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    DRAMATIS PERSONÆ.

  • Giltgingerbread the Great (King of Pharitale) ... Mr. Frank Matthews
  • Tinsellina (Queen of Pharitale) ... Mrs. MacNamara
  • Princess Bellotta (about whose beauty there is no mistake) ... Miss Kenworthy
  • Princess Laidronetta, afterwards Queen Diamond, elect (Twin-sister of Bellotta, and about whose ugliness there is a great mistake) Miss Julia St. George
  • Lady Fidelia (in waiting on the Princess, and Mistress of the Robes to her when Queen) ... Madame Vestris
  • Prince Prettiphello ... Miss Isabel Dickinson
  • Count Merecho ... Mr. Honner
  • Usher ... Mr. Kerridge
  • Attendant ... Mr. De Courcy
  • Fairy Benevolentia ... Miss Martindale
  • Fairy Magotine ... Miss E. Honner
  • Noblemen, Ladies, State Pages, &c.

The Music composed and arranged by Mr. J. H. Tully.

The Dances and Action by Mr. Oscar Byrne.

The Costumes by Mrs. Baily, Miss Nowland, Mr. Glover, and Assistants.

The Appointments by Mr. Brogden. The Machinery by Mr. H. Sloman.

The Scenery by Mr. W. Beverley, Mr. Meadows, and Assistants.

PROGRAMME OF SCENERY, &c.
Act First.

Ball Room in the Royal Pavilion of the King of Pharitale GRAND STATE BALL In honour of the Nuptials of the Princess Bellotta & Prince Prettiphello.

LONELY TOWER.

The Sea-side Residence of the Princess Laidronetta. A Moving Scene of a Boat and Two Females in Distress, and a Striking One on a Reef of Rocks off the Gold Coast.


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PALACE OF KING EMERALD IN THE ISLAND OF JEWELS.

  • King Emerald (an Invisible-Green Prince) ... Herr Karl Von Voxetpreterianihil.

NOBLE JEWELS.

  • Viscount Carbuncle (Grand Chamberlain) ... Mr. F. Cooke
  • Earl Topaz (Lord in Waiting)
  • Lord Ruby (Lord in Waiting)
  • Lord Onyx (Chief Baron of the Exchequer and Lord High Treasurer)
  • Lady Pearl (First Lady of the Bedchamber)
  • Honourable Miss Sapphire Maid of Honour
  • Honourable Miss Turquoise Maid of Honour
  • Honourable Miss Amethyst Lady in Waiting
  • Honourable Miss Garnet Lady in Waiting
  • Cat's-Eye Guards, Black Diamond Porters, &c.

COURT THEATRICALS.

THE BALLET OF CUPID AND PYSCHE; OR, THE VENGEANCE OF VENUS.

As Performed before Her Majesty Queen Diamond elect, and the whole Court of Jewels.

  • Cupid.
  • Zephyr.
  • Psyche.
  • Psyche's Sisters.
  • Venus.
  • Nymphs.
Act Second.

Aqua-Marine Gate of the Palace Gardens.

Arrival of the Diamond Cutter with the Royal Family of Pharitale.

BASALTIC CAVERNS. The abode of Fairy Magotine on the Dutch (Metal) Coast.

FOOT OF THE STEEL MOUNTAIN IN THE VALLEY OF VAPOURS.

Clearing up of a Cloudy Prospect and Brilliant Discovery of the CROWN JEWELS IN THE PALM OF SUCCESS, Prepared for the Coronation of KING EMERALD AND QUEEN DIAMOND.