SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Miss Pope"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Miss 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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We found 13929 matches on Performance Comments, 4423 matches on Performance Title, 3293 matches on Roles/Actors, 1803 matches on Event Comments, and 14 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The East Indian

Performance Comment: As17990422, but Rivers-Caulfield in place of Kemble; Wewitzer_; Hollingsworth_; Fisher_; Webb_; Evans_; Mrs_ Sparks; Miss_ Tidswell; Prologue-C. Kemble. Epilogue as17990422 .

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck

Cast
Role: Angelica Goto Actor: Miss Leak
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss DeCamp

Afterpiece Title: The First Act of Robinson Crusoe; or, Harlequin Friday

Dance: In 3rd piece: the original Savage Dance-

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Biggs. Morning Chronicle, 12 May: Tickets to be had of Miss Biggs, No. 17, Charles-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #247 2s. 6d. (92.4.6; 62.4.0; 5.4.0; tickets: 87.10.0) (charge: #229 10s. 10d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Indiscretion

Cast
Role: Victoria Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss Biggs
Role: Laura Actor: Miss Heard

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Event Comment: Benefit for Chippendale, Chatterley, Ryder, Fisher, Evans, Miss Tidswell, Miss Campbell, Mrs Butler [who are named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #68 1s. (36.3; 29.15; 2.3; tickets: none listed) (charge: #212 16s. 1d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Performance Comment: Duke Murcia-King; Marquis Almanza-Powell; Count Valentia-Palmer; Granada-Fisher; Seville-Evans; Peasant-Archer; Marchioness Merida (1st time)-Miss Campbell; Amanthis-Mrs Jordan.

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Cast
Role: William Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Rosina Actor: Miss Stephens

Ballet: In 2nd piece: The Scotch Ghost. As17991202, but Glaude-Fisher

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17600409 but Angelica-Miss Haughton; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Angelica Actor: Miss Haughton
Role: Prue Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Macklin.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: A Tragedy [by Henry Brooke]. New dressed in the habits of the times. This tragedy was wrote by Mr Brooks and performed some years ago at Dublin. The first four Acts went off heavy, the last very well--Miss Mowat made her first appearance in this Piece at Drury Lane--Prologue by Mr Murphy heavy. Epilogue by Mr Garrick, great applause (Hopkins MS Notes)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: Actors only: Sheridan, Holland, Davies, Packer, Ackman, a young Gentlewoman (1st appearance); Mrs Kennedy, Mrs Pritchard. With a new Prologue, and Epilogue. Essex-Sheridan; Southampton-Holland; Cecil-Davies; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Pritchard; Countess of Rutland-Miss Mowat; Countess of Nottingham-Mrs Kennedy; Raleigh-Packer; Lt of Tower-Ackman; New Prologue-Sheridan; Epilogue-Mrs Pritchard (Winston MS 9).

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17610404 but Archer-O'Brien, 1st time; Scrub (this night)-Garrick; Mrs Sullen-Miss Pritchard, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Miss Pritchard, 1st time.
Role: Cherry Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: By Particular Desire, aMinuet-O'Brien, Miss Pritchard; End IV: A Comic DanceNew Dance, as17610307

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Dawson. No Building on Stage. Tickets sold at doors not admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Haughton

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe (With Alterations)

Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Pope

Ballet: II: A New Comic Dance, call'd The May Day Frolic. Country Girl-Miss Dawson; Chimney Sweeper-Mr Baltazar

Performance Comment: Country Girl-Miss Dawson; Chimney Sweeper-Mr Baltazar.
Cast
Role: Country Girl Actor: Miss Dawson

Dance: End: New Hornpipe-Miss Dawson

Song: IV: Miss Young

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute-Garrick; Constant-Havard; Col. Bully (with song)-Vernon; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Clive; Lord Rake-Blakes; Heartfree-Palmer; Lady Brute-Mrs Cibber; Mademoiselle-Mrs Cross; Belinda-Miss Haughton; Razor-Yates.
Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Miss Haughton

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Performance Comment: As17620925, but Vocal parts-Champnes, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young.
Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Dawson. No Building on Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Cast
Role: Marmalet Actor: Miss Mills
Role: Lady Restless Actor: Miss Haughton

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Dance: II: A Double Hornpipe, 1st time,-Walker, Miss Dawson; III: A Tambourine Dance-Vincent; V: The Cow@Keepers, as17630315

Event Comment: MMr W. Palmer, made his first appearance this Night in Hymen. a Tolerable Voice; but Extremely Aukward & the worst Speaker I ever heard (Hopkins). This night Mr W[ingfield] Palmer (son of Mr Palmer who married Miss Pritchard) made his first appearance on this stage in the character of Hymen,--a tolerable voice,--but the most aukward, and the worst speaker I ever heard (Hopkins Diary--MacMillan). Receipts: #174 17s. 6d. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Prospero-Havard; Stephano-King; Trinculo-Yates; Caliban-Love; Ariel (songs)-Miss Young; Hymen-Wingfield Palmer; Miranda-Mrs Palmer; Ferdinand (songs)-Vernon; Ceres-Mrs Vincent; With a Grand Dance of Fantastic Spirits, Pastoral Danceproper to the Masque,-Grimaldi, Miss Baker.

