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Event Comment: Benefit for Palmer. Mainpiece: Never performed here [so stated on playbill of 18 Aug.]. Public Advertiser, 13 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Palmer at his house in Bow-street, Bloomsbury. [Henderson's 1st appearance as Don John was at Bath, 23 Oct. 1773.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: Don John-Henderson (1st appearance in that character [in London]); Petruchio-Aickin; Duke-Fearon; Peter-Blissett; Anthony-Massey; Francisco-Jackson; Surgeon-Griffiths; Antonio-Parsons; Don Frederick-Davies; 1st Constantia-Mrs Hunter; Landlady-Mrs Love; Nurse-Mrs W. Palmer; Kinswoman-Miss Hale; Mother-Miss Platt; 2nd Constantia-Miss Barsanti.
Cast
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs W. Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Young Wilding-Palmer; Old Wilding-Fearon; Sir J. Elliot-R. Palmer; Papillion-Parsons; Miss Godfrey-Miss Platt; Kitty-Mrs Poussin; Miss Grantham-Mrs Davies.
Cast
Role: Young Wilding Actor: Palmer
Role: Elliot Actor: R. Palmer

Dance: End Monologue: a Dance-

Entertainment: MonologueEnd: The Picture of a Playhouse or Bucks have at Ye All-Palmer

Event Comment: Benefit for Palmer. Morning Chronicle, 5 Sept.: Tickets to be had of Palmer at his house, Bow-street, Bloomsbury. Afterpiece: Never performed here

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Cast
Role: Tobine Actor: Palmer
Role: Squib Actor: R. Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: Buck-Palmer; Sir J. Buck-Gardner; Classick-Usher; Subtle-Massey; Mrs Subtle-Mrs Love; Lucinda (with a song)-Miss Harper (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Buck Actor: Palmer

Dance: End: Dance-; In II afterpiece: a Minuet-Harris, Miss Harper

Entertainment: Monologue Following 1st dance: The Picture of a Playhouse; or, Bucks have at ye All-Palmer

Event Comment: Benefit for the London Hospital. 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 (Town and Country Magazine, 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 dl, cg and hay 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. World, 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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: [Jaques-Palmer; Orlando-$Herrington; Oliver-$Shetfield recte $Shatford]; Touchstone-$Kipling; Duke Senior-$L'Estrange; Duke Frederick-$Hudson; Amiens-$W. Palmer; Adam-$Swendall; Silvius-$Marriot; Rosalind-$Mrs Belfille; Celia-$Mrs Fox; Audrey-$Miss Hale; Phoebe-$Miss Burnett.
Cast
Role: Jaques Actor: Palmer
Role: Amiens Actor: W. Palmer

Song: Between acts: The Soldier tired of War's Alarms-a little boy [Master Braham]

Entertainment: Monologue Preceding: Occasional Address-Palmer

Event Comment: Benefit for R. Palmer. Afterpiece: Never performed there. [Follett was from the Royal Circus.] Public Advertiser, 20 May: Tickets to be had of R. Palmer, No. 14, East Place, Lambeth. Receipts: #232 19s. (74.17.0; 26.10.6; 1.10.6; tickets: 131.1.0) (charge: #111 17s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Cast
Role: Lord Gayville Actor: Palmer
Role: Prompt Actor: R. Palmer

Afterpiece Title: Don Juan; or, The Libertine Destroyed

Performance Comment: Don Juan-Palmer; Commandant-Phillimore; Don Fernando (with a song)-Dignum; Don Alonzo-Benson; Don Carlos-Fawcett; Pedrillo-Banks; Fisherman-Fairbrother; Alguaziles-Jones, Cox, Alfred; Sailor (with a song)-Sedgwick; Landlord-Chaplin; Waiter-Lyons; Scaramouch-Follett Jun. (1st appearance on that stage); Spanish Lady-Miss Romanzini; Attendants-Mrs Shaw, Mrs Heard; Fisherwomen-Mrs Edwards, Miss Romanzini [i.e. doubled Spanish Lady]; Donna Anna-Miss Collins.
Cast
Role: Don Juan Actor: Palmer

Dance: In Afterpiece: a Fandango-Miss DeCamp; Dances-Hamoir, Bourk, Miss Blanchet, Miss Stageldoir; conclude with: Dance of Furies-; Shower of Fire-

