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any other country. He also brings with him a choice selection of 

 Scenery, only to be procured in that delightful and highly favoured 

 country; and, with a view to the revival of the legitimate Drama, and 

 a desire (he trusts a laudable one) to render, if possible, 



THE SHORTEST DAY STILL SHORTER! 

 has determined to open his house on the Twenty-first of December, for 



the performance of the first Act of the Tragedy of 



HAMLET, 



BY THE 'PIONEEK' TRAGEDIANS. 

 O'P} 



(illOST 



I Mr.J. ORGAN. 



LAERTES J 



KING o? DENMARK Mr. G. COUSINS. 



QUEEN Mr. FENNING. 



MARCELLUS Mr. T. HALL. 



CORNELIUS Mr. R. BATCHELOR. 



VOLTIMAND Mr. G. HARRIS. 



BERNARDO Mr. J. SINNETT. 



HORATIO AND POLONIUS . . Mr. G. EDEY. 



During the Interlude the Audience will be entertained in a variety 



of ways, including 



SONGS BY MESSES. H. JONES AND C. FIELDER, 



and a highly pathetic Story of NEGRO LOVE by Mr. J. HELD, in fidl 



Negro Costume, as being peculiarly adapted to this climate. 



After which will be performed the much-admired Comedy of 



THE SCAPEGRACE, 



BY THE 'ASSISTANCE' COMPANY. 



COLONEL AUBREY Mr. J. REID. 



PEROQCET ..Mr.J. BARNES. 



MRS. AUBREY Mr. T. BOND. 



CHARLES DARLINGTON Mr. A. INGLETON. 



BUSTLE Mr.J. MACARTNEY. 



TUCKER . . Mr. H. BRIANT. 



The Manager's Own Band will be in attendance, and he has deter- 

 mined to introduce an entirely IK u feature into his Theatre on this 



