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Article THE LIFE OF THE LATE MR. JOHN PALMER, ← Page 6 of 8 →
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The Life Of The Late Mr. John Palmer,
On Sunday , the 29 th of July Mr . Palmer dined with Messrs Hurst , Hammerton , and Mara , all belonging to the Liverpool Theatre . After dinner , Mr . Hurst complained , that of late he had always found himself exceedingly drowsy after his meals . Mr . Palmer , in a most friendly ami feeling manner , said , ' My dear Dick , ' for so he familiarly called Mr . Hurst , ' for God's sake , endeavour to overcome those alarming symptoms I' andafter a short added' I fear
, pause , , , my deaf friend , that my own afflictions , ' ( alluding to the recent loss of his wife and favourite son ) -will very shortly bring me to my grave . ' For some days , however , he seemed to bear up against those trying misfortunes with much resolution , and on the Wednesday following performed the part of Young Wilding , in the Lyar , with a considerable degree of spirit . On Thursday morning he
appeared rather dejected , and all the efforts of his friends were scarcely capable of rouzing him from the state of melancholy in which he appeared to have sunk . In the evening of that day he appeared in the character of the Stranger , in the new play of that name , and in
the two first afts exerted himself with great effect : in the third , he displayed evident marks of depression , and as he was about to reply to the question of Baron Steinfort , relative to his children , he appeared unusually agitated . He endeavoured to proceed , but his feelings evidently overcame him ; the hand of death arrested his progress , and he instantly fell upon his back , heaved a convulsive sigh , and instantly expired without a groan . The audience
supposed for the moment that his fall was nothing more than a studied addition to the part , but on seeing him carried offin deadly stiffness , the utmost astonishment and terror became depicted in every countenance . Hammerton , Callan , and Mara , were the persons who conveyed the lifeless corpse from the stage into the scene-room . Medical assistance was immediatelprocured his veins -were
y ; open ed , but they yielded not a single drop of blood , and every other means of resuscitation were had recourse to without effect . The gentlemen of the faculty , finding every means ineffectual , formally announced his death . The piercing shrieks of the women , and the
hsavy sighs ofthe men , which succeeded this melancholy annunciation , exceeded the power of language to describe . The surgical operations upon the body continued about an hour ; after which , all hopes of recovery having vanished , he was carried home to his lodgings on a bier , where a regular inventory was immediately taken of his property . Mr . Aickin , the manager , came on the stage to atir
nounce the melancholy event to the audience ; but so completely overcome with grief as to be incapable of uttering a-sentence , and was at length forced to retire without being able to make himself understood : lis was bathed in tears , and for the moment sunk under the generous feelings of his manly nature . Incledon then came forwardand mustered sufficient resolution to communicate the
, dreadful circumstance . The house was instantly evacuated in mournful silence , and the people forming themselves into parties , contemplated the fatal occurrence , in the open square , til ^ I a late hour ' , VOL . XI . P
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Life Of The Late Mr. John Palmer,
On Sunday , the 29 th of July Mr . Palmer dined with Messrs Hurst , Hammerton , and Mara , all belonging to the Liverpool Theatre . After dinner , Mr . Hurst complained , that of late he had always found himself exceedingly drowsy after his meals . Mr . Palmer , in a most friendly ami feeling manner , said , ' My dear Dick , ' for so he familiarly called Mr . Hurst , ' for God's sake , endeavour to overcome those alarming symptoms I' andafter a short added' I fear
, pause , , , my deaf friend , that my own afflictions , ' ( alluding to the recent loss of his wife and favourite son ) -will very shortly bring me to my grave . ' For some days , however , he seemed to bear up against those trying misfortunes with much resolution , and on the Wednesday following performed the part of Young Wilding , in the Lyar , with a considerable degree of spirit . On Thursday morning he
appeared rather dejected , and all the efforts of his friends were scarcely capable of rouzing him from the state of melancholy in which he appeared to have sunk . In the evening of that day he appeared in the character of the Stranger , in the new play of that name , and in
the two first afts exerted himself with great effect : in the third , he displayed evident marks of depression , and as he was about to reply to the question of Baron Steinfort , relative to his children , he appeared unusually agitated . He endeavoured to proceed , but his feelings evidently overcame him ; the hand of death arrested his progress , and he instantly fell upon his back , heaved a convulsive sigh , and instantly expired without a groan . The audience
supposed for the moment that his fall was nothing more than a studied addition to the part , but on seeing him carried offin deadly stiffness , the utmost astonishment and terror became depicted in every countenance . Hammerton , Callan , and Mara , were the persons who conveyed the lifeless corpse from the stage into the scene-room . Medical assistance was immediatelprocured his veins -were
y ; open ed , but they yielded not a single drop of blood , and every other means of resuscitation were had recourse to without effect . The gentlemen of the faculty , finding every means ineffectual , formally announced his death . The piercing shrieks of the women , and the
hsavy sighs ofthe men , which succeeded this melancholy annunciation , exceeded the power of language to describe . The surgical operations upon the body continued about an hour ; after which , all hopes of recovery having vanished , he was carried home to his lodgings on a bier , where a regular inventory was immediately taken of his property . Mr . Aickin , the manager , came on the stage to atir
nounce the melancholy event to the audience ; but so completely overcome with grief as to be incapable of uttering a-sentence , and was at length forced to retire without being able to make himself understood : lis was bathed in tears , and for the moment sunk under the generous feelings of his manly nature . Incledon then came forwardand mustered sufficient resolution to communicate the
, dreadful circumstance . The house was instantly evacuated in mournful silence , and the people forming themselves into parties , contemplated the fatal occurrence , in the open square , til ^ I a late hour ' , VOL . XI . P