*p1787 06 20 roy As You Like It. [<i>Jaques-$Palmer</i>; <i>Orlando-$Herrington</i>; <i>Oliver-$Shetfield</i> recte $Shatford=]; <i>Touchstone-$Kipling</i>; <i>Duke Senior-$L'Estrange</i>; <i>Duke Frederick-$Hudson</i>; <i>Amiens-$W. Palmer</i>; <i>Adam-$Swendall</i>; <i>Silvius-$Marriot</i>; <i>Rosalind-$Mrs Belfille</i>; <i>Celia-$Mrs Fox</i>; <i>Audrey-$Miss Hale</i>; <i>Phoebe-$Miss Burnett</i>.*a1787 06 20 roy Miss in her Teens. <i>Fribble-$W. Palmer</i>; <i>Puff-$Follett Sen.</i>; <i>Jasper-$Simpson</i>; <i>Capt. Loveit-$Westcoat</i>; <i>Capt. Flash-$Palmer</i>; <i>Miss Biddy-$Mrs Gibbs</i> (both casts from <i>Thespian Dictionary</i>, 1805, under $John Palmer=).*s1787 06 20 roy Between acts: <i>The Soldier tired of War's Alarms</i>-a little boy [$Master Braham=].*e1787 06 20 roy <i>Monologue</i> Preceding: <i>Occasional Address</i>-Palmer.*c1787 06 20 roy Benefit for the <i>London Hospital</i>. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. 1st Gallery 2s. 2nd Gallery 1s. Places for the Boxes to be taken at the Stage Door of the Theatre; the Doors of which will be opened at 5:30, and the Performance to begin precisely at 6:30. No Money to be returned after the Curtain is drawn up, nor will any Person be admitted behind the Scenes. [$Master Braham= is identified in $Grove=. Address by $Arthur Murphy= (<i>Town and Country Magazine</i>, July 1787, p. 324).] This was the opening night of this theatre, which had been built by and was under the management of $John Palmer=. Following the afterpiece he explained to the audience the objections of the proprietors of <i>dl</i>, <i>cg</i> and <i>hay</i> to his opening the theatre. He said that he had from the Lieutenant of the $Tower of London= what he considered to be sufficient permission, but that he would nevertheless close the theatre temporarily. Palmer's difficulty was that he had no really legal permission from anybody for the performance of actual plays. See 3 July, and for further details the head-note to this season. <i>World</i>, 18 July, prints an official accoudting for this night from the theatre's treasurer: Receipts were #273 12s.; paid for music, advertisements, servants, &c. #37 10s.; lost in bad silver #1 19s.; paid the London Hospital #234 4s.; the players acted without salary.