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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "MMr W Palmer"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "MMr W Palmer")') 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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4679 results for: Keyword - MMr W. Palmer
We found 4633 matches on Performance Comments, 656 matches on Event Comments, 83 matches on Performance Title, 0 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

2551
16 April 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Turn'd Dancing-Master

Performance Comment: As17300401 but Peasants-Sandham, Bardin; Visiting Ladies-Mrs Mountfort, Miss Thornowets; Peasant Women-Miss Sandham, Mrs Thomas, Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Peasant Women Actor: Miss Sandham, Mrs Thomas, Mrs Palmer.

Music: Between the Acts: Select Pieces-

Song: Miss Thornowets; particularly See From the Silent Groves-Miss Thornowets

Dance: PPierrots, Flag Dance-Burny, Dukes, others

2552
21 May 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: As17291119, but Page-_; Florella-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Florella Actor: Mrs Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Song:

Dance:

2553
09 June 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Pearce and Mrs Palmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man's Bewitch'd

Cast
Role: Dorothy Actor: Mrs Palmer

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Palmer.

Dance: FFlag Dance-Burny

2554
12 June 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: As17300513, but Clincher Jr-Bardin; Lady Darling-Mrs Palmer; Parly-Mrs Thomas; An Epilogue-Penkethman riding on an Ass.
Cast
Role: Lady Darling Actor: Mrs Palmer

Dance: End II: Lads and Lasses-; III: Dutch Skipper-Sandham; IV: Shepherd's Holiday-Burny, Sandham, Eaton, Mrs Haughton, Mrs Mountfort, Miss Sandham

Song: End I: Miss Thornowets; IV: Miss Thornowets

2555
25 June 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Cast
Role: Lady Darling Actor: Mrs Palmer

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Turn'd Dancing-Master

Performance Comment: As17300603 but Visiting Ladies-Miss Thornowets, Mrs Mountfort; Peasant Wives-Miss Sandham, Mrs Thomas, Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Peasant Wives Actor: Miss Sandham, Mrs Thomas, Mrs Palmer.
Role: Peasant Women Actor: Miss Sandham, Mrs Thomas, Mrs Palmer.

Dance: Sandham, Miss Sandham

2556
26 June 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17300522, but Scentwell-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Scentwell Actor: Mrs Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Cast
Role: Tippet Actor: Mrs Palmer.

Song: a Y Youth of 13 Years of Age, who never perform'd on this Stage

2557
29 June 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17300519, but Lucy-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Palmer.

Song: TThe White Joke-Mrs Thomasin Man's Cloaths; A new Mad Tom-Bart Platt

Dance: TThe Yellow Joke (new)-Eaton by Ravenscroft

2558
06 July 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: See17300401 but Townly-Giffard; Lady Townly-Mrs Giffard; Manly-Huddy; Sir Francis-Penkethman; Basset-Bardin; Richard-R. Williams; Moody-Collet; Lady Grace-Mrs Haughton; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Thomas; Jenny-Mrs Mountfort; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Palmer; Myrtilla-Miss Vaughan; Mrs Trusty-Miss M. Vaughan; Epilogue-Penkethman on an ass.
Cast
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Palmer

Dance: End Act I: The White Joke-Eaton; III: -Dukes

Song: II: a Youth, aged 13; IV: Mrs Mountfort

2559
08 July 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: See17300407 but Copper Captain-Giffard; Leon-Huddy; Cacafogo-Penkethman; Margaretta-Mrs Haughton; Estifania-Mrs Giffard; Altea-Mrs Palmer; Old Woman-Collet.
Cast
Role: Altea Actor: Mrs Palmer

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Palmer.

2560
17 July 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Performance Comment: As17300116, but Marquis-Bardin; Angelica-Mrs Thomas; Mrs Security-Mrs Palmer; Mrs Favorite-Mrs M. Vaughan; Mrs Topknot-Miss Vaughan; Betty-Mrs Mountfort.
Cast
Role: Mrs Security Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Favorite Actor: Mrs Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach (Opera)

Song: Some Songs-Excell

Dance: TThe Medley of Jokes-Eaton, Miss Sandham

2561
23 September 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Townly-Giffard; Lady Townly-Mrs Giffard; Manly-Huddy; Sir Francis-Penkethman; Basset-Barden; Richard-Bullock; Moody-Collett; Lady Grace-Mrs Haughton; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Woodward; Jenny-Mrs Mountfort; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Palmer; Myrtilla-Mrs Thomas.
Cast
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Palmer

Dance:

2562
12 October 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Barden; Polly-Mrs Giffard; Peachum-Penkethman; Lucy-Mrs Mountfort; Lockit-Pearce; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Palmer; Filch-Peterson; Jenny-Mrs Thomas.
Cast
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Palmer

Dance:

2563
16 December 1730 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Clown; or, The Lucky Mistake

Performance Comment: Edition of 1730 lists: Sir Timothy Gripe-Bardin; Lovewell-Stoppeler; Friendly-Mrs Thomas; Clown-Pearce; Leonora-Miss Smith; Margery-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Palmer.

