SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,authname,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "the Palmers"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "the Palmers")') GROUP BY eventid ORDER BY weight() desc, eventdate asc OPTION field_weights=(perftitleclean=100, commentpclean=75, commentcclean=75, roleclean=100, performerclean=100, authnameclean=100), ranker=sph04

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We found 17141 matches on Roles/Actors, 3601 matches on Performance Comments, 310 matches on Event Comments, 49 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Author.
Event Comment: Benefit W. Williams. At the particular Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies. Afterpiece: Never perform'd before [but see 26 April 1728]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Coblers Opera or The Humours of Billingsgate

Event Comment: Benefit Bardin. At the particular Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies. Afterpiece: A new Comic Opera (never perform'd before). [Author unknown. Apparently not published.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: The Sailors Wedding or The Humours of Wapping

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mans Bewitchd Or The Devil To Do About Her

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Sailors Wedding

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Sailors Wedding

Performance Comment: Topmast-Bardin; Drivewell-Stoppeler; Splice-Rosco; Dame Scoreup, the fat Landlady of Wapping-Pearce; Bess Scoreup-Mrs Palmer.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Afterpiece Title: The Sailors Wedding

Song: NNew Mad Tom-Dodson

Event Comment: Benefit Ravenscroft. At the particular Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler of Preston

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Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Song: I: Mad Tom-a Gentleman for his Diversion

Music: V: Welch Harp-a Gentleman for his Diversion

Dance: II: Dutch Skipper-; III: Scaramouch-Smith; V: Scaramouch and Harlequin-

Event Comment: Benefit Morgan. For the Entertainment of a Foreign Prince. With Scenes, Machines, and Habits, proper to the Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sophonisba

Song: Singing in Scotch and English-the two Misses Hambleton, who n ever appeared on any Stage before

Event Comment: With new Scenes and Clothes. The House is entirely new fitted up, made more commodious and warm, and the Play will punctually beghn at Six o'Clock

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Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant Or The History Of George Barnwell

Performance Comment: Barnwell-Giffard; Thorowgood-Rosco; Uncle-Huddy; Trueman-Bardin; Blunt-Havard; Millwood-Mrs Roberts, from dl, the first Time of her Appearing on this Stage; Maria-Mrs Giffard; Lucy-Mrs Palmer; With a new Prologue to the Town-Giffard; Epilogue-Mrs Giffard.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Fitzgerald

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Dance: II: Peasant Dance-Jer. Eaton; IV: Scotch Dance-Jer. Eaton

Song: As17311006

Event Comment: [The Prologue is in Daily Post, 12 Oct.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performance Comment: Damon-Mrs Palmer; Phillida-Mrs Roberts; Cymon-Rosco; Mopsus-Bardin; This being the Anniversary of his Majesty's Coronation, a new Prologue will be spoke on the Occasion-Giffard.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband Or A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Townly-Giffard; Manly-Rosco; Sir Francis-Huddy; Basset-Bardin; Richard-Bullock; Moody-Collett; Lady Townly-Mrs Giffard; Lady Grace-Mrs Purden; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Haughton; Jenny-Mrs Roberts; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Palmer; Myrtilla-Mrs Morse; Trusty-Mrs Bambridge.
Cast
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Palmer

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Womans A Riddle

Dance: Eaton, Miss Sandham

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Odell. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks Or The Yeoman Of Kent

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: Eaton, Miss Sandham

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Dance: New Comic dance-Eaton, Miss Tollett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry IV Part I

Dance: Eaton, Mrs Tollett, Miss Sandham; particularly a new Comic dance-Eaton, Mrs Tollett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: As17311104, but With the usual Prologue-.
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Role: With the usual Prologue Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Dance: As17311104

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Dance: As17311104

Event Comment: In Daily Advertiser (but not Daily Post) the bill is headed: By Authority

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Dance: As17311104

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Estifania-Mrs Giffard; Captain-Giffard; Leon-Huddy; Medina-Havard; Castro-Bardin; Sancho-Bullock; Alonzo-Smith; Margaritta-Mrs Haughton; Altea-Mrs Morgan; Clara-Mrs Palmer; Old Woman-Collett; Maid-Williams; Cacafogo-Morgan; With the Epilogue-Mrs Giffard.

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Dance: As17311104

Event Comment: The Letter Sign'd J. K. was receiv'd by Mr Giffard, and the Request shall be comply'd with if the Person thinks fit to make himself known

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee Or The Faithful Irishman

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Dance: As17311104

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Dance: As17311104

Event Comment: At the Particular Desire of several Ladies of Distinction

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant Or The Way To Win Him

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Dance: As17311104