud ~ (another)';" -Mass lii'Wyatfc ■Waterlilly \„ r (another) 1 Miss L.-Gardiner iPpppy , ~j.„.,,; j (another).- Miss: A.-Gardiner Bluebell „ (another) 'Miss K/Smythe Daisy •' ' ~„ ' ; "■'■' ■ (another) '■ i Miss B.';Cpllin3 Violet „ (another) Miss D. Williamson Lords, Ladies,. Fairies, Huntsmen, &<S., &c. :::-ii>:SYN6psis:bF Scenery and"'lncidents. Scene I—A Forest Dell—.(Holmes). General Rising" of \ v the--Fairy EiPopulation. Their Queen relates; a famous history, and is in« terrupted by the arrival of a : stray beau, A charming portrait in an oak framq. being excessively inflated is. eventually blown up. The Prince-of-Salerno assumes the dress of Dandini, and seeking change passes off a light sovereign for its mere value;'-.! ~; ■ r 'Scene 2—An Apartment at : the' Baron's—(Holmes.) :■ How CpdeTeUa'fcomplains'that sha leads . a life'by, .the 'galleyV fire, and is: called over the coals by Cloriada: How Thisbe lets down and how the Prince makes up to Cinderella.. /" " r.i- '., ..Imposing Procession, of One. How the supposed Prince'is brought on, and howthe real Prince is 'taken:;off. How the ' Bfl.lderri.ash. farriilv'ia ni'if.'"tn* fili&mA-liv f.h*» inopportune appearance of Cinderella; ; • Scene : B—Another "Apartment at..., the Baron's—(Holmes.) Great indignation meeting ; the Prince kicks.Dandini.down stairs. How Dandini wounds two birds with one heartless tone. How the two birds fly at each other..- "...;. ' ■ Scene 4—The Baron's Kitchen—(Holmes.) In which a train of thoughts passes over" the sleeper. Buttoni's . tender'.< passion. How Cinderella's.:Fairy Godmother redeems -her pledge, and takes her out to the'Ball. ' I Scene s—Corridor in the .Prince's Palace. How the Baron is disappointed of his Castle in the Air.': ."■; .•:■ \-, ■;•_ Scfene 6—Grand .Ball Room at the Palace. (Holmes.) — .. ~.' .[■, .. . ■;,; i...-, :■:. . > In light.trippiugmeaiure, '.'■■■ , Surrounded by pleasure,:: ' AVe count the gay hours , ■ ! That so hastily fly. , • .;•-." GRAND TRANSFORMATION / ■■'■■■- ; ■" to the"-' :';' '.'. " : DOMAINS OF DAZZLING: DELIGHT! Clown - '... ' .-.-•; Mr. Hesford: Pantaloon ... ... Mr. A.; Li. Inglis Harlequin .'., . ... Mr. E.Alexander Columbine.... ..; Miss Adelaide Stoneham 'Policeman'-..'. 1 ;.'..' Mr. J. Sweeney , Scene I—Dance, Harlequin ,and Columbine. Hits, skits, : trips, r heigh,—Heigh; - we are again—Hullo ! (.somebody coming. . Pye seea that hair before—Heads of the people—A cure for the heartache—Arrival of' a family party, and how the ■ Clown- : manages 'to upset the aforesaid, knocked up, knocked down, a knock in,"ahd a knock put—Antipodean.•novelties-, and wonderful evolutions of the Merry. Clown. —A trap to.s'ecure trap,.but it is stopped by » trap—A well ; armed /police force, Moktgdns in it, and the Trap sings a feeling ditty— Heigho ! here'-8 Patchy.' A Leap Fob Lwe—- " And lilce the 1 , bas'e'iabric ,of a vision " leaves not a trace,behihd.;VV, . Scene 2—Dance, Harlequin and Columbine. Come along old 'un—Fancy goods to which the Clown" takes a fancy l —A, game, of cards— Your fortune told—Why was Vogel like a bald-headed matfl^Beqause" l — —. A brace'o£ of -well-krioTO characters have :kn embrace— Move on.their now, or. HI losk you ;up— Graud repast, heads I win, tails you lose— The watch made to' go, but the Clowri witk clocks to his,stockings,made,to go faster—The winding Tip of the Scene'under the Limited :Liabilities Act;; -' ' '■■ - :' i ,];-';,: iK '. i^; : '': , '? : !'', ; - • '"': 1 Scene 1 3—Dance, Harlequin ana' Columbine. A dip at the and botheration—A: new chum by the Avalanche conies t * have a lunch;" ancl, GastJo.nijmy —What's .the 5 matter 'with shock, : and"a> spark of latest news from England,-and may the Star '. ot }" s 'Glory; never growf:, du»-^CJ[pwn ' native .'to, the manor barn—A-run;;upon*the.bank,■■ crash, smash, dash, flash, which l ' in: the end ends the -Scene: : -;'- 1 ''*' ■'■' ' • i "''.'' l ~'"* ! ' : :i ''''''. , ; :, '.' l ," : '\','- ;; ! ;J : .A:THE'REaiOKfS--bF:- 1 G ; LOOMi; : J - DARK ! DARK ! -■ EVEEYWHERE. --"'■■'■ The -whole tti conclude with the ,':! i L AS T :SC E XE, FLORAL ARCADES AND GOLDEN - GLADES; And the STARRY REALMS .OF'LIQUID LIGHT. "To eacli and all, a fair good night. And rosy dreams and slumbers light." Dress circle, 4a,; stalls, 2s. 6d.;.pit, Is.' -•,