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Dramatis Personæ and Costume.

First Performed Monday, March 24th, 1845.

ST. GEORGE—1st dress—Boy's blue trowsers—brown Holland pinafore—straw hat, blue satin rosette. 2nd dress—Silver armour and helmet—white surcoat trimmed with gold—purple and gold sword-belt.

• Miss Woolgar.

THE DRAGON—Green foil scaled pantaloons—ditto Newmarket cut coat—gold tissue vest—dragon's head, to open his mouth, and long tail and wings—blue silk stock.

• Mr. Paul Bedford.

ALMIDOR—Dark fleshings, shirt of gold tissue—robe of crimson—embroidered with flowers of gold thread—tassels of blue, white, crimson, and gold—jewel and gold tissue cap, with tabs of pink and gold—bracelets of jewels—yellow slippers.

• Mr. Wright.

DRAGONITTY—Fleshings—scarlet Egyptian petticoat, black and gold—trimed jockey boots—tiger's hat—gold armlets and bracelets, and shirt collar attached to jewelled ditto.

• Master Tom.

ST. DENNIS OF FRANCE—Blue velvet surcoat—silver-ringed armour—gauntlets.

• Mr. Freeborn.

ST. JAMES OF SPAIN—Silver tissue surcoat—armour, blue and silver.

• Mr. Stone.

ST. ANTHONY OF ITALY—Scarlet and gold surcoat—armour, scarlet and gold.

• Mr. Glennaire.

ST. ANDREW OF SCOTLAND—Crimson and gold surcoat—armour, gold.

• Mr. Gordon.

ST. PATRICK OF IRELAND—Green velvet surcoat—armour, silver scaled.

• Mr. Waye.

ST. DAVID OF WALES—Black velvet surcoat—silver-ringed armour.

• Mr. Butler.

PTOLOMY—White shirt, trimmed with stripes of black and gold, bordered—Egyptian lappets, blue and crimson—borders of foil—large coloured tippet, embroidered—gold character cap trimmed with hierogliphics.

• Mr. Selby.

PRIME MINISTER—Dark red shirt, green petticoat, trimmed with Egyptian keys of gold and jewels with hierogliphics.

• Mr. Thomas.

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PRIVY PURSE—Crimson velvet shirt—embroidered purple and gold robe—white and gold vest with hierogliphics.

• Mr. Cullenford.

CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER—Rose-coloured shirt, trimmed with tabs of gold, with black wing—Egyptian fall of white and gold, with characters of gold, and jewelled cap.

• Mr. C. J. Smith.

PRIVATE SECRETARY—Purple shirt, trimmed with crimson and gold—long sleeves of amber damask—gold scarlet bordered cap, trimmed black and jewels.

• Mr. Sylvester.

CUINOTH—White and green figure dress—green stockings, and arms spangled—green wig and green apron, sandals trimmed with green hair—face green.

• Mr. Sanders.

PRINCESS SABRA—White merino dress richly trimmed with gold, scarlet, and jewels—Egyptian head dress

• Miss E. Chaplin.

KABYLOR—Green muslin dress, trimmed with green foil—veil, and green foil wreath.

• Mrs. Laws.

ZONTOMA—Green muslin dress—green foil wreath and veil.

• Miss Brooks.

Attendant Esquires—Brass and steel armour, boots, and various coloured surcoats, &c &c.

Egyptians—Costumes from Belzoni's tombs of the King's of Egypt.

Black Slaves—White, scarlet, and gold bracelets, belts, collars, red slippers, &c. &c.

Egyptian Attendants.—Fleshings—light blue dresses, trimmed with black and gold—scarlet and gold belts—braces, armlets, and bracelets—lappet caps of blue black and gold.

Ladies of Ballet—Blue and pink muslin dresses, striped with scarlet and gold—head dresses—gold fillets and veils.

Egyptian Priestesses—White merino dresses, trimmed with gold—gold head dresses with veils.