Entertainment: Monologue Preceding: The Lecture on Heads (for this night only)-Palmer

Event Comment: Benefit for Palmer. 1st piece: with Grand Naval Review, as 20 Aug. Morning Chronicle, 28 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Palmer, No. 59, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Britain's Glory

Afterpiece Title: THE SURRENDER OF CALAIS

Performance Comment: As17940822, but Ribbomont-Palmer//Madelon-Miss De Camp; omitted: Harcourt, Sir Walter Manny, Officer, John d' Aire, Old Man, Crier, Citizens, Serjeant . omitted: Harcourt, Sir Walter Manny, Officer, John d' Aire, Old Man, Crier, Citizens, Serjeant .

Afterpiece Title: THE CHILDREN IN THE WOOD

Performance Comment: As17940719 but Lord Alford (1st time)-Palmer Jun.//Josephine (1st time)-Mrs Harlowe; omitted: Gabriel, Oliver, Servants . omitted: Gabriel, Oliver, Servants .

Monologue: 1794 08 30 End of Act I of 3rd piece Collins's Ode on the Passions by Palmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cheats Of Scapin

Afterpiece Title: The Comical Rivals; or, The School Boy

Music: As17030423

Dance: The Devonshire Girl, being now upon her Return to the City of Exeter, will perform three several Dances, particularly her last New Entry in Imitation of Mademoiselle Subligni, Whip of Dunboyn by Mr Claxton, her Master-The Devonshire Girl; ...And at the desire of several Persons of Quality (hearing that Mr Pinkeman hath hired the two famous French Girls lately arriv'd from the Emperor's Court), They will perform several Dances on the Rope upon the Stage, being improv'd to that Degree, far exceeding all others in that Art.-two famous French Girls; Newest Humours of Harlequin , as perform'd by him before the Grand Signior at Constantinople-father of two famous French Girls; Also the Famous Mr Evans, lately arriv'd from Vienna, will shew you Wonders of another kind, Vaulting on the Manag'd Horse, being the greatest Master of that kind in the World-Mr Evans

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bonduca; Or, The British General

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Music: Mainpiece: With the Original Musick by the late Mr Henry Purcell-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: When the fine Overture compos'd by the late ingenious Mr William Babell, for St. Cecilia's Day, will be perform'd with Trumpets, Hautboys, Violins, and Bassoons, with several other Pieces of Mr Handel's Composition, for Trumpets, French Horns by the best Masters. I: Mr Wm. Babell's Overture-; Overture Ptolomy-; Concerto Violin-; Hautboys Solo-; Concerto French Horns-; II: Overture Siroe-; Solo Flute-; Concerto Hautbois-; Seventh Concerto Corelli-; Concerto French Horns-; Several flute Pieces-Mr John Baston

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bury Fair

Music: The last New Entertainment compos'd for Flutes on the Stage,-Mr Bannister, Mr Bannister's Son

Song: Mrs Lyndsey

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon; Or, The Two Sosias

Song: All the Songs set by the late Mr Henry Purcell-Mr Leveridge, Mrs Lyndsey, the new Boy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Fitzgerald

Music: The Original Trumpet Song of Sound Fame-by Mr Henry Purcel Mr Armstrong

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: the best Hhe best Hands;With a Solo, several new Pieces on the French Horn, Clarinette, Sharlarno-Mr Charles; Also several Pieces on the French Horn-an English Gentlewoman, a Negro Boy of ten Years old, both Scholars of Mr Charles

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

Entertainment: Between play and farce: Dish of All Sorts-Mr Shuter; will entertain the Audience. The Bill of Fare consisting of a Medley@Song-Shuter; A Dialogue upon Himself between an Old Man a North Briton and a Gentleman of Connaught-Mr Shuter; The History of Mr Shuter and the Sow-Shuter; To be sung by him as a Cantata in Sga Gruntinella's Taste. The Cries of London, as17581020

Dance: TThe Threshers, as17581016

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Woman's A Riddle

Performance Comment: Courtwell-Palmer; Sir Amorous Vainwit-King; Col. Manly-Holland; Vulture-Moody; Aspin-Yates; Miranda-Miss Haughton; Lady Outside-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Courtwell Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Entertainment: III: Mr Moody will entertain the public with Teady Wolloughan's Whimsical Roratorical Description of a Man@o' War and Sea Fight-, with Hibernian notes on the whole

