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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Alexander Pope"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Alexander Pope")') 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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1852 results for: Keyword - Alexander Pope
We found 1456 matches on Performance Comments, 434 matches on Performance Title, 247 matches on Event Comments, 36 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1626
28 November 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Sir Sampson Legend-King; Valentine-Kemble; Scandal-Barrymore; Tattle-Russell; Ben-Bannister Jun.; Foresight-Suett; Jeremy-Wathen; Trapland-Hollingsworth; Buckram-Maddocks; Snap-Wentworth; Angelica-Miss Humphries; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Goodall; Mrs Frail-Miss Pope; Miss Prue-Mrs Jordan; Nurse-Miss Tidswell; Jenny-Mrs Jones.
Cast
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: Fast Asleep

1627
18 December 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mysteries Of The Castle

Performance Comment: Hillario-Lewis; Fractioso-Quick; Montauban-Incledon; Carlos-Pope; Valoury-Munden; Cloddy-Fawcett; Count Montoni-Toms; Bernardo-Clarke; Chorus of Soldiers and Sailors-Linton, Street, Gray, Abbot, Blurton, Little; Chorus of Country Girls-Miss Wheatley, Miss Sims, Mrs Henley, Mrs Follett, Mrs Watts, Miss Leserve, Mrs Castelle, Mrs Norton, Mrs Gilbert, Mrs Masters, Mrs Lloyd, Miss Walcup, Miss Gray, Miss Burnett; Annette-Mrs Mattocks; Constantia-Mrs Mountain; Julia-Miss Mansel.
Cast
Role: Carlos Actor: Pope

Afterpiece Title: A Divertisement

Dance: As17971013

1628
23 December 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Get Married

Performance Comment: Tangent-Lewis; Toby Allspice-Quick; Capt. Faulkner-Pope; Caustic-Munden; Dick Dashall-Fawcett; M'Query-Waddy; Landlord-Davenport; Bailiff-Thompson; John-Farley; Undertaker-Street; Shopman-Abbot; Postilion-Ledger; Ned-Wilde; Clementina Allspice-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Sorrel-Mrs Davenport; Fanny-Miss Leserve; Julia Faulkner-Miss Betterton.
Cast
Role: Faulkner Actor: Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

1629
27 December 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Holman; Gloster-Murray; Belmour-Whitfield; Ratcliffe-Toms; Catesby-Claremont; Derby-Thompson; Porter-Davenport; Servant-Ledger; Shore-Pope; Jane Shore (1st time)-Mrs Spencer; Alicia-Mrs Crawford.
Cast
Role: Shore Actor: Pope

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin and Quixotte

1630
04 January 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Barbarossa

Performance Comment: Achmet-Johnston; Othman-Murray; Sadi-Whitfield; Aladin-Clarke; Officer-Abbot; Barbarossa-Pope; Irene-Mrs Litchfield; Female Slave-Mrs Platt; Zaphira-A Young Lady (1st appearance [Mrs Johnstone]).Mrs Johnstone]).
Cast
Role: Barbarossa Actor: Pope

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin and Quixotte

1631
05 January 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Performance Comment: Evander-Pope; Dionysius-Betterton; Phocion-Clarke; Melanthon-Hull; Arcas-Powel; Calippus-Thompson; Greek Herald-Toms; Greek Soldier-Claremont; Philotas-Holman; Erixene-Mrs Platt; Euphrasia-Mrs Crawford.
Cast
Role: Evander Actor: Pope

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin and Quixotte

1632
24 January 1798 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [On this day Mrs Spencer was married to Pope (see 26 Jan.), but in mainpiece she is listed under her former name.] Receipts: #241 17s. (232.16; 9.1)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Secrets Worth Knowing

Cast
Role: Greville Actor: Pope

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin and Quixotte

1633
26 January 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Secrets Worth Knowing

Performance Comment: As17980111, but Mrs Pope (late Mrs Spencer).
Cast
Role: Greville Actor: Pope

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin and Quixotte

1634
29 January 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17980101, but Juliet-Mrs Pope (late Mrs Spencer).
Cast
Role: Juliet Actor: Mrs Pope

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin and Quixotte

Song: As17980101

1635
02 February 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17980110 but Indiana-Mrs Pope [i.e. formerly Mrs Spencer].i.e. formerly Mrs Spencer].
Cast
Role: Indiana Actor: Mrs Pope