2564
23 January 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding; With the Skimmington, after the Manner of Hudibras

Performance Comment: Peartree-Stoppelaer; Rako-Bardin; Ply-Rosco; Margery-Mrs Mountfort; Mother-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Mother Actor: Mrs Palmer.

2565
08 March 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Merry Throwster

Performance Comment: Worthy-Stoplar; Crafty-Bardin; Beau Pulvil-Bullock; Dunce-Pearce; Marinda-Miss Smith; Jenny-Mrs Palmer; Betty Wheadle-Mrs Thomas.
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Palmer

2566
05 April 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Performance Comment: As17310105, but Phillida-Mrs Palmer; Epilogue-Morgan riding on an Ass.
Cast
Role: Phillida Actor: Mrs Palmer

Dance:

2567
08 April 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: As17301127, but Oroonoko-a Gentleman; Jack-Havard; Hottman-Rosco; Widow Lackit-Mrs Plomer; Lucy-Mrs Palmer; A new Comic Epilogue-Collett.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Palmer

2568
11 May 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Sailor's Wedding

Performance Comment: Topmast-Bardin; Drivewell-Stoppeler; Splice-Rosco; Dame Scoreup, the fat Landlady of Wapping-Pearce; Bess Scoreup-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Bess Scoreup Actor: Mrs Palmer.

2569
15 May 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17310320 but Brazen-Bardin; Lucy-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler of Preston

Song:

Dance:

2570
27 September 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant; Or, The History Of George Barnwell

Performance Comment: Barnwell-Giffard; Thorowgood-Rosco; Uncle-Huddy; Trueman-Bardin; Blunt-Havard; Millwood-Mrs Roberts, from dl, the first Time of her Appearing on this Stage; Maria-Mrs Giffard; Lucy-Mrs Palmer; With a new Prologue to the Town-Giffard; Epilogue-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Palmer

2571
13 October 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Townly-Giffard; Manly-Rosco; Sir Francis-Huddy; Basset-Bardin; Richard-Bullock; Moody-Collett; Lady Townly-Mrs Giffard; Lady Grace-Mrs Purden; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Haughton; Jenny-Mrs Roberts; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Palmer; Myrtilla-Mrs Morse; Trusty-Mrs Bambridge.
Cast
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Palmer

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Cast
Role: Damon Actor: Mrs Palmer

2572
05 November 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Performance Comment: Dalton-Huddy; Edgar-Jenkins; Moody-Excell; Varole-Bardin; Prim-Morgan; Clodpole-Rosco; Lucy-Mrs Roberts; Flora-Miss Tollet; Clara-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Palmer.

Dance: As17311104

2573
12 November 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Estifania-Mrs Giffard; Captain-Giffard; Leon-Huddy; Medina-Havard; Castro-Bardin; Sancho-Bullock; Alonzo-Smith; Margaritta-Mrs Haughton; Altea-Mrs Morgan; Clara-Mrs Palmer; Old Woman-Collett; Maid-Williams; Cacafogo-Morgan; With the Epilogue-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Palmer

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Cast
Role: Damon Actor: Mrs Palmer

2574
13 November 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Polly-Mrs Giffard; Lucy-Mrs Roberts; Macheath-Bardin; Peachum-Rosco; Locket-Huddy; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Palmer; Filch-Jenkins; Miss Slammekin-Mrs Morgan.
Cast
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Palmer

Dance: As17311104

2575
16 November 1731 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee; Or, The Faithful Irishman

Performance Comment: Careless-Giffard; Ruth-Mrs Giffard; Teague-Collett; Blunt-Huddy; Story-Rosco; Day-Norris; Abel-Bullock; Obadiah-Bardin; Bookseller-Williams; Mrs Day-Mrs Morgan; Arabella-Mrs Haughton; Mrs Chat-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Mrs Chat Actor: Mrs Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Palmer.

Dance: As17311104