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9548 results for: Keyword - the Palmers
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.

2751
31 May 1776 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Commissary

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: The Merry Lasses-

2752
10 July 1776 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orators

Afterpiece Title: Taste or The Diversions of the Morning

Monologue: A Modern, Operatical, Sentimental, Crying, Tragedy call'd Purity [sic] in Pattens. Butler-Parsons; Squire-Fearon; Candy-Mrs W. Palmer; Polly-Mrs Jewell

Dance: The Haymakers-

2753
02 August 1776 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Foote; others-Aickin, Whitefield, Parsons, Davis, Fearon, Baddeley, L'Estrange, Lloyd, Edwin, Brett, Jones, Griffith, Pierce, Walters, Francis, Miss Ambrose, K. Palmer, Miss Francis, Miss Platt; With the Reinforcement of Bayes's New Rais'd Troops-.
Cast
Role: others Actor: Aickin, Whitefield, Parsons, Davis, Fearon, Baddeley, L'Estrange, Lloyd, Edwin, Brett, Jones, Griffith, Pierce, Walters, Francis, Miss Ambrose, K. Palmer, Miss Francis, Miss Platt
Role: With the Reinforcement of Bayes's New Rais'd Troop Actor: .
Related Works
Related Work: The Rehearsal; or, Bayes in Petticoats Author(s): Katherine Clive

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: Tambourine Dance-

2754
09 October 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Mrs Davies Miss Tittup--La! La! King sent a letter to $Sheridan desiring to be off his Engagement--all made up at night. Mattocks came and told me that Lacy had sold Half his Share of the Patent to Mr Langford (The Auctioneer) and Captain Thomson (Authour of the Syrens &c.). I acquainted Sheridan of it--he had not heard it before (Hopkins Diary). Receipts: #267 6s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: New Brooms

Afterpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton or High Life above Stairs

Dance: End I: The Grand Garland Dance-Giorgi, Sga Crespi, Slingsby

Song: In V: a song-Mrs Scott

2755
09 November 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Or The Humours Of The Navy

Afterpiece Title: A ChristmasTale

Cast
Role: The Other Characters Actor: Hurst, Burton, Lamash, R. Palmer, Wright, Fawcett, Kear, Master Pulley, Miss Platt, Mrs Scott, Miss Jarratt, Edition of 1776

Dance: End: The Grand Naval Review-; in which a Dance of Sailors-Blurton, Mrs Sutton

Song: Rule Britannia-Davies, Fawcett, others

2756
25 November 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The Characters will be dressed in the Habits of the Times. The Musick of Macbeth had a proper Attention paid to it in the getting up by Mr Linley (who composed the Additional Accompaniments) and went off with great Applause. Mrs Melmoth, who came out at Covent Garden [on 26 Feb. 1774], made her first Appearance upon this Stage in Lady Macbeth, was very wild in the Part, met with some Applause. The Play was dressed in the Habits of the Times. [Note added by J. P. Kemble: I have seen some of these Habits, and very paltry and very improper they were] (Hopkins Diary). [Mrs Melmoth was from the Edinburgh theatre.] Receipts: #191 1s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Hotel

Dance: IV: a Dance of Furies-. [This was included in all subsequent performances.

Song: original Music by Mattew Locke , with full Chorusses and Additional Accompaniments by ThomasLinley Sen.-Bannister, Legg, Kear, Fawcett, Brown, Follett, Chaplin, Carpenter, Mrs Scott, Miss Abrams, Mrs Greville, Mrs Davies, Miss Jarratt, Miss Collett, Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Mrs Pitt, Mrs J. Smith, Mrs Wrighten; Account-Book adds: Reynoldson, Webbe, Michan, Gaudry, Danby, J. Danby, Short, Miss Boyd

2757
28 December 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Altered [by Charlotte Lennox] from [Eastward Hoe, by] Ben Johnson, and others [George Chapman and John Marston]. Receipts: #128 7s. 6d. (100.11.0; 23.8.0; 4.8.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Old City Manners

Afterpiece Title: Selima and Azor

2758
31 December 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: Selima and Azor

2759
01 January 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of The Orphan, announced on playbill of 31 Dec. 1776. Public Advertiser assigns the Ghost to Farren.] Afterpiece: With Additions and Alterations, New Music, Scenes [by Greenwood, Leroy and French Jun. (Morning Post, 4 Jan.)], Dresses, and Decorations. Receipts: #175 1s. 6d. (137.1.0; 34.17.0; 3.3.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

2760
20 January 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece]. Paid Palmer of Bath, Spermacetti Candles #259 16s.; Stacy, Colourman #106. Receipts: #175 3s. 6d. (159.10.0; 15.13.6; 0.0.0; tickets: none listed) (charge: #005)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Semiramis

