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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.

6451
04 May 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Dance: End of mainpiece The Poney Races [performers not listed]

6452
05 May 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Song: End of Act II of mainpiece Nancy of the Dale (composed by Linley [Sen.]); In Act III a song; End of Act IV The Bucks of the Field (composed by Danby), all three by Dignum

Performance Comment: ]); In Act III a song; End of Act IV The Bucks of the Field (composed by Danby), all three by Dignum .

6453
05 May 1786 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Pope. Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 years [acted 22 Jan. 1784. Epilogue by John Wolcot (European Magazine, May 1786, p. 369)]. Afterpiece: With Additional Songs, &c., as 28 Apr. Morning Herald, 18 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Pope at his house, Half-Moon Street, Piccadilly. "There is a mellow richness in [Pope's] voice superior to any other performer on the stage" (Candid Strictures, p. 47). Receipts: #255 16s. 6d. (156/13/0; 2/14/6; tickets: 96/9/0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zenobi A

Afterpiece Title: The April Fool

Dance: End of Epilogue, as17860504

6454
06 May 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Percy

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

6455
08 May 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Father Paul Actor: Booth
Role: The Duenna Actor: Mrs Webb

Afterpiece Title: Omai

Cast
Role: , the Guardian Genius of Omai's Ancestors Actor: Mrs Rivers
Role: Father of Omai Actor: Darley
Role: Pretender to the Throne Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Father of Londina Actor: Thompson
Role: Mother Actor: Mrs Davenett
Role: the Consort destined to Omai Actor: Miss Cranfield

Song: As17860502 throughout

6456
08 May 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Ward. Morning Herald, 24 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Ward, No. 12, Catherine-street, Strand. Receipts: #266 12s. 6d. (59/8/0; 30/19/0; 3/5/6; tickets: 173/0/0) (charge: #106 8s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Scarborough

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Related Works
Related Work: The Humourists Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: End of Singing The Provencalle, as17850922

Song: End of mainpiece Stand to your Guns, my Hearts of Oak by Bannister

6457
09 May 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Performance Comment: As17851111, but Clown (with the original Epilogue Song)-Williames; Maria-Miss Collins .

Afterpiece Title: The Sons of Anacreon

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Song: In Act IV of 1st piece song by Chapman

6458
10 May 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask d

Song: End of Act IV of mainpiece Collin cur'd of roving by Miss George; End of mainpiece Bucks of the Field by Dignum

6459
11 May 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs Brereton. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. To prevent Confusion Ladies are desired to send their Servants by half past Four o'clock. Morning Chronicle, 21 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mr and Mrs Brereton, No. io, Charles-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #317 6s. 6d. (121/17/0; 7/11/6; 1/6/0; tickets: 186/12/0) (charge: #106 2s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella

Afterpiece Title: Whos the Dupe

Song: As17860223

6460
11 May 1786 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Wells. Afterpiece [1st time; F 2, by Edward Topham, with incidental music by Shield. MS not in Larpent; not published. Prologue by George Colman, the younger (European Magazine, May 1786, p. 370)]. "An old and established rule among the youth of Westminster [School will] not permit any exhibition on the stage reflecting upon their body ... In the second act Mrs Wells made her appearance in the dress of a Westminster scholar, when a general uproar [instigated by the scholars] took place, and the [rest of the] piece was prevented from being heard" (Town and Country Magazine, May 1786, p. 235). Public Advertiser, 8 May: Tickets to be had of Mrs Wells, No. 188, Oxford-street. Receipts: #282 17s. (166/0/6; 21/19/6; tickets: 94/17/0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bird In A Cage

Cast
Role: Katherina Actor: Miss Stuart

Afterpiece Title: Small Talk or The Westminster Boy

Dance: In Act III of mainpiece a Grand Dance, as17860424; End of Act I of afterpiece Leap Year, as17860227

6461
12 May 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

6462
16 May 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Father Paul Actor: Booth
Role: The Duenna Actor: Mrs Webb

Afterpiece Title: Omai

Cast
Role: , the Guardian Genius of Omai's Ancestors Actor: Mrs Rivers
Role: Father of Omai Actor: Darley
Role: Pretender to the Throne Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Father of Londina Actor: Thompson
Role: Mother Actor: Mrs Davenett
Role: the Consort destined to Omai Actor: Miss Cranfield

Song: As17860502 throughout

6463
17 May 1786 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Stevens and Miss Besford. Tickets delivered for The Brothers will be admitted. Morning Chronicle, 13 May: Tickets to be had of Stevens, No. 54, Drury-Lane; of Miss Besford, No. 5, Bow-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #167 15s. (75/16; 6/17; tickets: 85/2) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fashionable Lover

Afterpiece Title: Annette and Lubin

Cast
Role: The Country Madcap Actor: Mrs Martyr

Afterpiece Title: The Country Mad Cap

Cast
Role: The Country Madcap Actor: Mrs Martyr

Dance: End of 2nd piece The trapping Landlady, as17860426

6464
18 May 1786 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Tickets delivered by the Band, Helme, Ledger, Painter, Bates, Newton, Atkins, Mrs Davenett, Rowson, Gray will be admitted. Receipts: #278 11s. (51/13; 5/18; tickets: 221/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp

Cast
Role: Father Luke Actor: Booth

6465
19 May 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of The Virgin Unmask'd, announced on playbill of 18 May.] Receipts: #155 5s. 6d. (128/10/0; 25/7/0; 1/8/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Related Works
Related Work: Patie and Peggy; or, The Fair Foundling Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: As17860223, but Mills in place of Mrs Sutton

6466
19 May 1786 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. [Mainpiece in place of Fontainbleau; afterpiece of The Drummer, both announced on playbill of 18 May.] Receipts: #305 4s. (304/12; 0/12)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Afterpiece Title: Omai

Cast
Role: , the Guardian Genius of Omai's Ancestors Actor: Mrs Rivers
Role: Father of Omai Actor: Darley
Role: Pretender to the Throne Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Father of Londina Actor: Thompson
Role: Mother Actor: Mrs Davenett
Role: the Consort destined to Omai Actor: Miss Cranfield

6467
20 May 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The Irish Widow [announced on playbill of 19 May] is obliged to be deferred on account of the Indisposition of a principal Performer. Receipts: #154 7s. 6d. (134/16/0; 16/11/0; 3/0/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Percy

Afterpiece Title: Whos the Dupe

6468
22 May 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Scarborough

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Dance: End of mainpiece The Lucky Return, as17860105, but Ferrere in place of Williamson

Song: End of Act II of mainpiece a favourite Hunting Song (composed by Hook) by Dignum

6469
22 May 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Performance Comment: As17860503, but Woodville-Lewis; Cecilia-The Young Lady who performed for Mrs Martyr's Benefit [Miss Thornton (see17860509)]; omitted: Warner .Miss Thornton (see17860509)]; omitted: Warner .
Cast
Role: Cecilia Actor: The Young Lady who performed for Mrs Martyr's Benefit

Afterpiece Title: An Harmonic Jubilee

Performance Comment: SCENE I. A Landscape. Tantivy the welkin resounds (composed by Hook) by Mrs Martyr. SCENE II. A View of Gibraltar. The trumpet's hoarse clang (the words by Johnstone; the music by Reeve) by Darley. SCENE III. A Forest. How sweet o'er the woodlands by Johnstone and Davies. SCENE IV. A Camp. Say, bonny lass, will you carry a wallet? by Mrs Kennedy and Mrs Martyr. SCENE V. A Landscape. We three archers be by Brett, Darley, Davies. scene VI. A Cathedral. A Description of the Tombs in Westminster Abbey by Edwin .

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Cast
Role: The Deserter Actor: Mrs Martyr

6470
23 May 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Fawcett and the Widow Butler. Morning Chronicle, 17 May: Tickets to be had of Fawcett, Craven Buildings; of Mrs Butler, next door to the theatre. Receipts: #235 1s. (21/17/0; 16/16/6; 0/6/6; tickets: 196/1/0) (charge: #108 18s. 4d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lord Of The Manor

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Related Works
Related Work: The Humourists Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: As17860522

6471
23 May 1786 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Gardner, Thompson, Cubitt & Guard. Tickets delivered for the 19th will be admitted. Receipts: #246 19s. (60/14; 2/15; tickets: 183/10) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fontainbleau

Afterpiece Title: The Drummer

Dance: End of mainpiece The Wafping Landlady [perfomers not listed, but see17860426]

6472
26 May 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Related Works
Related Work: The Jealous Wife Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Related Works
Related Work: Patie and Peggy; or, The Fair Foundling Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: End of Act IV of mainpiece Minuet de la Cour and Allemande, as17860502; End of Act I of afterpiece a Highland Reel, as17860223

6473
26 May 1786 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs T. Kennedy. Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. Many Tickets of Mr Kennedy's having been stolen, he gives public Notice that no Tickets sold at the Doors or Avenues of the Theatre will have Admission this Evening. Morning Chronicle, 19 May: Tickets to be had of Kennedy, No. 44, Great Queen-street. Receipts: #108 4s. 6d. (41/1/6; 5/3/0; tickets: 62/0/0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Husband

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp

Cast
Role: Father Luke Actor: Booth

Dance: As17851112

6474
27 May 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Afterpiece Title: Arthur and Emmeline

Performance Comment: As17860304but Philidel-Miss Cranford [who is omitted from the Vocal Parts] .who is omitted from the Vocal Parts] .
Cast
Role: Venus Actor: Mrs Crouch. The rest of the Vocal Parts by Williames, Danby, Fawcett, Wilson, Chaplin, Alfred, Newbold

6475
27 May 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Cast
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Miss Platt

Afterpiece Title: The Nunnery

Cast
Role: Father Ambrose Actor: Fearon

Dance: End of mainpiece The Irish Lilt by Mr and Mrs Ratchford