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15130 results for: Keyword - John Palmer
We found 11035 matches on Author, 4952 matches on Performance Comments, 1426 matches on Event Comments, 371 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

14001
19 October 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Election

Performance Comment: Parts by Vernon, Bannister, Davies, Mrs Love, Mrs Wrighten. John-Bannister; Richard-Vernon; Trusty-Davies; John's Wife-Mrs Love; Sally , his daughter-Mrs Wrighten (Genest, V, 441).
Cast
Role: John Actor: Bannister
Role: John's Wife Actor: Mrs Love

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Dance: Giorgi's Scholars

14002
01 April 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

Afterpiece Title: The Election

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Vernon, Bannister, Davies, Mrs Love, Mrs Wrighten. [Cast from Genest, V, 441: Richard-Vernon; John-Bannister; Trusty-Davies; John's Wife-Mrs Love; Sally-Mrs Wrighten.]
Cast
Role: John Actor: Bannister
Role: John's Wife Actor: Mrs Love

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
Role: Messengers Actor: R. Palmer, Master Pulley
Role: in various characters Actor: Hurst, Burton, Wright, Carpenter, Miss Platt, Mrs Scott, Miss Jarratt, Mrs Johnston, Mrs Bradshaw

Dance: As17770102

14003
01 October 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17810924, but Peter-Stevens; Apothecary-Jones; omitted: Friar John . omitted: Friar John .
Cast
Role: Friar John Actor: Bates

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free Mason

Song: As17810924

14004
30 October 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Second Part Of King Henry The Fourth

Performance Comment: King Henry-Aickin; Prince of Wales-Wroughton; Prince John-Farren; Archbishop of York-Clarke; Lord Chief Justice-Hull; Mowbray-Davies; Westmoreland-Fearon; Justice Shallow-Wilson; Justice Silence-Quick; Poins-Bonnor; Pistol-Kennedy; Sir John Falstaff-Henderson; Doll Tearsheet-Miss Platt; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Pitt .
Cast
Role: Prince John Actor: Farren
Role: Sir John Falstaff Actor: Henderson

Afterpiece Title: Aerostation

14005
02 September 1791 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Surrender Of Calais

Performance Comment: As17910730 but John de Vienne-Kemble in place of Aickin; John d'Aire-Cubitt of Evatt; Serjeant-Davies of Wilson.
Cast
Role: John de Vienne Actor: Kemble in place of Aickin
Role: John d'Aire Actor: Cubitt of Evatt
Role: Lord Simper Actor: R. Palmer
Role: John Actor: Phillimore

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in Spain

14006
20 October 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Holman; Myrtle-Farren; Sealand-Aickin; Sir John Bevil-Hull; Cimberton-Quick; Humphrey-Thompson; Daniel-Blanchard; Tom-Lewis; Phillis-Mrs Mattocks; Lucinda-Mrs Mountain; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Webb; Indiana-Mrs Esten; Edition of 1791 (John Bell) adds: Isabella-Mrs Platt.
Cast
Role: Sir John Bevil Actor: Hull

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina or The Hall of Fingal

Song: II: song-Incledon

14007
08 April 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fashionable Levities

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Cast
Role: Belville Actor: Johnstone

Afterpiece Title: The Invasion or All Alarmd at Brighthelmstone

Performance Comment: Sir John Evergreen-Quick; Beaufort-Davies; Charles Evergreen-Macready; Drill-Farley; Tattoo-Rees; Roger-Rock; Cameleon-Fawcett; Emily (with a song)-Miss Broadhurst; Lady Catherine Rouge-Mrs Webb; In II will be exhibited Sir John Evergreen's Fortification Military Manoeuvres and Review of his Household Troops, Male and Female-; Bandy Will-Follett; Coachman-Rowson; Gardner-Hawtin; Butler-Cranfield; Men Bathers-Rowson, Wheatland, Coombs; Dairy Maids-Miss Leserve, Mrs Gray; Housmaids-Mrs Masters, Mrs Lloyd; Cook-Mrs Rock; Women Bathers-Mrs Powell, Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Lloyd.
Cast
Role: Sir John Evergreen Actor: Quick
Related Works
Related Work: The History of Charles the Eighth of France; or, The Invasion of Naples by the French Author(s): John Crowne

Entertainment: Monologue. Preceding 1st piece: An Eulogium on Money-Quick

14008
09 December 1795 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth First Part

Performance Comment: Sir John Falstaff (1st time)-Fawcett; King Henry-Harley; Prince of Wales-Lewis; Sir Richard Vernon-Middleton; Worcester-Hull; Poins-Macready; Francis-Knight; Sir W. Blunt-Richardson; Bardolph-Thompson; Douglas-Farley; Northumberland-Davenport; Westmorland-Claremont; Sheriff-Haymes; Peto-Rees; Gadshill-Williamson; Prince John of Lancaster-Holland; Messenger-Abbot; Hotspur's Servant-Master Curties; Travellers-Blurton, Coombs, Wilde; Carriers-Quick, Munden; Hotspur-Holman; Hostess-Mrs Davenport; Lady Percy-Miss Chapman.
Cast
Role: Sir John Falstaff Actor: Fawcett
Role: Prince John of Lancaster Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

