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15524 results for: Keyword - Miss Palmer
We found 14951 matches on Performance Comments, 4436 matches on Performance Title, 1983 matches on Event Comments, 256 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.

13026
06 September 1762 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Particular desire. [Isaac Reed saw this performance and noted that Miss Elliot played Polly (Isaac Reed, Diaries, ed. C. E. Jones (Univ. of California Publ. English, 1946), p. 14).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orators

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycomb

Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Elliott

13027
21 September 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Vernon, 1st appearance on the English Stage these 5 years; Beggar-Castle; Lockit-Bransby; Player-Mozeen; Lucy-Mrs Clive; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Parsons, 1st appearance; Diana Trapes-Mrs Bradshaw; Polly-Mrs Vincent; Peachum-Moody; Mat@o@Mint-Blakes; Filch-Parsons, 1st time; In Act III,Hornpipe-Miss Dawson; To conclude with a Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: Hornpipe Actor: Miss Dawson

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: End Opera: A Dutch Dance-Vincent, Sga Giorgi

13028
24 September 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I; With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performance Comment: Rovewell-Mattocks; Argus-Collins; Robin-Dunstall; Betty-Mrs Pitt; Arethusa-Miss Miller.
Cast
Role: Arethusa Actor: Miss Miller.

13029
27 September 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Ross; King-Sparks; Horatio-Hull; Rosencraus-White; Guildenstern-Perry; Marcellus-Gardner; Bernardo-Weller; Laertes-Davis; Ostrick-Dyer; Officer-R. Smith; Francisco-Holtom; Player King-Redman; Player Queen-Mrs Ferguson; Polonius-Collins; Gravediggers-Shuter, Costollo; Ghost-Gibson; Ophelia-Miss Macklin; Queen-Mrs Lewis, 1st appearance that stage.
Cast
Role: Ophelia Actor: Miss Macklin

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

13030
06 October 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Ross; Lysimachus-Smith; Clytus-Sparks; Hephestion-Dyer; Cassander-Clarke; Polyperchon-White; Aristander-Perry; Perdiccas-Davis; Thessalus-Anderson; Sysigambis-Mrs Vincent; Parisatis-Miss Hallam; Statira-Mrs Ward; Roxana-Mrs Baker , 1st appearance that stage; In which will be the Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Babylon. In which will be the Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Babylon.
Cast
Role: Parisatis Actor: Miss Hallam

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

13031
09 October 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Smith; King Henry-Gibson; Richmond-Clarke; Buckingham-Hull; Catesby-Davis; Norfolk-Perry; Ratcliff-Bennet; Stanley-Anderson; Tressel-Dyer; Prince Edward-Mrs Evans; Duke of York-Miss Valois; Lord Mayor-Marten; Lieut. of Tower-R. Smith; Lady Anne-Mrs Vincent; Duchess of York-Mrs Ferguson; Queen-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Valois

Afterpiece Title: Coronation

13032
12 October 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Performance Comment: Siffredi-Love; Rhodolpho-Ackman; Officers-Fox, Castle; Tancred-Holland; Osmond-Havard; Laura-Miss Haughton; Sigismunda-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Laura Actor: Miss Haughton

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycomb

Performance Comment: Honeycombe-Yates; Scribble-King; Polly-Miss Pope; Mrs Honeycomb-Mrs Bennet; Nurse-Mrs Bradshaw; Ledger-Bransby.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Pope

Dance: II: The Bavarian Shoemakers, as17621009; The Italian Robbers, as17621009

13033
12 October 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: Othello-Ross; Iago-Sparks; Brabantio-Gibson; Cassio-Hull; Roderigo-Dyer; Lodovico-Tindal; Montano-Davis; Duke-Anderson; Gratiano-Redman; Emilia-Mrs Ward; Desdemona-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Desdemona Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Miss Poitier
Role: Sally Actor: Miss Brent
Role: with Dancing Actor: Sodi, Maranesi, Miss Poitier.

13034
13 October 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Isabinda Actor: Miss Hallam
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Macklin

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performance Comment: Drunken Colonel-Woodward; Goodall-Dunstall; Oldcastle-Collins; Lord Pride-Davis; Valentine-Perry; Slap-Gardner; Security-Holtom; Mrs Highman-Mrs Ferguson; Charlotte-Miss Helm; Lettice-Mrs Walker.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Helm

Dance: As17621007

13035
16 October 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V, With Conquest Over French At Agincourt

Performance Comment: King Henry-Smith; Exeter-Tindal; Achbp Canterbury-Sparks; Fluellin-Shuter; Gower-Anderson; French Ambassador-White; Mountjoy-Baker; French Soldier-Holtom; MacMorris-Barrington; Jamy-Dunstall; Pistol-Dyer; Bardolph-Marten; Hostess-Mrs Pitt; Williams-Buck; French King-Gibson; Burgundy-Bennet; Dauphin-Davis; Constable-Clarke; Isabel-Mrs Stephens; Catherine-Miss Hallam.
Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Miss Hallam.