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Dance: TThe Provancalle, as17631014

Event Comment: This night it was currently reported in the Green Room that Miss Bride was taken into keeping by Mr Calcraft (Hopkins Diary--MacMillan). Receipts: #119 14s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Lovegold-Yates; Frederick-Havard; Ramilie-Palmer; Mariana-Miss Bride; Furnish-Raftor; List-Marr; Decoy-Weston; James-Clough; Sparkle-Ackman; Wheedle-Mrs Bennet; Harriet-Mrs Davies; Mrs Wisely-Mrs Cross; Clerimont-Packer; Lappet-Mrs Clive. Mrs Clive will sing in her character The Life of a Beau.
Cast
Role: Mariana Actor: Miss Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Dance: End: The Italian Gardiners-Grimaldi, Miss Baker

Event Comment: Benefit for Bransby and Mr Packer. No building on the Stage. Bellario-Miss Plym ($Hopkins). Receipts: #43 5s. (MacMillan); #64 4s. [Deficit to Bransby and Packer: #21.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philaster

Performance Comment: As17631121, but all parts assigned as tentatively indicated for As17631008, but Euphrasia-Miss Plym (first time).

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Cast
Role: Sophy Actor: Miss Pope

Dance: II: The Provancalle, as17631014; End: Dutch Dance-Aldridge

Event Comment: Benefit for Burton and Miss Plym

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: As17650330 but Imogen-Miss Plym, 1st time; Ballarius-Burton.

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Cast
Role: Sophy Actor: Miss Pope

Dance: End: Tambourine, as17650427

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: As17650411 but Sideboard-Strange; Mrs Lovemore-Miss Plym, 1st time.

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Dance: II: Double Hornpipe-Walker, a Young Gentlewoman (his Scholar) her 1st appearance on the stage; IV: Hearts of Oak, as17650420

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: As17651127, but Lady Constant-Miss Plym; Muslin-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Lady Constant Actor: Miss Plym
Role: Widow Bellmour Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Hermit

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Baker
Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Rogers, Giorgi, and Evans (subtreasurer)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part 2

Performance Comment: King-Powell; Prince of Wales-Holland; Prince John-Lee; Abp York-Havard; Falstaff-Love; Shallow-Yates; Pistol-King; Silence-Rooker; Poins-Packer; Hostess-Mrs Bradshaw; Doll Tearsheet-Mrs Lee; Gloster-Miss Plym; Chief Justice-Bransby; Westmoreland-Burton; Page-Miss Rogers; New Progogue-Miss Rogers.
Cast
Role: Gloster Actor: Miss Plym
Role: Page Actor: Miss Rogers
Role: New Progogue Actor: Miss Rogers.

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Cast
Role: Mlle Florival Actor: Miss Plym
Role: Emily Actor: Miss Pope.

Dance: II: Irish Milkmaids-Miss Ford; III: A New Comic Dance call'd the Venetian Travellers-Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi, Miss Collet; End: By Particular Desire, a Minuet-Noverre, Miss Rogers his scholar

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Simson, Mrs Cross, Tassoni. Tickets deliver'd to Rogier will be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahomet

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Miss Pope, first time.

Dance: End: New Comic Dance-Tassoni, Sga Giorgi; End Farce: A Minuet-Rogier, Miss Rogers (scholar to Noverre)

Event Comment: [From The London Evening Post: Married: Michael Arne, music composer and son of Dr Arne, to Miss Wright, a celebrated singer of Drury Lane Theatre."] Paid Mr Evans on Wardrobe acct #10 10s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #133 17s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Fairy Actor: Miss Rogers
Role: Queen Actor: Miss Ford

Dance: II: The Vintage, as17661011

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Miss Plym

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Performance Comment: As17661021, but Prattle-King, 1st this season; Bell-Miss Reynolds, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Bell Actor: Miss Reynolds, 1st time.
Role: Mlle Florival Actor: Miss Plym
Role: Emily Actor: Miss Pope.

Dance: II: The Vintage, as17661011; End: Comic Dance The Jealous Peasant, as17661111

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: Neck or Nothing

Performance Comment: As17670207, but Nancy-Miss Plym.

Music: III: New Concerto on the Harpsichord-Burney Jun

Dance: End of Play: Hearts of Oak-Giorgi, Mrs King

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17660920, but Lady Loverule-Miss Pearce.
Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Miss Pearce.
Role: Nell Actor: Miss Pope.
Event Comment: Benefit for Evans (sub treasurer) and Miss Rogers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Cast
Role: Molly Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: III: The Wake, as17680220

Entertainment: End: Bucks Have at Ye All-J. Palmer

Event Comment: Cancelled. Theatre and all the Gardens [closed] on account of the Death of Louisa Anne [sister of His Majesty]--until 23 May. [This was to have been the Benefit night for Mortimer, Tomlinson, and Lings.] Tickets deliver'd by Miss Berkley, Mas. Cape, and for The Committee were to have been taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: None

Cast
Role: Molly Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: None

Cast
Role: Catharine Actor: Miss Pope, 1st time

Dance: [I: Double Hornpipe-Mas. Cape, Miss Taylor.

Performance Comment: Cape=, Miss Taylor.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedict-Garrick; Dogberry-Parsons; Verges-Hartry; Conrade-Strange; Sexton-Clough; Leonato-Aickin; Claudio-Cautherly; Don John-Bransby; Pedro-Packer; Balthazar-Vernon; Antonio-Hurst; Borachio-Ackman; Town Clerk-Baddeley; Margaret-Mrs Bradshaw; Ursula-Mrs Hippisley; Hero-Mrs Baddeley; Beatrice-Miss Pope;in Act II, a Masquerade Dance proper to the Play,-Grimaldi; to conclude with a Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: Beatrice Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Event Comment: NNeville MS Diary: At 8 in the evening went into the Pit at dl saw the last two acts of Cymbeline--Imogen by a Miss Young being her second appearance on any stage. Her person is good, her action proper and her voice excellent, but her face is ordinary

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Cast
Role: and SINGING Actor: Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Dance: III: The Wake, as17680929