Scope and Contents A Dyspeptic Illussion by F.C. Burnand at 309 Regent Street, Royal Polytechnic. Colour illustration. A play in which too many curries prawns eaten by one of the party at lunch time result in them having dyspeptic illusions. It is an opportunity to show Professor Peppers ghost like illusions. Metempsychosis depended for its effect on a carefully constructed chamber within the stage area, which could be diagonally bisected by a large silvered mirror. As the mirror slid into place, objects...

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Illustration of the Great Hall at Royal Polytechnic Institute, 309 Regent Street, London. Printed G.J. Cox’s Litho Establishment, Royal Polytechnic Institution, 309 Regent Street, London.

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Mr Sylvester and his Cabinet of Waxworks at 31 College Green, Dublin. Waxworks of King of England, etc.

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Double Man - Half Man and Half Woman Alive. ‘He challenges the World for £10,000 to find his equal’. Illustrated. Printed by: Geo. Stevens, Steam Printer, 21 Commercial Road, E, London.

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Eugene Sandow at The London Pavillion. Lists feats performed by famous strong man including having a horse, Roman Chariot and two persons going over a bridge on his chest.

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Ballad poem featuring an illustration from Alice Swindells - printer, bookseller and stationer - 5 and/or 8 Hanging Bridge, Manchester. Poem about a soldier, Sandy at the battle of Waterloo.

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National Amphitheatre, Westminster Bridge Road, London, ‘To Conclude with the Fifth Act of Richard III and the great Battle of Bosworth Field and the death of White Surrey’, 4pp.

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Great Congress of the Monarchs and Sanger's Circus at Royal Agricultural Hall. Printed by Smith and Tarrant, next door to the Agricultural Hall, Liverpool Road.

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Scenes in the Arena followed by the drama of Mazeppa or The Wild Horse of Tartary, at Sanger’s Grand National Amphitheatre. circus followed by ‘Mazeppa’ a drama, and the Grand Burlesque Christmas Pantomime entitled: Harlequin St. George and The Dragon’, 4pp.

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Royal London Hippodrome. 23 different acts. Printed by Chamberlain, Landport.

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Master Hubard at The Hubard Gallery, 66 Prince’s Street, Edinburgh, Scotland. "Master Hubard who cuts out with commons Scissors, the most striking likenesses in 20 seconds, without drawing or machine". Printed Ruthvens, Cowgate, Edinburgh.

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Savage Club Amateur Performance at Royal Lyceum Theatre. Amateur performance in benefit of the Widow & Family of the late Artist & Engraver, Mr E. Landellis. Various acts including ‘The Wreck Ashore’, followed by a New & Original Burlesque.

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Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. With comedy from Aimpson & Co. Printed by W. Wright.

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R. Roberts's collection of transparent paintings, possibly in Wales. Various paintings including Jacob's Dream, the Nativity of Christ and Paul's Shipwreck. Printed by J. Brown, Printer and Book-binder, Bangor.

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Church Gate Bolton. Double sided folio from a book pages numbers 45 and 46. On reverse contains information of John Ogle, Son, and Co. Engineers and an ironmonger, 2pp.

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Superb Achromatic Telescope at Short's Observatory, Carlton Hill, Edinburgh, Scotland. Exposition of Telescopes and Microscopes, Camera Obscura, Atmospheric Railway, Florascope, Chromatrope and other items.

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Chang and Eng at Cosmorama Rooms. 'Siamese' coinjoined twins exhibiting, 'well formed and in full health and display all the faculties of the mind in their fullest extent'. Illustrated. Printed by W. Turner, City Printing Office, 96 Cheapside.

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Signor Bertolotto's Extraordinary Exhibition at Cosmorama Rooms. Fleas dancing, flirting, pulling etc. Printed by E. and J. Thomas, Exeter Street, Strand.

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"A Troupe of 100, who, after the most unwearied perseverance, have been taught to go through a variety of feats truly wonderful". Illustrated.No. 39 Union Square, possibly New York. Printed by New York Printorium, 29 Ann Street, NY.

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Learned Dogs, Fido and Bianco at 76 Regent's Quadrant. Trained dogs able to "spell any word in the Italian language desired" with the exhibition of "The garden of Armida; Noah's Ark; The cask of Bacchus". Printed by T. Brettell, Rupert Street, Haymarket, Westminster.