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AWM.724.008
30 Apr-7 May 1724:42 (229)
By Permission of His Excellency Sir William Keith, Bart.
Governor of the Province of Pennsylvania, &c.
This is to give notice to all gentlemen, ladies and
others, that there is newly arrived to this place the famous
performance of the roap-dancing, which is performed to the
admiration of all the beholders. 1st, by a little boy of
seven years old, who dances and capers upon the strait roap,
to the wonder of all spectators. 2dly, by a women, who
dances a corant and a jigg upon the roap, which she performs
as well as any dancing master does it on the ground. 3dly,
she dances with baskets upon her feet, and iron fetters upon
her legs. 4thly, she walks upon the roap with a
wheel-barrow before her. 5thly, you will see various
performances upon the slack roap. 6htly, you are
entertained with the comical humour of your old friend
Pickle Herring. The whole concluded with a women turning
round in a swift motion with seven or eight swords points at
her eyes, mouth and breast, for a quarter of an hour
together, to the admiration of all that behold the
performance. There will likewise be several other diverting
performances on the stage, too large here to mention. The
above performances are to be seen at the New Booth on
Society Hill, to begin on Thursday next, being the last day
of Apr, and to continue acting, the term of twenty days
and no longer. The price upon the stage is three shillings,
in the pit two shillings, and in the gallery one shilling
and six pence. To begin exactly at seven a clock in the
evening.
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