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SCENE VII.

—TRANSFORMATION SCENE.
Mother H.
To make your happiness this night complete,
Old Mother Hubbard gives her annual treat;
A jovial throng this Christmas Revel crowns,
Harlequins, Columbines, Pantaloons, and Clowns!
Pantomime Characters appear in succession.
If our materials prove substantial, pray
Let Jack get here good houses night and day;
And give a hint of British Expedition,
To our Great International Exhibition!

Pantomime Business Commences.
1.—EXTERIOR OF TWO SHOPS IN ‘UP-OR-DOWN STREET.’ (Huline, St. Maine, Tanner, and Miss S. Gunniss.)
Christmas Presents—Every Man (and boy) to his Post, even the Post-Man— Clown rides the high horse, which proves his rock a-head—Two Young Men from the Country, and Clown gets over them—A Sewing Machine (not a poor Needle woman)—A thorough Blow out—A man in very reduced circumstances—Clown finds the Fruits of stealing Apples in an elephantine way—A Band of Brothers—The Police in Great and Small Force—Clown gets into a row and blows up a Policeman—The end of this Scene is all Bustle—N.B. Not Crinoline.
2.—THE GREAT SENSATION KITCHEN. (Forrest, Cormack, Morley, and Miss Gunniss)
Harlequin seeks protection, although a Free-trader—The Cook's Guide—Clown tries to take the Chair—The head dish of the table—Harlequin goes through a Deal, and Clown becomes a Board-er—Silence those dreadful Bells—Clown and Pantaloon make an ap-Peal to the Audience on the Merry Musical Bells—Pantaloon rather hard pressed—Arrival of a distinguished Foreigner—Clown falls into his own trap and kills a Bluebottle, which proves a bad Buzz-ness for him—A Lecture on the Gorilla, by a well-known Character—Clown meets with a few Friends (not Quakers)—This Scene ends at the finish of it.
3.—THE INTERIOR OF A RAILWAY STATION.
Eight hours at the Sea-side for 2s. 6d.—Duty off Paper—The Times reduced and the Times on the rise—A book that takes leafe of Clown—Harlequin gets his horse from a Stall and sets up a trap—No smoking a-Loud, only on the Quiet—Clown makes a Tree-mendous Christmas Tree—Late arrivals—Messrs Neverintime, Toolate, Dearme, and Blessme—Clown burns his fingers (not the only person that has done so)—Clown gives Good Bail and finds a Bale of Goods.
4.—THE SEA-SIDE.
The Sands! The Sands!! The Sands!!! Come unto these yellow sands.
A Sailor telling a Yarn, a Boat Lying too—The Pier Masters ap-Pierance—Clown makes a Man's hair turn sandy and proves himself in the wrong box—By a slight Miss-Take, which a certain Miss won't Take—Pantaloon gets some shell-fish in a very Sel-Fish manner—Clown astonishes the Natives—Sailors that can use their Cut-Lasses, but don't Cut Lasses when they can join with them in a National Hornpipe—Clown gets a Sensation Leader—The Great Donkey Stir St. Ledger—Clown and Pantaloon's Concert—Fine ears for Music—They fish in troubled waters—A Divided Interest—A sudden Squall (Children and all)—The latest novelty in Parachutes.
Scene—A DISMAL SWAMP—After a storm a calm appears, and HARLEQUIN'S HOME ON HIS THRONE OF SPLENDOUR.