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.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Kings King Richard The Third

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Cast
Role: Matthew Actor: Fawcett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Kings Artaxerxes

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: In II afterpiece: a Minuet-Hamoir, Miss DeCamp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Kings The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: Katharine and Petruchio

Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill retains Miss Pope as Mrs Larron, but "previous to the play, an apology was made by Palmer for the absence of Miss Pope, who by indisposition was prevented from performing, and requested the audience to accept of Mrs Edwards in the part of Mrs Larron, who, it must be confessed, showed no want of spirit in her performance" (Thespian Magazine, Jan. 1793, p. 169).] Receipts: #195 0s. 6d. (143.16.0; 48.14.0; 2.10.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Kings The Fugitive

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner

Cast
Role: Theresa Actor: Miss DeCamp
Event Comment: [The BM Burney Collection (937. c. 10) contains a receipted bill from T. Lowndes for printing throughout this week: playbills nightly #1 12s. 6d.; 100 half price cards 2s.; 200 half-sheet office accts. 8s., totalling #10 5d.] Receipts: #272 4s. (226.8; 44.12; 1.4)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Kings The Pirates

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Kings The Grecian Daughter

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Dance: In afterpiece: Dances, as17921227

Event Comment: [For the naming of the characters in mainpiece, as they were called originally, see 23 Feb. 1792.] Receipts: #218 5s. 6d. (184.6.6; 30.2.0; 3.17.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Kings Douglas

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 9 years [not acted since 28 May 1783]. [Afterpiece in place of The Prisoner, advertised on playbill of 8 Jan.] Receipts: #101 18s. 6d. (67.7.6; 28.1.0; 6.10.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Kings The Foundling

Afterpiece Title: The Divorce

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 5 years. Receipts: #224 4s. (162.6; 53.10; 8.5; ticket not come in: 0.3)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Kings The Chances

Performance Comment: Duke of Ferrara-Whitfield; Petruchio-Benson; Don John-Palmer; Don Frederick-Barrymore; Antonio-Waldron; Gent. to the Duke-Phillimore, Cooke, Maddocks; Gent. to Petruchio-Caulfield, Bland, Welsh; Peter-Burton; Antony-Wewitzer; Surgeon-Fawcett; Francisco-Hollingsworth; Servants-Webb, Alfred; First Constantia-Mrs Powell; Mother@in@Law to Constantia-Mrs Hopkins; Second Constantia-Miss Farren; Kinswoman-Miss Heard; Landlady-Mrs Booth; Nurse-Mrs Edwin.

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Cast
Role: Matthew Actor: Fawcett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Hay The Gamester

Afterpiece Title: The Divorce

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Hay King John

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Event Comment: The Public is most respectfully informed that The Pirates [advertised on playbill of 19 Feb.] is deferred on account of the Indisposition of Bannister Jun. Receipts: #169 15s. 6d. (123.18.6; 38.9.0; 6.16.0; tickets not come in: 0.12.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Kings The Haunted Tower

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce is in Him

Related Works
Related Work: The Deuce is in Him Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Event Comment: Anna [advertised on playbill of 26 Feb.] is deferred for a few Days, at the Request of the Authoress, in order to amend those passages which prevented the Piece from receiving throughout that unanimous Applause with which the Audience honoured the Four First Acts. [But Anna was not repeated.] Receipts: #316 12s. (253.16; 56.12; 5.18; tickets not come in: 0.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Kings The Country Girl

Performance Comment: Moody-King; Harcourt-Palmer; Sparkish (with a song)-Dodd; Belville-Whitfield; Footman-Webb; Countryman-Jones; Alithea-Mrs Ward; Miss Peggy-Mrs Jordan; Lucy-Mrs Edwards.
Cast
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Ward

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Cast
Role: Matthew Actor: Fawcett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Kings The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: Ozmyn and Daraxa

Dance: As17930307

Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill assigns Horatio to Kemble, but he "being indisposed, Harley was the Horatio" (Thespian Magazine, June 1793, p. 1).] Receipts: #129 7s. (123.0; 6.7)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Hay The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hexham Or Days Of Old

Related Works
Related Work: The Battle of Hexham; or, Days of Old Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seeing Is Believing

Afterpiece Title: Ways and Means

Related Works
Related Work: Ways and Means; or, A Trip to Dover Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Event Comment: 2nd piece: The Characters will be dressed in the Habits of the Times

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Half An Hour After Supper

Afterpiece Title: The Surrender of Calais

Related Works
Related Work: The Surrender of Calais Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Song: In 2nd piece: Singing-Cooke, Kenrick, Willoughby, Linton, Dorion, Aylmer, Little, Brown, Lyons, Miss DeCamp, Miss Dall, Miss Fontenelle, Mrs Powell, Mrs Masters, Mrs Bramwell, Mrs Hatton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Half An Hour After Supper

Afterpiece Title: The Chapter of Accidents

Afterpiece Title: The Pad

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Afterpiece Title: The London Hermit

Afterpiece Title: The Son in Law

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Afterpiece Title: The London Hermit

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of The London Hermit. A Quarter of an Hour before Dinner, also advertised on playbill of 22 July, was not acted.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Related Works
Related Work: Inkle and Yarico Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Kemble. Afterpiece: The [first] and only time of performing it [this season] at this theatre. Morning Herald, 31 July: Tickets to be had of Mrs Kemble, No. 24, corner of Panton-street, Haymarket

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Life And Death Of King Richard The Iii

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Performance Comment: Crop (for that night only)-Huttley (from the Theatre Royal, Bath; 1st appearance on this stage); Frederick-Bland; Endless-Suett; Robin-Bannister Jun.; William-Sedgwick (of dl); Dorothy-Miss DeCamp; Louisa-Miss Dall; Nelly-Mrs Hatton; Margaretta-Mrs Kemble (1st appearance in that character).
Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill retains Mrs Bland; in afterpiece the playbill assigns Euphrosyne and 1st Bacchant to Mrs Bland, 2nd Bacchant to Miss DeCamp, Pastoral Nymph to Miss Dall, but "In consequence of the sudden indisposition of Mrs Bland...nearly the whole female cast of Comus was last night altered a short time previous to the performance. Miss Dall was the Euphrosyne, Miss DeCamp the 1st Bacchant, and Mrs Bramwell the Pastoral Nymph. In The Mountaineers Miss DeCamp was Mrs Bland's successor" (Morning Herald, 3 Sept.). Mrs Bramwell's part as a Bacchant was probably omitted.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mountaineers

Related Works
Related Work: The Mountaineers Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Barrymore; Spirit-Evatt; Brothers-Palmer Jun., Bland; Bacchanals-Bannister, Davies, Cooke, Kenrick, Linton, Dorion, Dorion Jun.; The Lady (with Sweet Echo and a new additional song)-Miss Gopell (1st appearance in that character); Euphrosyne-Miss Dall; Sabrina, 1st Bacchant-Miss DeCamp; Pastoral Nymph-Mrs Bramwell; Bacchants-Mrs Hatton, Mrs Masters, Mrs Bramwell, Mrs Edwin, Mrs Gaudry, Mrs Hale.
Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Palmer Jun., Bland
Role: The Lady Actor: Miss Gopell
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Song: As17930823

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Performance Comment: As17930614 but Count Louis-Palmer Jun.; added to Peeping Tom The Little Farthing Rushlight-Bannister Jun.