SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Palmer "/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "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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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Blue Devils

Performance Comment: Megrim-Fawcett; Demisou-Palmer; James-Wathen; Annette-Mrs Gibbs.
Cast
Role: Demisou Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Jew

Afterpiece Title: The Castle of Sorrento

Song: 3rd piece: Chorus-Kenrick, Little, Willoughby, Dibble, Aylmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sighs; Or, The Daughter

Performance Comment: Von Snarl-Suett; Totum-Fawcett; Adelbert-C. Kemble; Leopold-Barrymore; Hans William-Palmer; Nicolas-Chippendale; Josephine-Miss DeCamp; Louisa-Mrs Gibbs; Mrs Rose-Mrs Davenport; Ellen-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Hans William Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: 'Tis All a Farce

Cast
Role: Don Alphonso Actor: J. Palmer

Song: [not listed on playbill]in II: 'Twas in the solemn mid@night hour-Mrs Bland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 'tis All A Farce

Cast
Role: Planters Actor: Klanert, J. Palmer, Abbot

Afterpiece Title: Inkle and Yarico

Cast
Role: Don Alphonso Actor: J. Palmer

Afterpiece Title: Fortune's Frolick

Performance Comment: Robin Rough@head-Fawcett; Snacks-Davenport; Frank-Klanert; Clown-Chippendale; Servant-Abbot; Countryman-Atkins; Rattle-Palmer; Margery-Mrs Davenport; Miss Nancy-Miss Menage; Dolly-Mrs Gibbs.
Cast
Role: Rattle Actor: Palmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ways And Means

Performance Comment: Sir David Dunder-Fawcett; Young Random-Barrymore; Scruple-Farley; Old Random-Davenport; Roundfee-Suett; Quirk-Wathen; Carney-Abbot; Peery-Atkins; Passengers-Klanert, Ledger, Chippendale; Tiptoe-Palmer; Lady Dunder-Mrs Davenport; Harriet-Miss Gaudry; Kitty-Mrs Gibbs.
Cast
Role: Tiptoe Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: Obi

Cast
Role: William Actor: J. Palmer
Role: Sam Actor: J. Palmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Obi

Performance Comment: As18000718 but Three@Finger'd Jack-J. Palmer; Sam-Chippendale; Negro Robbers-_Chippendale, T. Trueman; Chorus of Negro Men-_Linton, _Dibble, _Aylmer, _Willoughby, _Thomas.
Cast
Role: Three@Finger'd Jack Actor: J. Palmer
Role: Face Actor: J. Palmer
Role: Headlong Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: Sighs

Performance Comment: As18000625 but Adelbert (1st time)-J. Palmer.
Cast
Role: Adelbert Actor: J. Palmer.
Role: Don Alphonso Actor: J. Palmer
Role: Rattle Actor: Palmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Iron Chest

Performance Comment: Sir Edward Mortimer-Barrymore; Fitzharding (1st time)-Davenport; Wilford-C. Kemble; Adam Winterton-Fawcett; Rawbold (1st time)-Emery; Samson Rawbold-Suett; David Rawbold-Master Suett; Armstrong-Trueman; Orson-Palmer; Servants-Abbot, Chippendale, Atkins; Robbers-Caulfield, Bannister, Klanert; Helen (1st time)-Miss Chapman; Blanch-Mrs Gibbs; Barbara-Mrs Mountain; Judith (1st time)-Miss DeCamp.
Cast
Role: Orson Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Cast
Role: Don Alphonso Actor: J. Palmer
Role: Rattle Actor: Palmer
Role: William Actor: J. Palmer
Role: Sam Actor: J. Palmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: What A Blunder

Cast
Role: Robbers Actor: Caulfield, J. Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Performance Comment: Mr Heartly-Barrymore; Mr Clackit-Palmer; Sir Charles Clackit (1st time)-Emery; Servant-Chippendale; Miss Harriet-A Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [Mrs Leach]); Lucy-Mrs Gibbs.
Cast
Role: Mr Clackit Actor: Palmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Blue Devils

Cast
Role: Demisou Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Point of Honour

Performance Comment: As18000716 but Durimel-J. Palmer in place of C. Kemble.
Cast
Role: Durimel Actor: J. Palmer in place of C. Kemble.
Role: Don Alphonso Actor: J. Palmer
Role: Rattle Actor: Palmer
Role: William Actor: J. Palmer
Role: Sam Actor: J. Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Castle of Sorrento

Song: As18000614

Performances

Mainpiece Title: What A Blunder

Cast
Role: Robbers Actor: Caulfield, J. Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Liar