Afterpiece Title: Coronation

13036
20 October 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Shuter; Ford-Ross; Page-Hull; Caius-Holtom; Sir Hugh Evans-Collins; Shallow-Costollo; Slender-Bennet; Pistol-R. Smith; Simple-Mas. Morgan; Host-Marten; Fenton-Davis; Mrs Page-Mrs Barrington; Ann Page-Miss Miller; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Ford-Mrs Lewis.
Cast
Role: Ann Page Actor: Miss Miller

Afterpiece Title: Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Miss Davies, 2nd appearance on the stage.

Dance: As17621019; The Swedish Gardeners, as17621007

13037
22 October 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Performance Comment: As17620929, but Rachel-Miss Catley, 2nd appearance on any stage.
Cast
Role: Rachel Actor: Miss Catley, 2nd appearance on any stage.
Role: Amie Actor: Miss Miller

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Macklin.

Dance: II: The Pedlar Trick'd, as17621019

13038
25 October 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Smith; Old Knowel-Sparks; Young Knowel-Dyer; Welbred-Mattocks; Justice Clement-Marten; Bobadil-Woodward; Mas. Stephen-Shuter; Mas. Matthew-Hayes; Cash-Perry; Formal-Costollo; Brainworm-Dunstall; Downright-Walker, 1st appearance that stage; Cob-Buck; Cob's Wide-Mrs Pitt; Bridget-Miss Miller; Dame Kitely-Mrs Ward. The Characters new dress'd in the habits of the times.
Cast
Role: Bridget Actor: Miss Miller

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Cast
Role: Polly Honeycombe Actor: Miss Elliot.

Dance: The Jealous Woodcutter, as17621023

13039
03 November 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part Ii

Performance Comment: King Henry-Garrick; Prince John-Lee; Gloster-Master Cautherly; Clarence-Master Burton; Prince of Wales-Holland; Achpb of York-Havard; Chief Justice-Bransby; Westmorland-Burton; Hastings-Ackman; Lord Bardolph-Mozeen; Mowbray-Stevens; Gower-Castle; Justice Shallow-Yates; Justice Silence-Blakes; Colville-Fox; Poins-Packer; Bardolph-Clough; Feeble-Vaughan; Mouldy-Moody; Pistol-King; Shadow-Parsons; Bullcalf-Philips; Davy-Marr; Fang-Watkins; Falstaff's page-Miss Rogers; Hostess-Mrs Bradshaw; Doll Tearsheet-Mrs Lee; Falstaff-Love.
Cast
Role: Falstaff's page Actor: Miss Rogers

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

13040
03 November 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Orlando-Smith; Jaques-Sparks; Touchstone-Shuter; Duke Senior-Walker; Oliver-White; Duke Frederick-Tindal; Silvius-R. Smith; Charles-Buck; Corin-Dunstall; William-Costollo; LeBeau-Davis; Dennis-Gardner; Jaques de Bois-Perry; Amiens (with songs in character)-Mattocks; Adam-Gibson; Celia-Mrs Vincent; Rosalind-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Rosalind Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Poitier
Role: The Witches Actor: Beard, Miss Polly Young, Miss Catley, Miss Davies
Role: Shepherdess Actor: Miss Brent
Role: Proserpine Actor: Miss Miller

13041
04 November 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Havard; Moneses-Jackson; Axalla-Packer; Bajazet-Holland; Dervise-Bransby; Omar-Burton; Prince-Ackman; Hali-Fox; Selima-Mrs Davies; Arpasia-Mrs Pritchard; Usual Prologue-Lee; In Act IV, The Original Song of O! Gentle Sleep-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Gentle Sleep Actor: Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: I: Hearts of Oak, as17620925; III: The Bavarian Shoemakers, as17621009

13042
23 November 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Performance Comment: As17621022, but Rachel-Miss Brent; Old Rents-Gibson.
Cast
Role: Rachel Actor: Miss Brent
Role: Amie Actor: Miss Miller

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Miss Valois, Sga _Maranesi.
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Poitier
Role: The Witches Actor: Beard, Miss Polly Young, Miss Catley, Miss Davies
Role: Shepherdess Actor: Miss Brent
Role: Proserpine Actor: Miss Miller

13043
30 November 1762 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: Essex-Ross; Rutland-Miss Macklin; Burleigh-Walker; Southampton-Smith; Raleigh-Anderson; Lieut.-Perry; Nottingham-Mrs Vincent; Queen-Mrs Ward, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Rutland Actor: Miss Macklin

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Miss Valois, Sga _Maranesi.
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Poitier
Role: The Witches Actor: Beard, Miss Polly Young, Miss Catley, Miss Davies
Role: Shepherdess Actor: Miss Brent
Role: Proserpine Actor: Miss Miller

13044
27 December 1762 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Col. Feignwell-King; Freeman-Packer; Modelove-Blakes; Prim-Moody; Tradelove-Burton; Sackbut-Bransby; Perriwinkle-Parsons; Simson Pure-Vaughan; Mrs Prim-Mrs Bradshaw; Betty-Mrs Hippisley; Anne Lovely-Miss Haughton.
Cast
Role: Anne Lovely Actor: Miss Haughton.

