THEIR AMÜSEMENTS.

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ments than eating, drinking, and Smoking? Are there noExhibitions, no Museum, no Galleries of Art, no Public Lec-tures in the Rhenish capital, by which to give taste and refine-ment to the people ? The answer is — None ! In winter thereis, assuredly, a theatre, about as elegant as our Bower Saloon,and where the pit is without seats — the prices ranging fromone-and-sixpence to the boxes to about fivepence to the gal-lery.*

Then, occasionally, the town is visited by some "GrosseMenagerie," with about as many animals as one may see in aLondon furrier's shop; f or some wandering show of waxwork,with the dingiest collection of dolls representing the principalGenerals in the Crimea, will halt at the city; or maybe a

* Coblenz Theatre, Sunday, 2d December, 1855.

PROLOGUE

Upon the Eve of the Birthday-Feast of Her Royal Highness the

Princess Louise.

Composed by the Director, Philipp Walburg Kramer.

Spoken by Herr Henry Hierauf.

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Grand Opera in Five Acts by Auber.

Masaniello........Herr Dr. Rademacher,

(The Royal Swedish Opera-house Singer from Stockholm.)

Pietro..........Herr Thümmel,

(From the Town Theatre of Cologne.)

Their firstappearance.

Admission t—Gallery, 4 sgr. (4f<f. English) ; Stalls, 10 sgr. (Is. EngHsh);Pit, H sgr. (9d. English) ; Front Boxes, 15 sgr. (Is. 6d. English) ; Side Boxes,10 sgr. (Is. English).

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Of the wonderful Beast-tamers, Kreutzberq, is daily patronised by the

Public: nevertheless it is open only for a short time.

Every Afternoon, at Five o'clock precisely,

GRAND ASSEMBLING AND FEEDING OF THE WILD BEASTS IN

THE CENTRE CAGE.

First place, 10 sgr. (Is. English) ; second, 5 sgr. (6d. English) ; third, 2§ sgr.

(3d. English).

The Booth will ee well warmed.

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