Manners Street. Ut t\ iZ, w1 S» LOOj IVi r\O a wV <• Bs. rULuT. GEEAT NO V BLTY. TWO NEW PIECES! NEW DRESSES! LAST NIGHT BUT TWO OF THE SEASON. BENEFIT OF MRS. W. H^ FOLEY. AUGUST 6th, 1860. MRS. W. H. FOLEY, in announcing her Benefit for Monday Evening, begs to call the attention of her friends and the public in general to the Novelty on this occasion, ail OPERATIC DRAMA, abounding in Incidents and Novel Scenic Effect, the preparation of which rendered it necessary to close the Theatre for a . fortnight ; The new scenery painted expressly for this occasion by Mr. Hodgson. During the occupation of the Tyrol by the French, and after a skirmish between the hostile ranks; an infant child was found alone in their camp, by the 11th Regiment of the Grand Army of Napoleon :— by that regiment she was festered, aud beloved, and all were proud of the charming Vivandiere. Maria, the name given to the child upon the attainment of her ! Bth year, was discovered to be the daughter of the Marchioness de FiiikenficUl, and hy her roraovod to a sphere more consonant to the dignity of her birth. The action of the Drama is in the Tyrol during the period of its invasion by the Frcnnh. The performance to commence with, for the first limo here, an Operatic Drama in Two A els, entitled the Sergeant (Sulpizio, belonging to 11 ih Regiment") r rT * v .,,. of the French Army) j lUr< J< lL u llliams Co-poral Spputiue Mr. Melville " Granado •*' Graham. " Fuzile •" Manual Tonio (a young Tyrolese Peasant) Mr. VKIuVQ.V WKBSTHU Otctisio, attendant on the M archioness Mr. tSwau M. Le Notaire ....> Mr. Farley 'Soldiers of the 41 th 'Regiment, Attendants, Villagers, &c, by numerous auxiliaries, for this occasion. MAR! \ (the Adopted Daughter of the Regiment)... Mrs. W H. FOLUY In which she will Sing the t'o'lowiupr Songs — " The Ratapliin," Search through the Wide World," "Ask me n«>t Why," " They J>l;irch thiough the Town," "Chiflo me uo more," •"Happy Heart," &c , &c The MarchioiKifrs De 13 irkeu field Miss Melville ■ ' ■■ -*»*©©»«» Td be fnlldwed by an Interlude) of In which Mr. MANUEL and others, will appear. 'Mi ' V. The whole to concludo with an entirely NKW F'ARCR of peouliur conslructiou, quite within the range of probability, — 3firth-provoking, Side-splitting, but Never-tiring, entitled Horatio Thomas S wirkms Mr. G. 11. SWAN. Maj i VMley Mi. J. 11. Williams Mr Pivot ( ) Lnwyer) Mr. Manuel Mrs Charlotte Pud 1 foot Miss Melville Miss F«ni!v Volley Miss Etta Matilda Jones ( Anu't Clmrlotto's Maid) Mrs. W. H. FOLRY The Public is respectfully informed that the Curtain will rise punctually at eight o'clock. Doors opan at half -past Seven o'clock, to commence precisely at Eiijld. ADMISSION— Boxes 35., Parterre 25., Pit Is. .... THE STRICTEST PROPRIETY WrLL BE ENFORCED & NO SMOKING ALLOWED. Wellington, August 3, 1860. JUST OPENED, T ADIES' MANTLES, newest style* "■-^ do. Jackets, a small lot Shawls, Wool, Shepherds' Plaid, Chiuille, and Alpine Dres?ses suitable for the Season, — plain, fancy, and flounced Furs, Vietorines, and Muffs " for Children "Woollen Gauntlets and Glo-.-es Ladies' Fancy Hose, a small lot French Kid Gloves, Head Dresses, &c. AL*O, ' Gentlemen's Coats, Trowscrs, and Vests Overcoats, Pilot Jackets Regulation Caps, &c, Lc. • AND, A small lot of -Gent's Half Hose. GILBERT PICKETT & CO. Larabton Quay, 31 si July, ibGU.
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Wellington Independent, Volume XV, Issue 1443, 3 August 1860, Page 2
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555Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 Wellington Independent, Volume XV, Issue 1443, 3 August 1860, Page 2
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