Performance Comment: Young Wilding-Palmer (1st appearance in that character); Old Wilding-Davenport; Papillion-Farley; Waiter-Ledger; Servants-Abbot, Chippendale; Sir James Elliot-Trueman; Miss Godfrey-Miss Gaudry; Kitty-Mrs Hale; Miss Grantham-Miss Chapman.
Cast
Role: Young Wilding Actor: Palmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew

Performance Comment: As18000614 but Jabal-Emery; Frederick-J. Palmer.
Cast
Role: Frederick Actor: J. Palmer.
Role: Demisou Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Review

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Review

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Performance Comment: See18000814, but Young [i.e. Capt.] Meadows-Palmer; Betsy Blossom-Mrs Mountain.
Cast
Role: Meadows Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: Obi

Cast
Role: Adelbert Actor: J. Palmer.
Role: Don Alphonso Actor: J. Palmer
Role: Rattle Actor: Palmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Performance Comment: Count Almaviva-Iliff; Doctor Bartholo-Moss (Their 1st appearance in those characters); Basil-Aickin; Argus-Reeve; Tallboy-R. Palmer; Notary-Burton; Alcade-Chapman; Lazarillo-Edwin; Rosina-Mrs Bannister.
Cast
Role: Tallboy Actor: R. Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Portrait

Entertainment: Imitations End: Theatrical Imitations Serious, Comic, Vocal, and Rhetorical,-Rees; Duologue End afterpiece: Hobby@Horses Describing the Statesman's Hobby, the Ladies' Hobby, the Lawyer's Hobby, the Physician's Hobby, the Manager's Hobby, and R. Palmer's own Hobby,-R. Palmer, Iliff

Performance Comment: Palmer's own Hobby,-R. Palmer, Iliff.
Event Comment: Palmer having relapsed, and being incapable of performing, The School for Scandal [announced on playbill of 10 Feb.] is obliged to be deferred. [Afterpiece in place of The First Floor, announced as above.] Receipts: #152 2s. 6d. (118.7.0; 26.16.0; 5.9.6; tickets not come in: 1.10.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Cast
Role: Corporal Bounce Actor: R. Palmer

Song: As17861226

Event Comment: Last night of performing till the Holidays. Benefit for Watson, Palmer, Kaygill and Roberts. Tickets deliver'd by Wood and Humphrey will be taken. Paid Printer's Bill #9 6s.; Mr Wegg's Rent to Lady Day last #103 (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #240 3s. Charges: #84. Profits to Watson, Palmer, Kaygill and Roberts: #166 3s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Cast
Role: Martin Actor: W. Palmer

Dance: I: The Sailors Revels, as17711008

Entertainment: Bucks Have at Ye All-Mas. Palmer

Performance Comment: Palmer.
Event Comment: Benefit for R. Palmer and Russell. Morning Chronicle, 16 Apr.: Tickets to be had of R. Palmer, No. 12, King's Row, Pimlico; of Russell, No. 8, Broad-court, Bow-street. Receipts: #507 15s. 6d. (111.13.0; 69.19.6; odd and after-money: 11.6.0; tickets: 314.17.0) (charge: #219 12s. 5d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: Wit's Last Stake

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Song: V: a song, as17990214

Entertainment: Monologue End: The Picture of a Play House; or, Bucks have at ye all-R. Palmer; Vaudeville II 3rd piece: Military Manoeuvres-; The Dead March-; the Ceremony Shooting a Deserter-

Performance Comment: Palmer; Vaudeville II 3rd piece: Military Manoeuvres-; The Dead March-; the Ceremony Shooting a Deserter-.
Event Comment: Benefit for J. Palmer, Kear, Keen. House charges #66 12s. 6d. [Deficit to actors #36 12s.] Paid Shaw 7 nights in Cymon #3 13s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #30 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Cast
Role: Arviragus Actor: J. Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Cast
Role: Frankly Actor: J. Palmer

Song: II: A Song, The Judicious Choice-Kear

Dance: End: A Minuet-Miss Collett, Miss Giorgi, as17670508

Entertainment: BBucks Have At Ye All-J. Palmer

Performance Comment: Palmer.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Widow'd Wife

