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The Life Of The Late Mr. John Palmer,
Ni thing could be more finished than his artful mode of deluding the crfdulous and irresolute husband , his insidious attempts to excite and to work upon the jealousy of the wife , and the shame , confusion , and mortification of conscious cowardice , when he is reproached and insulted by the virtuous Lewson . We have no business to explore the recesses of private life ; but though Mr . Palmer ' s character has been often the subject of public
notice , it is but justice to say , that Censure has beeii too severe in her animadversions . If he was brought into embarrassments by his desire of becoming a Manager , he only indulged a natural ambition , and such as his abilities mi ght warrant . In his attempt to establish the . Royalty Theatre , he was in a great degree deceived by ' the glorious uncertainty of the law' for he certainlconsulted
-, y many pro fessional men of acknowledged ability on the occasion , and was emboldened by their opinions to persevere in raising an expensive edifice , which would most probably have afforded him an amp ., ; , fortune , if his efforts had not been suppressed by authority .
He , perhaps , gave into a style of living , which , considering his . large family , and the precariousness of his profession , it is impossible to reconcile with the rules of rational economy : but allowance ought to be made for the manners of the times , for the prevalence of the passions , and indeed for the influence of a handsome person , that exposed him to expences which the prudent may condemn , but which theyperhapswould hardlhave avoided if they had been
, , y placed in a similar situation , with similar recommendation ' s . His creditors , not long since , insured his life at Blackfriars for 2000 I . which sum they are of course entitled to , by his much lamented death . It is certain that he-was a most affectionate father , and that many of the embarrassments under which he laboured arose' from the
excess of parental fondness . His sudden death is a fatal blow to his family ; for the loss of his wife had been such a shock to him , that he had determined to square his future conduct by the rules of severe prudence ; and as it was understood that he would certainly have
succeeded to the management of Drury-Lane Theatre , it is not improbable that he would finally have surmounted all his troubles , and have left a comfortable provision for his offspring . His remains were followed to the grave , on the 6 th of August , by the principal performers ofthe Liverpool Theatre , in five mourning coaches . The body was interred in the nei ghbouring village of Warton The chief
. mourners were , Mr . Hurst ( as his eldest acquaintance ) , and a Mr . Stevens , cousin to the deceased . Next came Major Potts , Captain Snow , ( the gentleman who performed two years since at Covent-Garden under the assumed name of Harvey ) Captain Kenned y ; Messrs Aickin , Holman , Whitfield , Incledon , ' Mattocks , Wild , HammertonFarleyTomkinsTomsand the rest ofthe
, , , , Company . T > A stone is to be placed at the head ofthe grave with the following unes inscribed , which were the last words he spoke , in the character of the Stranger : - < Oh ! God ! God ! There is another aud a better world !*
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The Life Of The Late Mr. John Palmer,
Ni thing could be more finished than his artful mode of deluding the crfdulous and irresolute husband , his insidious attempts to excite and to work upon the jealousy of the wife , and the shame , confusion , and mortification of conscious cowardice , when he is reproached and insulted by the virtuous Lewson . We have no business to explore the recesses of private life ; but though Mr . Palmer ' s character has been often the subject of public
notice , it is but justice to say , that Censure has beeii too severe in her animadversions . If he was brought into embarrassments by his desire of becoming a Manager , he only indulged a natural ambition , and such as his abilities mi ght warrant . In his attempt to establish the . Royalty Theatre , he was in a great degree deceived by ' the glorious uncertainty of the law' for he certainlconsulted
-, y many pro fessional men of acknowledged ability on the occasion , and was emboldened by their opinions to persevere in raising an expensive edifice , which would most probably have afforded him an amp ., ; , fortune , if his efforts had not been suppressed by authority .
He , perhaps , gave into a style of living , which , considering his . large family , and the precariousness of his profession , it is impossible to reconcile with the rules of rational economy : but allowance ought to be made for the manners of the times , for the prevalence of the passions , and indeed for the influence of a handsome person , that exposed him to expences which the prudent may condemn , but which theyperhapswould hardlhave avoided if they had been
, , y placed in a similar situation , with similar recommendation ' s . His creditors , not long since , insured his life at Blackfriars for 2000 I . which sum they are of course entitled to , by his much lamented death . It is certain that he-was a most affectionate father , and that many of the embarrassments under which he laboured arose' from the
excess of parental fondness . His sudden death is a fatal blow to his family ; for the loss of his wife had been such a shock to him , that he had determined to square his future conduct by the rules of severe prudence ; and as it was understood that he would certainly have
succeeded to the management of Drury-Lane Theatre , it is not improbable that he would finally have surmounted all his troubles , and have left a comfortable provision for his offspring . His remains were followed to the grave , on the 6 th of August , by the principal performers ofthe Liverpool Theatre , in five mourning coaches . The body was interred in the nei ghbouring village of Warton The chief
. mourners were , Mr . Hurst ( as his eldest acquaintance ) , and a Mr . Stevens , cousin to the deceased . Next came Major Potts , Captain Snow , ( the gentleman who performed two years since at Covent-Garden under the assumed name of Harvey ) Captain Kenned y ; Messrs Aickin , Holman , Whitfield , Incledon , ' Mattocks , Wild , HammertonFarleyTomkinsTomsand the rest ofthe
, , , , Company . T > A stone is to be placed at the head ofthe grave with the following unes inscribed , which were the last words he spoke , in the character of the Stranger : - < Oh ! God ! God ! There is another aud a better world !*