The amusements of the present day are very confined: the two Theatres and the Opera for the winter, and the Haymarket for the summer, are the only _established_ places of entertainment; if the latter can be called such, which dares not open till May 15, and _must close_ by September 14. Astley is a veteran in scenic feats at his Amphitheatre and _Pavilion_; Sadler's wells is a more permanent establishment: and the Circus and Wellclose Theatre are mere _moderns_ in comparison; but these are literally Summer houses, as the proprietors are compelled to confine their performances to the period between Easter and October. There are other inferior places of resort opened at intervals, exclusive of the various Concerts; but few of which deserve notice. FOOTNOTES: [113:A] The ridiculous tricks mentioned in the "famous Dutch-woman's" bill of fare were permitted without reprehension. These will serve to shew how stationary the entertainments of this place are: six companies of rope-dancers coalesced. "You will see a wonderful girl of ten years of age who walks backwards up the sloping rope driving a wheelbarrow behind her; also you will see the great Italian Master, who not only passes all that has yet been seen upon the low rope, but he dances without a pole upon the head of a mast as high as the booth will permit, and afterwards stands upon his head on the same. You will be also entertained with the merry conceits of an Italian scaramouch, who dances on the rope with two children and a dog in a wheelbarrow, and a duck on his head." [148:A] Flying Post, August 22, 1717. [204:A] Shakspeare's Richard III. [224:A] London Chronicle.