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin and Quixotte

Song: As17971118

1636
08 February 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17971118, but Indiana-Mrs Pope [i.e. formerly Mrs Spencer].i.e. formerly Mrs Spencer].
Cast
Role: Indiana Actor: Mrs Pope

Afterpiece Title: Hartford Bridge

Song: As17971118

1637
09 February 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: England Preserv'd

Performance Comment: Earl of Surry-Holman; Earl of Pembroke-Pope; Earl William-Betterton; Robert Fitzwalter-Whitfield; Bishop of Winchester-Hull; Earl of Chester-Davenport; English Squire-Clarke; Earl of Lincoln-Waddy; French Prince-Toms; Viscount de Beaumont-Claremont; French Guard-Powel; Count de Nevers-Thompson; Herald-Farley; John de Warrenne-Miss Standen; Lady Surry-Miss Betterton.
Cast
Role: Earl of Pembroke Actor: Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Sailor; or, Little Bob and Little Ben

Dance: In afterpiece: Triple Hornpipe-Blurton, Mrs Watts, Mlle St.Amand

Song: End: Interlude of Songs, Glees, and Chorusses: With a jolly full Bottle, Great Britain still her Charter boasts, The Wooden Walls, Queen Betty was a famous Queen, To arms to arms-Incledon, Johnstone, Townsend, Linton, Gray, Street, Lee, Curties, Blurton, Wilde

Entertainment: Monologues. Preceding: An Occasional Prologue-Holman; Preceding singing: An Address to the Audience (instead of Epilogue)-Pope

Performance Comment: Preceding: An Occasional Prologue-Holman; Preceding singing: An Address to the Audience (instead of Epilogue)-Pope.
Cast
Role: An Address to the Audience Actor: Pope.

1638
08 March 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: First Love

Performance Comment: Lord Sensitive-Wroughton; Sir Miles Mowbray-Wewitzer; Frederick Mowbray-Palmer; David Mowbray-C. Kemble; Mr Wrangle-R. Palmer; Billy Bustler-Suett; Robin-Hollingsworth; Servants-Evans, Webb; Sabina Rosni-Mrs Jordan; Lady Ruby-Mrs Powell; Mrs Wrangle-Miss Pope; Mrs Kate-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Mrs Wrangle Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: Blue-Beard

1639
19 March 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: As17971227, but Jane Shore-Mrs Pope [i.e. formerly Mrs Spencer].i.e. formerly Mrs Spencer].
Cast
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Pope
Role: Shore Actor: Pope

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina; or, The Hall of Fingal

Song: In afterpiece: Come every jovial Fellow-Mrs Martyr, Gray, Mrs Mountain; O ever in my Bosom live-Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mountain

1640
20 March 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wild Oats; Or, The Strolling Gentlemen

Performance Comment: Rover-Lewis; Sir George Thunder-Quick; Harry-Holman; Ephraim Smooth-Munden; John Dory-Fawcett; Banks-Murray; Midge-Clarke; Sim-Knight; Gammon-Thompson; Lamp-Farley; Trap-Dyke; Landlord-Powel; Zachariah-Rees; Twitch-Wilde; Jane-Mrs Knight; Amelia-Miss Chapman; Lady Amaranth-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Lady Amaranth Actor: Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina

1641
22 March 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17971228, but Aimwell-Pope; Sir C. Freeman-Clarke; added: Lady Bountiful-Mrs Platt; Gipsey-Mrs Gilbert.
Cast
Role: Aimwell Actor: Pope

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina

1642
31 March 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: Sir Peter Teazle-Munden; Sir Oliver Surface-Murray; Sir Benjamin Backbite-Knight; Joseph Surface-Pope; Charles Surface-Lewis; Crabtree-Quick; Careless-Clarke; Rowley-Davenport; Moses-Fawcett; Trip-Farley; Snake-Powel; Mrs Candour-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Sneerwell-Miss Chapman; Maria-Miss Mansel; Lady Teazle-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Joseph Surface Actor: Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Raft; or, Both Sides of the Water