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: I: A New Serious Dance-Miss Wilford, Miss Valois; II: Handel's Water Piece-, in which, by particular desire; Kettle@Drum-Mr Poitier; III: A New Comic Dance-Maranesi, Miss Wilford; IV: The Pleasures of Spring, as17620212; V: The Academy for Dancing-Poitier, Mrs Vernon; in which will be introduc'd a Minuet-Miss Valois, in boy's Cloaths, Miss Wilford

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Palmer. At the particular Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Cast
Role: Edging Actor: Mrs Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Cast
Role: Damon Actor: Mrs Palmer

Dance: II: Tambourine-Miss Wherrit

Song: I: Song in Character of a Butcher's Wife-Mrs Palmer; IV: Bacchanalian Song-Excel

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Palmer. No Building on Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Performance Comment: As17650312 but Sir Francis Wronghead-Love, 1st time; Lady Townly-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Dance: II: New Tambourine, as17640929; End: (By Desire) a Minuet-Giorgi, Mrs Palmer

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Palmer. Part of Pit laid into Boxes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Cast
Role: Sir Harry Beagle Actor: J. Palmer
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Palmer

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Dance: End: By Particular Desire, a Minuet-Giorgi, Mrs Palmer

Event Comment: Benefit for Palmer. Tickets deliver'd by Miss Berkley will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: As17690318 but Horatio-Bensley (from Covent Garden); Altamont-Palmer.
Cast
Role: Altamont Actor: Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Cast
Role: Wilson Actor: Palmer

Dance: III: New Comic Dance, as17681210

Entertainment: V: Bucks Have at ye All-Palmer

Event Comment: Benefit for Palmer. Miss Ross years later married M LeTexier (Hopkins MS Notes; MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Slave

Cast
Role: Governor Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Cast
Role: Loader Actor: Palmer

Dance: II: By Particular Desire, for the first time, a Minuet, Allemande-Sieur Daigville, Miss Ross (his apprentice of 4 months); IV: The English Gardeners, as17691206

Entertainment: End: Bucks Have At Ye All-Palmer

Event Comment: Benefit for Watson, Roberts, Kaygill and Palmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: Castalio-Reddish; Chamont-Palmer, first appearance in that part; Polydore-Packer; Acasto-Hurst; Chaplain-Love; Ernesto-Castle; Page-Miss Collett; Serina-Miss Platt; Florella-Mrs Johnston; Monimia-Mrs W. Barry.

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Duke's Servant Actor: Palmer

Dance: III: Minuet, Allemande-Daigville, Miss Ross

Entertainment: BBucks have at ye all-Master Palmer

Event Comment: Benefit for Watson, Roberts, Wilson and Palmer. Tickets delivered by Humphreys will be taken. Receipts: #267 13s. Charges: #84. Profits to beneficiaries: #183 13s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Palmer

Entertainment: End Opera: Bucks Have at Ye All-Palmer

Event Comment: By Permission. Benefit for Palmer

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Shuter; Hotspur-Aickin; Henry-L'Estrange; Worcester-Fearon; Poins-Davies; Northumberland-Johnson; Westmoreland-Griffiths; Vernon-R. Palmer; Blunt-Wright; Bardolph-Lloyd; Gadshill-Stephens; Carriers-Parsons, Waldron; Prince of Wales-Palmer; Hostess-Mrs Love; Lady Piercy-Miss Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Vernon Actor: R. Palmer
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Whittle-Parsons; Kecksy-Johnson; Nephew-L'Estrange; Bates-Fearon; Thomas-Waldron; Sir Patrick O'Neal-Palmer; Irish Widow, with Epilogue song-Mrs Greville.
Cast
Role: Sir Patrick O'Neal Actor: Palmer

Entertainment: End: Bucks Have at Ye All-Palmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental, with new Pieces of Musick-; and particular Performances of Instrumental Musick-Mr Dean; And likewise an Extraordinary Italian Song-a Boy, lately arriv'd from Italy, being the first time of his Singing in Publick in England

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Soldier's Fortune

Afterpiece Title: The Magician

Song: With several new collected Songs-Mr Legare, never performed by him before

Dance: Hornpipe-Jones