Performance Comment: Parts by: Holland, King, Palmer, Reddish, Love, Dodd, Aickin, Watkins, Fox, Wright, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Clive, Mrs Palmer, Mrs Abington, Mrs Pritchard. With Prologue, Epilogue. Fred Melmoth-Reddish; Syllogism-King; General Melmoth-Holland; Col. Camply-Aickin; Alderman Lombard-Love; Furnival-J. Palmer; Lord Courtly-J. Aickin; Dr Mineral-Dodd; Mrs Mildmay-Mrs Pritchard; Narcissa-Mrs Abington; Sophia-Mrs Palmer; Sift-Mrs Clive; Susan-Mrs Bradshaw; Prologue-Holland; Epilogue-Mrs Palmer; Servants-Watkins, Wright, Fox (Genest, V, 160).
Cast
Role: Furnival Actor: J. Palmer
Role: Sophia Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Epilogue Actor: Mrs Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-King; Smith-J. Aickin; Johnson-Jefferson; Others-Weston, Mrs W. Palmer, Miss Collett, Baddeley, Palmer, W. Palmer, Hurst, Parsons, Moody, Jacobs, Bransby, Wheeler, Ackman, Kear, Keen, Fawcett, Johnston, Wrighten, Wright, Rooker, Miss Platt, Mrs Davies; With an Additional Reinforcement of Mr Bayes's New Rais'd Troops-.

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Cast
Role: Le Brush Actor: Palmer

Dance: The Sailors Revels, as17730928

Monologue: End: Linco's Travels. Linco-King; Old Woman-Mrs Bradshaw

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Countess Of Salisbury

Performance Comment: Parts by Barry, ThomasBarry, Palmer, Gardner, Keen, Bannister, Smith, Sowdon, Strange, Loveman, Mrs Burden, Miss Palmer, Mrs Dancer. Alwin-Barry; Raymond-ThomasBarry; Grey-Sowdon; Morton-J. Palmer; Leroches-Gardner; Lord William-Miss Palmer (first appearance in this kingdom); Countess-Mrs Dancer; Eleanor-Mrs Burden; Sir Ardolf-Bannister; Epilogue-Mrs Dancer (Edition of 1767); Prologue-Weston in the character of an Hibernian (Neville); Parts-Keen, Smith, Strange, Loveman.
Cast
Role: Morton Actor: J. Palmer
Role: Lord William Actor: Miss Palmer

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: End: Dance-Miss Froment

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Afterpiece Title: A Key to the Lock

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Bannister Jun., Iliff, Usher, Abbot, R. Palmer, Miss Collett, Miss Palmer, Mrs Gaudry, Mrs Brooks. Cast from text (Harrison and Co., 1788): Don Juan-Bannister Jun.; Don Pedro-Iliff; Sancho-Usher; Antonio-R. Palmer; Inis-Miss Collett; Laura-Miss Palmer; Margaretta-Mrs Gaudry; Donna Elvira-Mrs Brooks; unassigned-Abbot.
Cast
Role: Antonio Actor: R. Palmer
Role: Laura Actor: Miss Palmer
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Palmer. No building on Stage. Mrs Palmer's play was to have been the Fair Penitent, but on account of Mr O'Brien marriage it was changed (Hopkins Diary-MacMillan). Receipts: #184 12s. (MacMillan); charges: #73 18s. [Profits to Mrs Palmer: #110 14s.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Cast
Role: Statira Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Eumenes Actor: J. Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Irish Hospitality; Or, Virtue Rewarded

Performance Comment: The Principal Characters-King, Palmer, Love, Packer, Lee, Bransby, Hurst, Aickin, Ackman, Moody, Mrs Palmer, Miss Pope, Miss Plym, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Hippisley, Mrs Pritchard; To Conclude with A Country Dance-.

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: Parts-Holland, Powell, Yates, Dodd, Palmer, Love, Baddeley, Hurst, Aickin, Watkins, Miss Pope, Mrs Palmer, Mrs Abington, Miss Plym, Mrs Clive; New Epilogue-.

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Dance: I: The Vintage, as17661011

Event Comment: Last Time of Performing this Season. Benefit for Theatrical Fund. Pit and Boxes thrown together. Doors open half an hour before. Play begins promptly at half after 6.[This was Palmer's last appearance on the stage in Absent Man (Winston MS 10), but see 29 April. MacMillan notes that Palmer died 23 May.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Absent Man

Dance: End: The Medley, as17680416

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Performance Comment: Parts by Love, Burton, Waldron, Palmer, Cautherly, J. Aickin, Moody, Hartry, W. Palmer, Keen, Clough, Wheeler, Miss Young, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Hopkins. Greedy-Love; Allworth-Cautherly; Marall-Waldron; Lovell-J. Aickin; Tapwell-Moody; Servants-Hartry, W. Palmer, Keen, Clough, Wheeler; Margaret-Miss Younge; Froth-Mrs Bradshaw; Lady Allworth-Mrs Hopkins (Genest, V, 257).