Afterpiece Title: Lovers' Quarrels

Song: In III 1st piece: a song-Incledon

1643
09 April 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Raft

Cast
Role: Joseph Surface Actor: Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: As17971226, but Monimia-Mrs Pope [i.e. formerly Mrs Spencer]; Ernesto-_.
Cast
Role: Monimia Actor: Mrs Pope

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Return

1644
10 April 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Raft

Cast
Role: Joseph Surface Actor: Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Comedy of Errors

Performance Comment: Antipholis of Syracuse-Pope; Antipholis of Ephesus-Holman; Duke-Clarke; Angelo-Powel; Aegeon-Hull; Dromio of Syracuse-Munden; Dromio of Ephesus-Quick; Luciana-Mrs Mountain; Abbess-Miss Chapman; Lesbia-Miss Leserve; Adriana-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Antipholis of Syracuse Actor: Pope

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Return

Cast
Role: Monimia Actor: Mrs Pope

Song: In III 2nd piece: song in character-Mrs Clendining

1645
11 April 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wives As They Were, And Maids As They Are

Performance Comment: As17971104, but Sir George Evelyn-Pope; Servants-_Curties; Bailiffs-_.
Cast
Role: Sir George Evelyn Actor: Pope

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp; or, Patrick in Prussia

Entertainment: Monologue. End: An Exordium-Quick[, descriptive of the Rise, Progress, and Perfection of that Species of the Antient Drama: The Roman Puppet Show. After which will be given a Specimen of the Characters: Chrononhotonthologos, Aldiborontiphoscophornio, Rigdum@Funidos, Bombardinian, Cook, Doctor, Tatlanthe, Fadladinida, Punch and Joan, who will conclude the Piece with a Modern Dance. [Most of these characters are from Chrononhotonthologos.

1646
17 April 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: British Fortitude; Or, An Escape From France

Afterpiece Title: Curiosity

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Holman, Murray, Whitfield, Johnston, Mrs Pope, Miss Chapman, Miss Mansel, Miss Betterton; [Larpent MS lists the parts: Count Almerstan, Thurston, Siddolph, Goran, Countess, Lady Anne, Lady Almanda, Eva.] Prologue-Holman; Epilogue-Miss Betterton.
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Holman, Murray, Whitfield, Johnston, Mrs Pope, Miss Chapman, Miss Mansel, Miss Betterton

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key

1647
05 May 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hooly And Fairly

Afterpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17971228, but Aimwell-Pope; Scrub-Munden.
Cast
Role: Aimwell Actor: Pope

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina

Dance: 1st piece to conclude with: a Highland Reel, as17980428

Song: In 1st piece: Highland Laddy-; Hooly and Fairly-; Katharine Ogie-; Andrew and his Cutty Gun-; Todlen Hame-; Tulloch Goram-; End II 2nd piece: Old Towler-Incledon; End 2nd piece: Admiral Benbow-Incledon

Music: In 3rd piece: The Union Pipes-Murphy

1648
07 May 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17971102, but Peter-Farley; Juliet-Mrs Pope [i.e formerly Mrs Spencer]; added: Apothecary-Simmons.
Cast
Role: Juliet Actor: Mrs Pope

Afterpiece Title: Cymon

Song: As17971102

1649
15 May 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: In afterpiece: Mock Minuet-Mr and Mrs Knight

Entertainment: Singing and Monologues.End: a Dialogue Duet (1st time), The Pledge of Love; or, British Tar's Farewell-Incledon, Mrs Mountain (the Music entirely New); The Barber's Petition, with a song in character, Wigs (including his Own Wig, The Doctor's Wig, Counsellor's Wig, The Lover's Wig, Coachman's Wig, etc.)-Knight; Ode on the Passions-Mrs Pope; Old Towler-Incledon

Performance Comment: End: a Dialogue Duet (1st time), The Pledge of Love; or, British Tar's Farewell-Incledon, Mrs Mountain (the Music entirely New); The Barber's Petition, with a song in character, Wigs (including his Own Wig, The Doctor's Wig, Counsellor's Wig, The Lover's Wig, Coachman's Wig, etc.)-Knight; Ode on the Passions-Mrs Pope; Old Towler-Incledon.
Cast
Role: Ode on the Passions Actor: Mrs Pope

1650
18 May 1798 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17971103, but Bassanio-Pope; Lorenzo (with songs)-Townsend; Launcelot-Munden.
Cast
Role: Bassanio Actor: Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer