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mHEATRE ROYAL. fridayTsept. 3. licensed victuallers' annual performance IN AID OF THEIR BENEVOLENT FUND. Under the Patronage of his Honor THE SUPERINTENDENT (W. Rolleston, Esq.),' AND THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL. ON FRIDAY EVENING, SEPT. 3. 1869. The Grand Oriental Burlesque BROWN AND THE BRAHM I N S, OK CAPTAIN POP AND THE PRINCESS PRETTY-EYES, With the following Cast : — Tomidod, the Tremendous — King of Changchutnee, an un discoverable island in the Atlantic, or Pacific, or Somewhere, or Nowhere ... Mr W. D. Barnard. Gallipotz— A naturalized -Englishman, Court Physician Extraordinary (very), who bolsters up his credit by a Pill-ho ... Mr R. W. Hughes. Keemo Kirno — The Court Embaliner, also an Englishman, formerly in trade with Brown, up to every dodge, and down upon his Friends ... Mr C. Green. Captain Pop— Of the Island's "Naval Cavalry," in love with the Princess, but snubbed by the King Mr J. W. Oram. Ensign Pet-r-Lieutenant Lardy Dardy — Major Haw-Haw*— Specimens of the Oriental "Fellah" friends of Pop, most lively, clever, and energetic ... Mr J. S. Legett,, ; Mr E. S. Dillon, Mrs S. Rogers. The High Priests of Brahma— With Reverend Locks and a - Key-ind Heart , ... Mt J. Milsom, Mr W. Savage. Blackie, Sooti, Kuffi, &c— Ten Little Niggers more or lees- ..'.' Messrs Chillman, Coleman, Froseman and Nosemao. Brown — An awful warning -. to aspiring Grocers, Wrecked ! Reckless 1 Wretched ! ... ... Miss Herberte. Princess Pretty -Eyes— The Rose of Changchutnee, a striking proof of the Adage that ' there is uo Rose without a Thome ... ... Mrs G.Allan. Fatima — Her Confidante, a sketch from life in fact „,... ....... Mrs H. C. West. Guards, -Soldiers, Pages, Blacks, Piebalds, and Orientals, Tag Rag and Bobtail. SYNOPSIS OF SCENERY AND INCIDENTS. Aot l. . : Scene I—Chamber1 — Chamber in the Kiog's Palace. A Dispute and a Narrow Escape of being '• shown up " — \ Storm Brewing within and without, the Palace — Rage of the King— "Go 1 Go! Boldest Daughter" the Parient replied. -' Scene 2— Seashore during a storm 1 A consultation — Pop declares.. his wrongs — The wreck— The Wrecoghitfoh— A struggle for liberty— Keemo triumphant. Act 11. Scene I— The, King's Front Garden ! The greafcconspiracy-rThe plot, the princess, and the. pill— My daughter 1 oh, my daughter I—LoßtX:Loa1 — LoBtX : LoaH — The secret told at last — Touching appeal of Brown — The law of the Brahmins— Despair !— Agony ! Scene 2 — Royal Monument in the -Grove-* of i Brahma Xi : Romeo and Juliet (without Romeo)— -Courage of theiPrmcesS'— The procession I—Heartrending1 — Heartrending address of the -victim— Tod late ! Going ! going ! — A substitute .'—Startling denouement — Farewell of Brown to the Brahmins. .. To conclude whir/the screaming farce, for the first time in the colonies, entitled TOM - T H RASHER! Tom Thrasher (alias Tom " I Jones)- — Mr-J. E, Coker Joe Martin .., ... ... Mr H. C. West Timothy fruits ...* i.;. Mr C. Green Nobbs (the fiddler) Mr W. Brown Sims... ... Mr C.Oram Cicely 'l born --' : %''..'"■ ... - Miss Herbert Rose Elton (Bridesmaid) ... Mrs S. Rogers Villagers, &c. MAY-POLE DANCE! Tickets : cari be i6b : tamed* at the Box Office, between the hours of 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, September 2nd and Srd ; and at all the Hotels. New Dresses, by Mies Herberte ; Scenic Effects, by Mr J. Heath. Musical Director— Mr. JF. Weber. _ Admission .-—Private Boxes/ 1 £2 2s ; Dress Circle, ss; Stalls, 3s ; Pit, 2s. Doors open at half -pact Seven,' to commence at Eight; No seats reserved after the curtain rises. 3780

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Star (Christchurch), Issue 406, 2 September 1869, Page 4

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