14009
18 May 1797 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the Widows and Orphans of the Brave Men who perished, and for those who were wounded, in the Glorious Action on the 14th of February last [off Cape St. Vincent], under Admiral Sir John Jervis. Patrons: His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, His Royal Highness the Duke of York, His Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence. Stewards: Duke of Leeds, Duke of Bedford, Earl of Chesterfield, Earl of Cardigan, Earl Spencer, Lord Kinnaird, Charles Grey Esq., Thomas Tyrwhitt Esq., William Lushington Esq., William Manning Esq., John Thomson Esq., John Julius Angerstein Esq.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alceste

Ballet: End Opera: Sapho et Phaon. As17970406

14010
14 June 1797 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Extra night] Benefit for the Widows and Orphans of those brave Men who perished, and those who were wounded, in the Glorious Action of the 14th February last [see king's, 18 May.] Patrons: His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, His Royal Highness Duke of York, His Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence. Stewards: Duke of Leeds, Duke of Bedford, Earl of Chesterfield, Earl Spencer, Lord Kinnaird, Charles Grey Esq., Thomas Tyrwhitt Esq., Wm. Lushington Esq., Wm. Manning Esq., John Thomson Esq., John Julius Angerstein Esq. Boxes to be taken, and Tickets had at the Office of the Theatre, and at the Bar of Lloyd's Coffee-House. Receipts: none listed

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Related Works
Related Work: The Country Wife Author(s): John Lee

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Dance: End: Peggy's Love (By permission of the Proprietors of the king's Theatre)-Mme Rose, Didelot, Gentili, Mlle Parisot, Mme Hilligsberg; End afterpiece: Cupid and Psyche-the same.Mme Rose, Didelot, Gentili, Mlle Parisot, Mlle Hilligsberg

Entertainment: Monologue. Preceding 1st ballet: [a favorite Epilogue-Mrs Abington (1st appearance on this stage these 8 [recte 7] years)

14011
04 December 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Surrender Of Calais

Performance Comment: King Edward-Middleton; Harcourt-Wentworth; Sir Walter Manny-Sparks; John de Vienne-Aickin; Ribbomont-Barrymore; Eustache de St. Pierre-Cory; Officer-Surmont; John d'Aire-Trueman; Citizens-Wewitzer, Russell, Webb, Chippendale; O'Carrol-Caulfield; La Gloire-Bannister Jun.; Crier-Hollingsworth; Old Man-Packer; Carpenters-Suett, Maddocks; Serjeant-Wathen; Queen-Miss Heard; Julia-Miss DeCamp; Madelon-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: John de Vienne Actor: Aickin
Role: John d'Aire Actor: Trueman

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Song: Vocal Parts-Danby, Wentworth, Brown, Tett, Denman, Atkins, [J.] Fisher, Aylmer, Gallot, Peck, Walker, Willoughby, Phillimore, Evans, Fisher, Caulfield Jun., Ms Arne, Ms Roffey, Ms Wentworth, Ms Jackson, Ms Maddocks, Ms Menage, Ms Menage Jun., Ms Chippendale, Ms Gawdry, Ms Butler, Ms Benson, Ms Bowyer, Ms Jacobs, Ms Coates

14012
01 June 1799 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for the Widow and Four Children of the late Mr Follett. [John Follett had died in Jan. 1799. Address by John Cartwright Cross (Monthly Mirror, June 1799, p. 367).] Receipts: #416 7s. 9d. (120.4.3; 4.1.0; tickets: 292.2.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Get Married

Cast
Role: John Actor: Claremont

Afterpiece Title: The Vanguard

Performance Comment: Boxing the Compass-Fawcett; A Touch at Old Times-Munden; The Irish Haymaker-Johnstone; Young William-Incledon; The Tight Little Island-Townsend; Rule Britannia-Incledon, Johnstone, Townsend, Linton, Street.
Cast
Role: The Irish Haymaker Actor: Johnstone
Role: Rule Britannia Actor: Incledon, Johnstone, Townsend, Linton, Street.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Song: End II: The Storm-Incledon (written by G. A. Stevens); Black Ey'd Susan-Incledon; Sally in our Alley-Incledon

Entertainment: Monologue End: An Occasional Address-H. Johnston; Imitations-Rees

Performance Comment: Johnston; Imitations-Rees.

