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The Life Of The Late Mr. John Palmer,
Next morning Doctors Mitchell and Corry gave it as their opinion that he certainly died of a broken heart , in consequence ofthe i ' am . l y afflictions which he had lately experienced . The performance announced f . ir Friday was postponed , and the house shut up on the occasion till Monday , when he was interred , MrPalmer was in the 57 th of his .
. year age As an Atfor his death may be deemed a great loss to the stage , and to the public . A more general performer , since the days and during the latter years of the inimitable Garrick , the stage has not boasted , and in the peculiar province to which his talents were adapted , he not only stood without a competitor , but possessed very great excellence . The province to which we allude was certainly the
sprightlier parts of Comedy , of wliich the predominant feature is easy confid nee , such as Dick , or Brass , in The Confederacy ; Brush , in the ' ' Clandestine Marriage ; and Lord Duke , in High Life . Below Stairs . In all these parts , but particularly the latter , the authors might be supposed to have written them on purpose for him ; which ttas indeed the case with Brush , a subordinate part , but rendered very conspicuous , and very entertaining in the hands of Palmer .
This province seemed to be what may be more immediately termed Ins forte , but he possessed considerable merit in a variety of characters . Plis Colonel Feign-well , in A Bold Stroke for a Wife , was an admirable proof of the force and versatility of his powers , and , perhaps , was altogether equal to any comic performance ever seen . Sir Toby , in Twelfth Night ; was also a part in which he manifested uncommon abilities , and which he supported with such force , hulife
mour , truth , and spirit , as to produce all the effect of real . - Another of his most successful exertions was Serjeant Kite , in which he must completely have satisfied the wishes of Farquhar , who , jn all probability , never saw it performed with equal pleasantry , correctness and humour . This part , though so well , performed by Mr . Palmer , he relinquished for Brazen , in the same excellent comedy ; but whether he had not studied it with equal attention , or whether the public regretted the loss of so exquisite a Kite , he certainly did not make such au impression upon them as mig ht be expected from
the nature of his talents . The merit of his Joseph Surface has been universally admitted , and it was indeed a proof of great skill . The hypocrisy was presented with a smooth and specious subtlety , that left nothing for the author to desire beyond what was evident in the performance . But Palmer did not excel iu Comedy only ; for he was very forcible and impressive in the turbulent parts of tragedy , such as usurping
tyrants and ambitious ruffians . There was , however , one part in which he sustained a dignified serenity , mingled with the emotions of tender affection , and supported by gentlemanly manners that mig ht rank with the very best efforts of his theatrical powers . . The . part we mean was Villeroy , in the tragedy of Isabella ; a part in which he was fairly entitled to a high degree of critical applause . Slukely , in the Gamester , was also another proof of Mr . Palmer ' s ability that deserves a distinct notice .
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The Life Of The Late Mr. John Palmer,
Next morning Doctors Mitchell and Corry gave it as their opinion that he certainly died of a broken heart , in consequence ofthe i ' am . l y afflictions which he had lately experienced . The performance announced f . ir Friday was postponed , and the house shut up on the occasion till Monday , when he was interred , MrPalmer was in the 57 th of his .
. year age As an Atfor his death may be deemed a great loss to the stage , and to the public . A more general performer , since the days and during the latter years of the inimitable Garrick , the stage has not boasted , and in the peculiar province to which his talents were adapted , he not only stood without a competitor , but possessed very great excellence . The province to which we allude was certainly the
sprightlier parts of Comedy , of wliich the predominant feature is easy confid nee , such as Dick , or Brass , in The Confederacy ; Brush , in the ' ' Clandestine Marriage ; and Lord Duke , in High Life . Below Stairs . In all these parts , but particularly the latter , the authors might be supposed to have written them on purpose for him ; which ttas indeed the case with Brush , a subordinate part , but rendered very conspicuous , and very entertaining in the hands of Palmer .
This province seemed to be what may be more immediately termed Ins forte , but he possessed considerable merit in a variety of characters . Plis Colonel Feign-well , in A Bold Stroke for a Wife , was an admirable proof of the force and versatility of his powers , and , perhaps , was altogether equal to any comic performance ever seen . Sir Toby , in Twelfth Night ; was also a part in which he manifested uncommon abilities , and which he supported with such force , hulife
mour , truth , and spirit , as to produce all the effect of real . - Another of his most successful exertions was Serjeant Kite , in which he must completely have satisfied the wishes of Farquhar , who , jn all probability , never saw it performed with equal pleasantry , correctness and humour . This part , though so well , performed by Mr . Palmer , he relinquished for Brazen , in the same excellent comedy ; but whether he had not studied it with equal attention , or whether the public regretted the loss of so exquisite a Kite , he certainly did not make such au impression upon them as mig ht be expected from
the nature of his talents . The merit of his Joseph Surface has been universally admitted , and it was indeed a proof of great skill . The hypocrisy was presented with a smooth and specious subtlety , that left nothing for the author to desire beyond what was evident in the performance . But Palmer did not excel iu Comedy only ; for he was very forcible and impressive in the turbulent parts of tragedy , such as usurping
tyrants and ambitious ruffians . There was , however , one part in which he sustained a dignified serenity , mingled with the emotions of tender affection , and supported by gentlemanly manners that mig ht rank with the very best efforts of his theatrical powers . . The . part we mean was Villeroy , in the tragedy of Isabella ; a part in which he was fairly entitled to a high degree of critical applause . Slukely , in the Gamester , was also another proof of Mr . Palmer ' s ability that deserves a distinct notice .