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

2761
25 January 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Cast
Role: Master of the Ship Actor: Wrighten

Afterpiece Title: A ChristmasTale

Cast
Role: The Other Characters Actor: Hurst, Burton, Lamash, R. Palmer, Wright, Fawcett, Kear, Master Pulley, Miss Platt, Mrs Scott, Miss Jarratt, Edition of 1776

Dance: As17770118

2762
17 February 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: With the Grand Triumphal Entry. Receipts: #180 5s. (163.14.0; 15.16.6; 0.14.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great Or The Rival Queens

Performance Comment: Alexander-Lacy; Cassander-Farren; Lysimachus-Brereton; Hephestian-Davies; Polyperchon-Bransby; Thessalus-Wright; Perdiccas-Chaplin; Eumenes-Norris; Aristander-Wrighten; Slave-R. Palmer; Clytus-Hurst; Roxana-Mrs Melmoth; Parisatis-Miss Hopkins; Sisigambis-Mrs Johnston; Statira-Mrs Robinson (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Thessalus Actor: Wright

Afterpiece Title: Selima and Azor

2763
01 May 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Related Works
Related Work: The Rival Modes Author(s): James Moore Smythe

Afterpiece Title: All the Worlds a Stage

Dance: In: Grand Dance, as17770425

2764
04 June 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

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

Dance: As17761109; End II: Comic Dance, as17761217

Song: Rule Britannia-as17761109, but _Fawcett, Gaudry

2765
16 June 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Ladies and Gentlemen who have taken Places are desired to send their Servants to the Door in Suffolk-Street by Five o'Clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17770611 but Antonio-Hull (of cg; 1st appearance [at this theatre]). 1st appearance [at this theatre]).

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Related Works
Related Work: Polly Honeycomb Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: As17770611

2766
07 July 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: Smirk, Mrs Cole-Foote; The Minor-Aickin; Shift-Bannister; Sir William Wealthy-Egan; Mr Richard Wealthy-Fearon; Loader-T. Davis; Transfer-Jackson; Dick-Stevens; Lucy-Mrs Jewell.
Cast
Role: The Minor Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: End: The Merry Lasses, as17770611

2767
04 August 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: Piety in Pattens

2768
18 August 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton or High Life above Stairs

Dance: As17770814

2769
28 August 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Cast
Role: Mother Actor: Mrs Gardner

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

2770
10 September 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Dance: End: Dance-

2771
17 September 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [Extra night] By Permission [of the Lord Chamberlain]. Benefit for Mrs Jewell. The Out-standing Tickets of Mr Jewell [from his benefit on 3 Sept.], and those issued for King Richard III will be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: Major Sturgeon-Bannister; Sir Jacob Jollup-Jackson [Public Advertiser: Massey]; Bruin-Griffiths; Heel@tap-T. Davis; Jerry Sneak-Parsons; Mrs Bruin-Miss Platt; Mrs Sneak-Mrs Burden (1st appearance in London these 8 years).

Dance: III: a Hornpipe-

Entertainment: ImitationsEnd: New Imitations Vocal and Rhetorical-Hutton

2772
11 December 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: A ChristmasTale

2773
01 January 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: With Alterations and Additions, particularly two Grand New Scenes designed by DeLoutherbourg [see 2 Jan.]. Receipts: #163 13s. 6d. (122.15.0; 40.11.0; 0.7.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

2774
02 January 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. Afterpiece: To conclude with a grand View of Greenwich Hospital designed by DeLoutherbourg. [This was included in all subsequent performances; notice of the two New Scenes (see 1 Jan.) is omitted. Henderson, under his stage name of Courtney, had 1st acted Capt. Bobadil at Bath, 21 Nov. 1772.] Receipts: #230 1s. 6d. (204.9.0; 25.0.6; 0.12.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Smith; Old Knowell-Aickin; Young Knowell-Brereton; Wellbred-Farren; Master Stephen-Dodd; Brainworm-Baddeley; Justice Clement-Parsons; Downright-Hurst; Cob-Moody; Master Mathew-Burton; Cash-R. Palmer; Capt. Bobadil-Henderson (1st appearance in that character [in London]); Bridget-Miss P. Hopkins; Tib-Mrs Bradshaw; Mrs Kitely-Mrs Baddeley.
Cast
Role: Master Mathew Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

2775
05 January 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Song: In: the original Music by Matthew Locke, with full Chorusses and Additional Accompaniments,-Bannister, Gaudry, Legg, Edwards, Chaplin, Carpenter, Holcroft, Miss Abrams, Mrs Love, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Smith, Miss Collett