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Cast
Role: The Principal Witches Actor: Miss _Young.
Role: Lilliputian Colombine Actor: Miss Ford
Role: Lilliputian Harlequin Actor: Miss Rogers
Role: Lilliputians Actor: Miss Ford, Miss _Froment
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Baker
Role: Bride Maids Actor: Mrs Leppie, Miss Smith, Miss Tatley, Miss Wilkinson
Role: Cherokees Actor: Grimaldi, Vincent, Lochery, Sga Fiorentini, Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker.

Dance: II: The Irish Lilt, as17621023

13045
03 January 1763 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Barbarossa

Afterpiece Title: The Magician of the Mountain

Performance Comment: A New Pantomimic Entertainment of Italian Grotesque Characters. Magician-Settree; Pantaloon-Grimaldi; Pierrot-Guerini, his first appearance on the English Stage; Harlequin-Lochery; Colombine-Miss Baker; Mathews, Mortimer, West, Walker, Watkins, Leppie; The Dances-Del'Agata, Aldrige, Vincent, Sga Fiorentini, Sga Giorgi. With New Music, Scenes, Decorations, and Dresses.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Baker

13046
08 January 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Performance Comment: Carlos-Ross; Clodio-Woodward; Don Antonio-Dunstall; Charino-Lewis; Don Lewis-Shuter; Don Manuel-Gardner; Don Duart-Davis; Monsieur-Holtom; Sancho-Cushing; Angelina-Miss Hallam; Elvira-Mrs Vincent; Louisa-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Angelina Actor: Miss Hallam

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Miss Valois, Sga _Maranesi.
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Poitier
Role: The Witches Actor: Beard, Miss Polly Young, Miss Catley, Miss Davies
Role: Shepherdess Actor: Miss Brent
Role: Proserpine Actor: Miss Miller

Dance: I: The Pedlar Trick'd, as17621019

13047
14 January 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Performance Comment: As17630104, but Harlequin-Miles; Clown-Shuter; The Witches-Miss _Davies.
Cast
Role: The Witches Actor: Miss _Davies.
Role: The Dances Actor: Miss Valois, Sga _Maranesi.
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Poitier
Role: Shepherdess Actor: Miss Brent
Role: Proserpine Actor: Miss Miller

13048
01 February 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant; Or, The Way To Win Him

Performance Comment: Young Mirabel-Smith; Old Mirabel-Shuter; Duretete-Woodward; Dugard-White; Petit-Cushing; Page-Mas. Morgan; Bravos-Dunstall, Buck, Lewis; Oriana-Mrs Vincent; Lamorce-Mrs Stephens; Bizarre-Miss Elliot, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Bizarre Actor: Miss Elliot, 1st time.

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Cast
Role: Ceres Actor: Miss Miller
Role: Proserpine Actor: Miss Catley
Role: Followers of Ceres Actor: Sga Manesiere, Mrs Granier, Mrs Cook, Miss Pitt, Misses Dolly Twist and Sukey Twist, Miss Daw
Role: Earth Actor: Tassoni, Miss Pitt

13049
02 February 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17630118, but dances incident to the opera-Granier, Miss Twist.
Cast
Role: dances incident to the opera Actor: Granier, Miss Twist.
Role: Rosetta Actor: Miss Brent
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Hallam
Role: Margery Actor: Miss Davies
Role: Dances Incident to the Opera Actor: Maranesi, Miss Twist.

Dance: II: The Dutch Skippers, as17630101

13050
14 February 1763 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift; Or, The Fool In Fashion

Performance Comment: Loveless-Ross, 1st time; Sir Novelty Fashion-Woodward; Elder Worthy-Clarke; Young Worthy-Dyer; Sly-Cushing; Lawyer-Wignel; Sir William Wisewou'd-Dunstall; Snap-Shuter; Narcissa-Miss Hallam; Hillaria-Mrs Dyer; Flareit-Mrs Green; Amanda-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Narcissa Actor: Miss Hallam

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: Apprentice-Woodward; Wingate-Dunstall; Gargle-Anderson; Simon-Cushing; Scotchman-Bennet; Irishman-Barrington; Catchpole-Buck; President-Perry; Members-Tindal R. Smith, Young, Davis; Charlotte-Miss Davies.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Davies.

Dance: III: The Dutch Skippers, as17630101