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19996 results for: Keyword - Mr John and Mr Robert Palmer
We found 11827 matches on Author, 6688 matches on Performance Comments, 5566 matches on Event Comments, 983 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

16626
24 August 1702 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Barnes and Finley Booth, between the Hospital Gate and the Crown Tavern, opposite the Cross Daggers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rope Dancing

Entertainment: The most famous Rope/dancers; in Europe; As1st Dance with and without a Pole-2 young Maidens , lately arriv'd from France, to admiration; 2. Dance with 2 Children at his Feet, Dance with Boots and Spurs The Famous-M Barnes of whose performances this Kingdom is so sensible. 3.; Dancing-Mrs Finley; distinguished by the Name of Lady Mary for her incomparable Dancing, has much improved herself since the last Fair; You will likewise be entertained with such variety of Tumbling-Mr Finley andCo as never was in the Fair before

Performance Comment: Dance with 2 Children at his Feet, Dance with Boots and Spurs The Famous-M Barnes of whose performances this Kingdom is so sensible. 3.; Dancing-Mrs Finley; distinguished by the Name of Lady Mary for her incomparable Dancing, has much improved herself since the last Fair; You will likewise be entertained with such variety of Tumbling-Mr Finley andCo as never was in the Fair before.
Cast
Role: Dance with Boots and Spurs The Famous Actor: M Barnes of whose performances this Kingdom is so sensible. 3.
Role: You will likewise be entertained with such variety Actor: Mr Finley andCo as never was in the Fair before.

16627
16 July 1703 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Not Acted these Fifteen Years. [After this performance the dl at Oxford, where Betterton spoke a prologue written by Joseph Trapp. It appeared as a broadside and in The Players Turn'd Academicks and has been reprinted by Wiley. p. 124.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fools Preferment Or The Three Dukes Of Dunstable

Related Works
Related Work: The Noble Gentlemen Author(s): John Fletcher

16628
28 September 1703 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Mannerly Or The Country Wit

Performance Comment: with the last new Epilogue concerning the Life and Morals of the Observator, which was -Mr Powell on the first day of the Injur'd Princess, or the false Wager; Also a Dialogue between Heraclitus Ridens and the Observator by way of Prologue-.
Related Works
Related Work: Sir Mannerly Shallow; or, The Country Wit Author(s): John Crowne
Related Work: The Country Wit Author(s): John Crowne

16629
19 February 1704 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello Moor Of Venice

Song: A Dialogue which was Sung before Her Majesty on Her Birthday at St. James's-; Likewise a comical Dialogue-Mr Dogget, others

Dance:

16630
04 July 1704 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Villain

Performance Comment: Villain-the gentleman who played Matchiavell last Year, in Imitation of Mr Sandford.
Cast
Role: Villain Actor: the gentleman who played Matchiavell last Year, in Imitation of Mr Sandford.

Song: Mrs Hodgson, Cook, Davis

Dance: Firbank, Firbank's scholar, Miss Evans; Blouzabella-Prince, Mrs Clark

16631
18 January 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Farewell Folly Or The Younger The Wiser

16632
16 December 1706 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: [By Mary de la Riviere Manley.] Never Acted before. And by Reason of the Extraordinary Charge for Habits, Boxes 5s., Pit 3s., First Gallery 2s., Upper Gallery 1s. Preface: Almyna was admirably Acted, and advantagiously dress'd: The first was owing to Mr Betterton's unwearied care...the second to Mr Swiny...for venturing...to make so great an Expence...both justly condemn'd for playing it at so ill-fated a Time, viz. The immediate Week before Christmas between Devotion and Camilla

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Almyna Or The Arabian Vow

Performance Comment: Actors' names only listed, but edition of 1707 lists: Caliph Almanzor-Betterton; Abdalla-Wilks; Grand Vizier-Keen; Alhador-Bowman; Morat-Corey; Almyna-Mrs Barry; Zoradia-Mrs Bracegirdle; Prologue-Cibber; Epilogue-Betterton.
Cast
Role: Grand Vizier Actor: Keen

16633
02 January 1707 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: See17061207, but With a new Prologue-; Dialogue between the English and the Paris Gazetteers, treating of the Victory of Ramilly-Mr Leveridge, others.

16634
26 March 1708 @ Stationer's Hall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and instrumental Music-; viz. A full Piece of the late Mr Henry Purcell-Dean, Holmes, Feiston; A new Set of Airs for the Arch Lute and Violin Composed on purpose by Tho. Dean-; That celebrated Sonata for a Violin and Flute made by the famous Signor Gasperini, and played by him and Paisable often before her Majesty, and at the Theatre,-two young Gentlemen that never Play'd in Publick; who also perform some new Italian Sonatas of the most Eminent Masters in Europe, Double/stopped Solos of the Famous Archangelo Corelli-two young Gentlemen; Singing to the Lute-Dean; Several Pieces for Trumpets Flutes and Haut/boys-; Also Select Airs out of the Operas of Camilla and Thomyris, with their Symphonies-the best Performers

