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9061 results for: Keyword - Thomas Palmer
We found 5448 matches on Author, 4116 matches on Performance Comments, 681 matches on Event Comments, 107 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

7926
11 May 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Cast
Role: Lorenzo Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performance Comment: Harlequin (for that night only)-A Young Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified]); Clown-Grimaldi (1st appearance in that character); Pantaloon-Burn; Lover-Burton; Drunken Valet-Griffiths; Scaramouch-R. Palmer; Country Girls-Mrs Colles, Miss Abrams; Colombine-Miss Collett.
Cast
Role: Scaramouch Actor: R. Palmer

Dance: End II: Hornpipe-Wright

Song: As17790503

7927
15 May 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Performance Comment: The Plain Dealer-Bensley; Lord Plausible-Parsons; Major Oldfox-Moody; Freeman-Palmer; Vernish-Packer; Jerry Blackacre-Yates; Couns. Quillet-Baddeley; Oakam-Wright; Novel-King; Widow Blackacre-Mrs Hopkins; Olivia-Miss Pope; Eliza-Mrs Johnston; Lettice-Mrs Bradshaw; Fidelia-Mrs Robinson (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Freeman Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Song: As17790503

7928
17 May 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: As17790423, but Cash-R. Palmer.
Cast
Role: Cash Actor: R. Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Burton

Dance: End I: Grand Dance, Chaconne (composed by Zuchelli)-Henry, Miss Armstrong, Sga Crespi; and a Minuet-Zuchelli, Sga Crespi; End I afterpiece: As17780919

7929
18 June 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakly-Bensley; Major Oakly-Digges; Charles-Dimond [From the Theatre Royal, Bath]; Lord Trinket-Lamash; Captain O'Cutter-Egan; Tom-Stevens; Paris-Jackson; John-Kenny; Lady Freelove's Servant-Painter; Russet-Aickin; Sir Harry Beagle-Palmer; Lady Freelove-Miss Sherry; Harriot-Miss Harper; Toilet-Miss Hale; Chambermaid-Mrs Poussin; Mrs Oakly-Mrs Montague (1st appearance).
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Beagle Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Dance: End: Tambourine Dance, as17790602

7930
05 July 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Cast
Role: Shuffle Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Performance Comment: Mr Honeycombe-Parsons; Scribble-R. Palmer; Ledger-Gardner; Mrs Honeycombe-Mrs Webb; Nurse-Mrs Love; Polly Honeycombe-Mrs Hitchcock.
Cast
Role: Scribble Actor: R. Palmer

Dance: WithTwo New Dances-Master and Miss Byrn. [These were danced, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.

7931
14 July 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Cast
Role: Shuffle Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Tailors

Performance Comment: As17790604 but Dungs: Christophorides-Peirce; Tinderella-_; Blousidora-Mrs W. Palmer.
Cast
Role: Blousidora Actor: Mrs W. Palmer.
Role: Abrahamides Actor: Palmer
Role: Isaacos Actor: R. Palmer
Role: Tinderella Actor: Mrs W. Palmer.

7932
16 July 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Performance Comment: Sir William Douglas-Bensley; Freeport-Aickin; Lord Falbridge-Dimond; Owen-Usher; Officer-Egan; Servant-Kenny; La France-Baddeley; Spatter-Palmer; Lady Alton-Miss Sherry; Molly-Mrs Hitchcock; Mrs Goodman-Mrs Poussin; Amelia-Mrs T.? Kennedy (1st appearance in London).
Cast
Role: Spatter Actor: Palmer
Related Works
Related Work: Edgar; or, The English Merchant Author(s): Thomas Rymer

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Young Philpot Actor: Palmer
Role: Young Wilding Actor: R. Palmer

Dance: As17790610

7933
13 August 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Performance Comment: The Devil-Bannister; Sir ThomasMaxwell-Gardner; Invoice-R. Palmer; Dr Julep-Baddeley; Dr Apozem-Jackson; Dr Fingerfee-Painter; Dr O'Sassafras-Davis; Dr Broadbrim-Kenny; Dr Sligo-Egan; Macpherson-Walker; Dr Calomel-Painter [Public Advertiser: Baker]; Dr Habbakuk-Peirce; Dr Camphire-Webb; Forceps-Stevens; Printer's Devil-Master Hitchcock; Dr Last-Parsons; Margaret Maxwell-Mrs Webb; Harriet-Mrs Jewell.
Cast
Role: Sir ThomasMaxwell Actor: Gardner
Role: Invoice Actor: R. Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Dance: As17790610

