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ROYAL STANDARD TAVERN AND PLEASURE GROUNDS, SHERPHERDESS WALK, CITY ROAD. [[IMAGE - hot air balloon with DUCROW'S written across. man on horse inside cage]] Licensed pursuant to Act of Parliament of the 25th of King George the Second. H. BRADING, PROPRIETOR. Extraordinary Attraction! FOR THE BENEFIT OF MR. GYPSON, The Nocturnal Aeronaut, who will make AN EQUESTRIAN BALLOON ASCENT On MONDAY, Sept. 2nd, 1839. This will be the First Equestrian Flight this Ten Years, and positively the Last Ascent that will take place at these Grounds this Season. The Arrangements under the Superintendence of Mr. GREEN. MR. DUCROW HAS KINDLY OFFERED THE USE OF HIS CELEBRATED PONY, "FIRE-FLY," But in consequence of an accident, the above Arabian has been procured for the purpose. H.B. respectfully informs his numerous Visitors, that, at the solicitation of some of his most intimate Friends, the Balloon on this occasion, will be inflated in the Gardens, in order that the Company may have an opportunity of witnessing the same. During the Inflation there will be a succession of Amusement; and in the course of the Evening the following Entertainments: PROGRAMME. PART I. Overture- Guy Mannering. By the Band. Opening Chorus - The Choughh and Crow.... By the Company Song- Pretty Mocking Bird.... Miss Stansbury Song, Irish- Paddy Carey.... Mr. Starmer Song- Calais Shrimp Girl.... Mrs. Andrews Song- The Cottage Maid.... Mr. Plumpton Song- I should very much like to know.... Mrs. Fitzgerald Song- Sich a gitting up Stairs.... Mr. Smith, the English Jim Crow Song- The Sapling Oak.... Mr. Fortescue Song- Auld Robin Gray.... Miss Stansbury Song, Comic - The Air Balloon.....Mr. T. Jones Glee - The Curfew Bell.. Miss Stansbury, Mrs. Fitzgerald, and Mr. Fortescue Classical Tableaux, or Gymnastic Feats - by the Brothers Laurent. Comic Clog Dance -Mr. ANDREWS. Highland Fling - - Miss NATHAN. ---- After which, (for the second time here,) the laughable Entertainment, entitled BURIED AND NOT BURIED: Or, a Ghost in spite of Himself. Mr. Nicodemus, Mr. TAYLOR. Captain Vauntington, Mr. PLUMPTON. Squire Aldwinkle, Mr. STARMER. Dickory - Mr. T. JONES. Paul - Mr. SMITH. Servants, - Messrs. GARDNER & CLEMENTS. Miss Aldwinkle - Mrs. ANDREWS. Lavinia (her Cousin,)Mrs. TAYLOR. ------ PART II, Overture--- Tancredi. By the Band. Glee- Ye Banks and Braes... Miss Stansbury, Mrs. Fitzgerald, & Mr. Fortescue Song- Mary,...... Mr. Plumpton Nigger Song- Jim Brown.... Mr. Smith, the English Jim Crow Song- The Vine Feast...... Miss Stansbury Song, Comic - Irish Schoolmaster...... Mr. Starmer Song- To the gay Tournament...... Mrs. Fitzgerald Song, Comic- Billy Crow and Miss Watsso...... Mr. T. Jones Duet- All's well...... Mr. Fortescue and Mr. Plumpton ------- To which will be added, the much-admired Pantomimic Spectacle, entitled the RED INDIAN: or, THE DOG OF THE WRECK. In which Mr. ANDREWS'S Celebrated Dog, VICTOR, will appear. Lieutenant Morton - Mr. TAYLOR. Jack Jib, - Mr. T. JONES. Pattipaw, (the Red Indian,) Mr. ANDREWS. Paraboo, - ABDEL LAURENT. Chuckawa, - ALTO LAURENT. Whiskewam, - HENRI LAURENT. Sam Spritsail, MR. PLUMPTON. Jack Hallyard, Mr. CLEMENTS. Lilla (Morton's Wife,) Mlle. HENRI LAURENT. Child - Miss NATHAN. ---- INDIAN WAR DANCE. Terrific Combat by Pattipaw and Morton. Combat of Four. ------ The whole will conclude with a most SPLENDID DISPLAY OF FIRE-WORKS BY THAT CELEBRATED ARTIST, DARBY. The Gardens will be brilliantly Illuminated with various Coloured Lamps. ---- Doors open at ONE o'clock. Balloon Ascent at FIVE. Admission to the whole, One Shilling. After the Ascent, SIXPENCE. ------ PARSONAGE, Prister 1, Wilderness Row, Goswell Street.