Performance Comment: A full Piece of the late Mr Henry Purcell-Dean, Holmes, Feiston; A new Set of Airs for the Arch Lute and Violin Composed on purpose by Tho. Dean-; That celebrated Sonata for a Violin and Flute made by the famous Signor Gasperini, and played by him and Paisable often before her Majesty, and at the Theatre,-two young Gentlemen that never Play'd in Publick; who also perform some new Italian Sonatas of the most Eminent Masters in Europe, Double/stopped Solos of the Famous Archangelo Corelli-two young Gentlemen; Singing to the Lute-Dean; Several Pieces for Trumpets Flutes and Haut/boys-; Also Select Airs out of the Operas of Camilla and Thomyris, with their Symphonies-the best Performers.
Cast
Role: and at the Theatre, Actor: two young Gentlemen that never Play'd in Publick
Role: Several Pieces for Trumpets Flutes and Hautboys Actor:

16635
04 August 1708 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Debauchee Or A New Way To Pay Old Debts

16636
26 March 1709 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Cast
Role: Ananias Actor: Johnson

16637
31 May 1709 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Cast
Role: Morose Actor: Johnson
Role: Sir John Actor: Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

16638
22 June 1710 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Cibber. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. London in 1710 (p. 96): It was a fine piece, and on that account had a large audience

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello Moor Of Venice

16639
12 July 1710 @ Greenwich

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal

Performance Comment: Flip-Leigh; Mizen-Powell; Worthy-Thurmond; Sir Charles-Husband; Easy-Cory; Rovewell-Shepard; Indent-Bullock Jr; Cribbige-Elrington; Coxen-Norris; Locker-Spiller; Arabella-Mrs Baker; Dorcas-Mrs Shepard; Belinda-Mrs Kent; Jenny-Mrs Spillar; Jiltup-Mrs Sapsford.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Husband

Dance: As17100708

16640
17 August 1710 @ Greenwich

Event Comment: For the Entertainment of Esquire Bickerstaff, who will honour Mr Penkethman with his Presence. These Performances will be done between the 1st and 4th Act, by reason Esquire Bickerstaff is oblig'd to be gone when the 3d Act is over. Altho' Mr Penkethman is at an Extraordinary Charge for these Entertainments, besides the Play, yet to oblige his Friends he lets 'em in at Common Prices [as 7 Aug.]. Note, No Subscribers Tickets will pass this Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fond Husband

Cast
Role: Fond Husband Actor: Norris

Entertainment: 1st: turns upon one Foot 300 times-A Young Gentlewoman, who never appear'd on a publick Stage, and as she is turning fixes 12 Swords points about her, 2 to her Eyes, 2 to her Eye-lashes, 2 to her Eye-brows, 2 to her Nose, 2 to her Lips, and 2 to her Breasts

Dance: French Peasant-; Scaramouch-; Wooden Shoe-; Dance by Harlequin Scaramouch Cooper and his Wife-; Ladder Dance-

16641
12 March 1711 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

16642
19 March 1711 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud If She Coud

16643
23 April 1711 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Cast
Role: Sir Peter Actor: Johnson

16644
09 May 1711 @ Stationer's Hall

Event Comment: Benefit Cuthbert, Lovelace, and White. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Tickets 5s. At 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-the best Performers; particularly, several select Entertainments of the following (English Operas) Operas viz. The Indian Queen, King Arthur, The Fairy Queen, and Dioclesian, the Masque in Timon of Athens, the Pastoral in The Libertin-; with several Songs out of the St. Cecilia's Musick: All by that great Master the late Mr Henry Purcell-

Performance Comment: The Indian Queen, King Arthur, The Fairy Queen, and Dioclesian, the Masque in Timon of Athens, the Pastoral in The Libertin-; with several Songs out of the St. Cecilia's Musick: All by that great Master the late Mr Henry Purcell-.

16645
05 May 1712 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

16646
08 July 1712 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Written by the Ingenious Mr Shadwell, late Poet Laureat. Carefully revis'd. With all the Original Decorations of Scenes, Dances, Risings, Sinkings, and Flyings of the Witches. All the Musick both Vocal, Instrumental Compos'd by Mr Barret

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches

16647
01 April 1714 @ Mile End Green

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus Tyrannus

16648
27 May 1714 @ Stationer's Hall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Performance Comment: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; wherein several Solos and Sonatas on two different Instruments never heard in England before-Gli Signori Vegelini (two select Musicians lately arriv'd); With some celebrated Songs of the late Mr Henry Purcell-; and an Addition of a famous Harp-.
Cast
Role: Vocal and Instrumental Music Actor:
Role: wherein several Solos and Sonatas on two different Actor: Gli Signori Vegelini
Role: and an Addition of a famous Harp Actor: .

16649
06 April 1715 @ Hickford's Room

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music intirely New.-; Particularly several solos for the Violin-Mr Alexander Bitti newly arriv'd from Italy

Performance Comment: -; Particularly several solos for the Violin-Mr Alexander Bitti newly arriv'd from Italy.
Cast
Role: Particularly several solos for the Violin Actor: Mr Alexander Bitti newly arriv'd from Italy.

16650
17 October 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busie Body