7934
18 August 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute-Digges; Constant-Dimond; Lord Rake-Egan; Colonel Bully (with a song in character)-Bannister; Justice-Massey; Constable-Stevens; Watchmen-Jackson, Peirce; Razor-R. Palmer; Tailor-Blissett; Heartfree-Aickin; Lady Fanciful-Miss Farren; Belinda-Mrs Hitchcock; Mademoiselle-Miss Walton; Lady Brute-Mrs Lloyd (who performed Maria in The Citizen [on 15 July]).on 15 July]).
Cast
Role: Razor Actor: R. Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Dance: End: new Dance, The Spanish Lovers-Master and Miss Byrn

7935
28 August 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Tickets delivered by Kenny, Painter, Walker and Brownsmith for this Evening will be admitted. Public Advertiser, 28 Aug.: Palmer [being too much indisposed] to sustain so laborious a part as Gondibert, Albina [announced on playbill of 27 Aug.] cannot be performed

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Widow And No Widow

Cast
Role: Jemmy Daisey Actor: R. Palmer
Role: Pin Actor: Mrs W. Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

7936
25 September 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: King Richard-Smith; Richmond-Brereton; Buckingham-Aickin; Tressel-Davies; Lord Stanley-Chaplin; Norfolk-Fawcett; Catesby-Packer; Lieutenant of the Tower-R. Palmer; Ratcliffe-Wright; Lord Mayor-Philimore; Prince Edward-Master Pulley; King Henry-Bensley; Lady Anne-Mrs Robinson; Dutchess of York-Mrs Davenett; Queen-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Lieutenant of the Tower Actor: R. Palmer

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Wright; Mercury-Davies; Snip-Parsons; Simon-Moody; Gasconade-Baddeley; Corporal Bounce-Chaplin; Abram-Waldron; Justice-Wrighten; Forge-Burton; Bogg-Holcroft; Taffy-R. Palmer; Old Woman-Mr Davies [i.e. doubled Mercury]; Mrs Snip-Mrs Bradshaw; Sukey Chitterlin-Mrs Davies; Dolly Snip-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Taffy Actor: R. Palmer

7937
28 September 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Smith; Aimwell-Brereton; Foigard-Moody; Bonniface (1st time)-Aickin; Sir Charles Freeman-R. Palmer; Sullen-Wrighten; Gibbet-Wright; Scrub-Yates; Cherry-Miss Pope; Dorinda (1st time) -Mrs Brereton; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Davenett; Gipsy-Miss Kirby; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Freeman Actor: R. Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Cast
Role: Scaramouch Actor: R. Palmer

Dance: End IV: New Dance-Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Henry, Sga Crespi

Related Works
Related Work: King Henry the Fourth: With the Humours of Sir John Falstaff Author(s): Thomas Betterton
Related Work: Henry the Third of France Stabb'd by a Fryer: With the Fall of the Duke of Guise Author(s): Thomas Shipman
Related Work: Henry and Emma; or, The Nut Brown Maid Author(s): Thomas Arne
Related Work: Henry the Second; or, The Fall of Rosamond Author(s): Thomas Hull

7938
30 September 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: The Wonders Of Derbyshire; or, Harlequin in the Peak

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Wright, Grimaldi, Waldron, R. Palmer, Burton, Chaplin, Gaudry, Miss Simson, Miss Abrams, Miss G. Abrams, Mrs Love, Mrs Gaudry, Miss Kirby, Mrs Bradshaw, the Miss Stageldoirs, Miss Collett.
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Wright, Grimaldi, Waldron, R. Palmer, Burton, Chaplin, Gaudry, Miss Simson, Miss Abrams, Miss G. Abrams, Mrs Love, Mrs Gaudry, Miss Kirby, Mrs Bradshaw, the Miss Stageldoirs, Miss Collett.

7939
09 October 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Performance Comment: The Plain Dealer [i.e. Manly]-Bensley; Lord Plausible-Parsons; Major Oldfox-Moody; Freeman-Palmer; Vernish-Packer; Jerry Blackacre-Yates; Counsellor Quillet-Waldron; Oakam-Wright; Novel-King; Widow Blackacre-Mrs Hopkins; Olivia-Miss Pope; Eliza-Mrs Sharp; Fidelia-Mrs Robinson.
Cast
Role: Freeman Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: Belphegor; or, The Wishes

7940
16 October 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: Othello-A Gentleman (1st appearance upon the [recte: this] stage [Henry]); Roderigo-Dodd; Cassio-Palmer; Brabantio-Aickin; Lodovico-Packer; Duke-Chaplin; Montano-Norris; Gratiano-Wrighten; Iago-Bensley; Emilia-Mrs Hopkins; Desdemona-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Cassio Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Cast
Role: Scaramouch Actor: R. Palmer

7941
21 October 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce is In Him

Performance Comment: Colonel Tamper-Palmer; Major Belford-Packer; Prattle-Baddeley; Madam. Florival-Mrs Davies; Bell-Mrs Sharp; Emily-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Colonel Tamper Actor: Palmer

Dance: I: Dance of Cupids-; IV: a Dance of Daemons-. [These were danced in both subsequent performances.

