The Comic Almanack, Volume 2: An Ephemeris in Jest and Earnest, Containing Merry Tales, Humerous Poetry, Quips, and Oddities — David Hume — John Shaqi
The Comic Almanack, Volume 2: An Ephemeris in Jest and Earnest, Containing Merry Tales, Humerous Poetry, Quips, and Oddities
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The Scenery entirely new, from Views taken on the spot, in England,
France, and Belgium.
The Tricks by Neptune and assistants.
The Changes—of air, climate, and place, by Messrs. North, South,
East, and West.
The whole under the immediate direction of the Lord
Chamberlain.
=Principal Characters:=
LANDLORD OF THE GALLIC COCK (afterwards Harlequin), Mons. LOUIS
PHILIPPE;
PRINCE FORTUNE (afterwards Lover), MONS. ALBERT:
FORTUNATUS (his Uncle), MONS. LEOPOLD (_From the Royal Cobourg_);
WHIRLIGIG, an Evil Genius (afterwards Clown), Herr BROUGHAM (_who
will introduce "Tippitywichit"_);
THE GOOD GENIUS (_afterwards_ Columbine), Madame VICTOIRE; Fiends of
Mischief, by Mons. THIERS, and numerous auxiliaries.
In the course of the Pantomime, the celebrated _Pas des Folies_, by
LA JEUNE FRANCE and YOUNG ENGLAND. The famous _Marche Diabolique_,
by Signor O'CONNELL (surnamed the Irish incredible); and the grand
_Pas de Fascination_, by Madame Victoire.
In the course of the Pantomime will be exhibited the following
NEW AND SPLENDID SCENERY:—
PLYMOUTH, WITH THE MAYOR IN THE DISTANCE,
And a bird's-eye View of the Corporation, as seen through a
telescope from the deck of the Royal Yacht.
A GRAND NAUTICAL PANORAMA,
With the arrival of the Royal Squadron at Treport.
CAVE OF REVOLUTIONARY DESPAIR,
And overthrow of the Great Dragon of War, and Grand Finale
in the REGIONS OF BLISSFULNESS,
with the
TRIUMPH OF THE GOOD GENIUS.
[Illustration:
Change for a Sovereign—an Anticipated Pantomime.
]
1844.] DECEMBER.
[Illustration:
An Arctic Circle.
]
THE POLAR EXPEDITION.
Candidly speaking, a voyage to the North Pole has many advantages. In
the first place, the Polar bears are the finest in the world for bear's
grease, and it makes the hair stand on end merely to look at them.