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PP-P.780.036
15 Feb 1780:33
Various Equilibriums on the SLACK WIRE, Such as never were
performed on the continent but by the celebrated Mr.
Templeman, (A native of Virginia) late from Europe.
Will be exhibited on Tuesday and Friday, (the 15th and 18th
instant) at the New Play-House in Southwark.
He balances, turns and swings on the wire to admiration.
He beats the drum on the wire in full swing.
He plays with several balls on the wire with great
dexterity.
He balances a sword on the brim of a wine-glass, walks
backward and forward, kneels down, and recovers with great
agility.
He walks blindfold on the wire, falls down and rises up.
He sits in a chair on the wire, balances a straw, with a
furnished table before him, when in full swing.
He balances a plate on the hilt of a sword, with the point
of the sword on the edge of a milled dollar, and the
opposite edge of the dollar on the brim of a wine-glass, and
makes all spin like a top.
Also a great variety of other exhibitions with pipes, hoops,
hats, &c. &c. &c. too tedious to mention.
Mr. Templeman will balance three boys on his feet and hands,
which he will form into a variety of delightful postures.
The performance will conclude with a compleat hornpipe. The
doors to be opened at five o'clock in the evening, and to
begin at six.
Tickets may be had at the Coffee-House, the City-Tavern, the
Indian Queen, at the sign of the Ship Hancock in Fourth-
Street, the Bird in Hand Tavern and at the place of
performance. Box Forty Dollars-- Pit Thirty Dollars--
Gallery Twenty Dollars.-- Children, from five years old to
twelve, will be admitted for Fifteen Dollars. The house
will be well illuminated, and the company entertained with
good Music. It will also be well guarded inside and outside
to prevent any disturbance.
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