7942
08 November 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahomet

Performance Comment: Zaphna-Bannister Jun.; Mahomet-Palmer; Pharon-Packer; Mirvan-Hurst; Ali-Chaplin; Alcanor-Bensley; Palmira-Mrs Robinson.
Cast
Role: Mahomet Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Cast
Role: Sneer Actor: Palmer

7943
15 November 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Performance Comment: The Gamester-Henry (The Gentleman who perform'd Othello [on 16 Oct.]; 1st appearance in that character); Lewson-Brereton; Jarvis-Aickin; Bates-Packer; Dawson-Norris; Stukely-Palmer; Charlotte-Mrs Sharp; Mrs Beverley-Mrs Baddeley.
Cast
Role: Stukely Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Wonders Of Derbyshire

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Wright, Grimaldi, Waldron, R. Palmer, Burton, Chaplin, Gaudry, Miss Simson, Miss Abrams, Miss G. Abrams, Mrs Love, Mrs Gaudry, Miss Kirby, Mrs Bradshaw, the Miss Stageldoirs, Miss Collett.

7944
18 November 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Scarborough

Performance Comment: Loveless-Smith; Young Fashion-Palmer; Sir Tunbelly Clumsey-Moody; Colonel Townly-Brereton; Probe-Parsons; Lory-Baddeley; Lord Foppington-Dodd; Berinthia-Miss Farren; Amanda-Mrs Robinson; Miss Hoyden-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Young Fashion Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

7945
22 November 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Col. Feignwell-Palmer; Sir Philip Modelove-Baddeley; Obadiah Prim-Moody; Freeman (1st time)-Farren; Sackbut-Hurst; Tradelove-Fawcett; Simon Pure-Waldron; Perriwinkle-Parsons; Mrs Prim-Mrs Bradshaw; Ann Lovely-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Feignwell Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Cast
Role: Sneer Actor: Palmer

Dance: End IV: Dance-the Miss Stageldoirs

7946
09 December 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Times

Cast
Role: Colonel Mountfort Actor: Palmer
Related Works
Related Work: Just in Time Author(s): Thomas HurlstoneCharles Thomas Carter
Related Work: Reformed in Time Author(s): Thomas Attwood

Afterpiece Title: o's The Dupe

Performance Comment: Mr Doiley-Parsons; Gradus (1st time)-Lamash; Sandford-Aickin; Granger-Palmer; Charlotte-Mrs Wrighten; Miss Doiley-Mrs Brereton.
Cast
Role: Granger Actor: Palmer

7947
28 January 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Touchstone-King; Orlando-Brereton; Amiens (with songs)-Vernon; Oliver-Packer; Adam-Henry (1st appearance in that character); Duke Senior-Hurst; Duke Frederick-Chaplin; Jaques-Palmer; Caelia-Mrs Sharp; Phoebe-Miss Kirby; Audrey-Mrs Bradshaw; Rosalind-Mrs Robinson (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Jaques Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Cast
Role: Puff Actor: King in place of Palmer
Role: Sneer Actor: Palmer in place of Brereton.
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Palmer, Dodd, Brereton, Parsons, Baddeley, Mrs Hopkins

Dance: End I: As17791220

Song: V: song-Miss Abrams

7948
22 February 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Absolute-King; Acres-Dodd; Sir Lucius O'Trigger-Moody; David-Parsons; Fag-Baddeley; Coachman-Griffiths; Faulkland-Brereton (1st appearance in that character); Captain Absolute-Palmer; Mrs Malaprop-Mrs Hopkins; Julia-Mrs Baddeley; Lucy-Mrs Wrighten; Lydia Languish-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Captain Absolute Actor: Palmer
Related Works
Related Work: The Rival Queens; or, Drury-Lane and Covent-Garden Author(s): Thomas Holcroft
Related Work: The Rival Captains; or, The Impostor Unmask'd Author(s): Thomas Phillips

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

7949
07 April 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: As17800128, but Adam-Moody; Jaques (for that night only)-Henderson (of cg); Jaques de Bois-Lamash; Silvius-R. Palmer; Le Beau-Philimore; Charles-Wrighten.
Cast
Role: Silvius Actor: R. Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Dance: As17800316

Song: End I: He's aye kissing me-Mrs Wrighten

7950
10 April 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Cast
Role: Lieutenant of the Tower Actor: R. Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Performance Comment: As17800111, but Puff-King in place of Palmer.
Cast
Role: Puff Actor: King in place of Palmer.
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Palmer, Dodd, Brereton, Parsons, Baddeley, Mrs Hopkins