14013
23 July 1661 @ Theatre in Vere Street

Event Comment: The King's Company. Pepys, Diary: To the Theatre, and saw Brenoralt, I never saw before. It seemed a good play, but ill acted; only I sat before Mrs Palmer, the King's mistress, and filled my eyes with her, which much pleased me

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Brenoralt or the Discontented Colonel

Related Works
Related Work: Brenoralt; or, The Discontented Colonel Author(s): John Suckling

14014
27 August 1661 @ Theatre in Vere Street

Event Comment: The King's Company. Pepys, Diary: Hence my wife and I to the Theatre, and there saw The Joviall Crew, where the King, Duke and Duchess, and Madame Palmer, were; and my wife, to her great content, had a full sight of them all the while. The play full of mirth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

14015
07 September 1661 @ Theatre in Vere Street

Event Comment: The King's Company. Pepys, Diary: My wife and I...to the Theatre, where we seated ourselves close by the King, and Duke of York, and Madame Palmer, which was great content; and, indeed, I can never enough admire her beauty. And here was Bartholomew Fayre, with the puppet-show, acted to-day, which had not been these forty years (it being so satyricall against Puritanism, they durst not till now, which is strange they should already dare to do it, and the King to countenance it), but I do never a whit like it the better for the puppets, but rather the worse

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bartholomew Fair

14016
09 May 1743 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Mines, Gwinn, Verhuyck. Tickets deliver'd out by Boucher, Palmer, Mason, &c will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Dance: TThe Happy Lovers, as17421006; Characters of Dancing, as17421025; Grand Comic Ballet, as17430407

14017
11 May 1744 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Mines (Gallery-Office Keeper); Lawrence, Cooper and Mason (Box-Keepers); Tickets deliver'd out by Verhuyc, Emmet, and Palmer will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Related Works
Related Work: The Miser; or, Wagner and Abericock Author(s): John Thurmond

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: Cooke

14018
14 May 1745 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Page, Verhuyck, Palmer, Emmet, Mason, Cooper

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Wives Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: The Schoolboy

Dance: LLe Gondalier-Cooke; Scotch Dance, as17450507

14019
06 May 1746 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Mason and Cooper [Box Keepers], Page [Housekeeper]. Tickets deliver'd out by Verhuycke, Emmet, Palmer, and Bianchini will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: What Dye Call It

14020
19 May 1747 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit on basis of half value of tickets for 7. Benefit Gwinn, Vanhuyck, Singleton, Driscol, Page [housekeeper]; tickets deliver'd by Palmer and Emmet will be taken. Receipts at door: #10 10s. /For Box Pit Gallery Value Half-Value/Page 63 70 ... #26 5s. #13 2s. 6d./Singleton 9 19 29 #8 #4/Driscol 2 54 60 #14 12s. #7 6s./Gwinn 4 42 56 #12 18s. #6 9s./Verhuyck 1 71 48 #15 14s. #7 17s./Palmer 2 123 105 #29 9s. #14 14s. 6d./Emmett .. 52 44 #12 4s. #6 2s./Totals 81 431 342 #119 2s. #59 11s.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

14021
05 May 1748 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Condell and Singleton (Boxkeepers), Page (Housekeeper), and Miss Mattocks. Tickets deliver'd by Verhuyck, Emmet, and Palmer (Pit Doorkeepers) and Driscoll will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

14022
18 January 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Lent Mr Palmer as per order #21 (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #70 (Cross); #76 9s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Ballet: II: Savoyard Travellers. Principal Savoyards-Grandchamps, Mlle Auretti, Mathews, Mrs Addison; Children Savoyards-Little Swiss, Miss Popling; Peasants-M'Neil, Mlle delaContri; see17491110

14023
24 April 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Benefit for Mr Mathews & $Jan: Auretti. Ye provok'd Husband? was play'd Palmer being ill (Cross). No Building on Stage. [The bills, all printed before the last minute change, list The Non Juror. Probably announcement was unnecessary, as audience came mainly to enjoy the dances this night.] Receipts: #100 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: the Non Juror

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: [I: A +Hornpipe-the Little Swiss, a child 5 years old; II: A Grand Ballet-Devisse, Mlle Auguste; III: A Serious Dance-Janeton Auretti; V: The Louvre, Minuet-Mathews, Janeton Auretti

Ballet: [IV: +La Chacone des Characters. Harlequin-Mlle Auretti; Punch-Devisse

14024
12 March 1755 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: This day publish'd at 3s. The Actor; or, A Treatise on the Art of Playing. A New Work written by the Author of the former [See dl 30 Oct. 1753]; and adapted to the present state of the Theatres. Containing impartial Observations on the Performance, Manner, Perfections, and Defects of: Garrick, Barry, Woodward, Foote, Havard, Palmer, Ryan, Berry, Mrs Cibber, Mrs Pritchard, Mrs Woffington, Mrs Gregory, Mrs Clive, Mrs Green, Miss Nossiter, Mrs Bellamy, &c., &c., in their capital parts. Printed for R. Griffiths

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Judas Macchabaeus

14025
10 May 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benfit for Master Moor, Berrisford, Palmer, Broad (Cross). Mainpiece: Not acted this season. Receipts: #260 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Gallant: or, The Amours of Sir John Falstaffe Author(s): John Dennis

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Harrison