SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "the Pope"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "the 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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Performances

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rosina

Cast
Role: Father Foigard Actor: Johnstone
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: The Death of Captain Cook

Afterpiece Title: The Little Hunchback

Cast
Role: The Hunchback Actor: Quick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Farmer

Cast
Role: Father Foigard Actor: Johnstone
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: The Child of Nature

Afterpiece Title: The Death of Captain Cook

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece, who is named in Kemble Mem., but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #206 2s. (168.6; 34.10; 3.6; tickets: none listed) (charge #115)

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill retains Fearon as Peachum, but "In consequence of Fearon's illness, Ryder was yesterday obliged to undertake the part of Peachum" (Diary, 30 Apr.).] Receipts: #248 8s. 6d. (240.3.6; 8.5.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Darley

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Dance: As17890328

Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister Jun. Public Advertiser, 11 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Bannister Jun., No. 2, Frith-street, Soho. Afterpiece: By Permission of G. Colman, Esq., taken from The Genius of Nonsense. Receipts: #266 3s. 6d. (137.1.0; 15.3.0; 0.13.6; tickets: 113.6.0) (charge: #116 5s. 2d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Cast
Role: Viletta Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Blade-Bone; or, Harlequin's Frolic

Related Works
Related Work: The Blade Bone Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Entertainment: Monologue Preceding: British Loyalty[; or, A Squeeze for St. Paul's by George Colman ynger]-Bannister Jun

Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill retains Miss Farren, "but on account of the sudden indisposition of Miss Farren her part in the play was read by Mrs Ward, who gave it with great effect, and having studied Miss Farren's manner, was a very tolerable substitute" (Diary, 2 May).] Afterpiece [1st time; C 3, by John Philip Kemble]: Taken from [The Country Lasses; or] The Custom of the Manor [by Charles Johnson]. Diary, 6 May 1789: This Day is published The Farm House (1s.). And see 6 May. Receipts: #165 3s. (125.12.0; 34.18.6; 4.12.6)

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Farm House

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Farmer

Performance Comment: As17890423*a1789 05 04 cg The Death of Captain Cook. As17890413.
Cast
Role: Father Foigard Actor: Johnstone
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: The Little Hunchback

Cast
Role: The Hunchback Actor: Quick
Event Comment: Benefit for Baddeley. 3rd piece [1st time; INT I, probably by Robert Baddeley. Not in Larpent MS; not published]: Taken from [The Lame Lover, by] the late Samuel Foote, Esq. Public Advertiser, 2 May: Tickets to be had of Baddeley, No. 10, New Store-street, Bedford-square. Receipts: #297 16s. (74.14; 8.12; 0.19; tickets: 213.11) (charge: #117 16s. 4d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: (End of Act II) Jewish Education

Afterpiece Title: A Lesson for Lawyers

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Entertainment: Monologue. As17890430

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Cast
Role: Foible Actor: Miss Pope

Dance: End: The Drunken Swiss-West (1st appearance in London these 10 years), Miss Stageldoir

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Cast
Role: Miss Alscrip Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Doctor and the Apothecary

Cast
Role: Theresa Actor: Mrs Booth

Dance: As17890507

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Farm House

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Cast
Role: Miss Alscrip Actor: Miss Pope

Song: End: The Welsh Cantata, The Bells of Aberdovey, composed by Dibdin-Williames

Entertainment: Monologue. After the Singing: as17890430

Performance Comment: After the Singing: as17890430.
Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece, who is named in Kemble Mem., but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #92 2s. 6d. (69.1.0; 21.18.6; 1.3.0; tickets: none listed ) (charge: #115)

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Pannel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Cast
Role: Flippanta Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Event Comment: Benefit for R. Palmer. Afterpiece: Never performed there. [Follett was from the Royal Circus.] Public Advertiser, 20 May: Tickets to be had of R. Palmer, No. 14, East Place, Lambeth. Receipts: #232 19s. (74.17.0; 26.10.6; 1.10.6; tickets: 131.1.0) (charge: #111 17s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Cast
Role: Miss Alscrip Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: Don Juan; or, The Libertine Destroyed

Performance Comment: Don Juan-Palmer; Commandant-Phillimore; Don Fernando (with a song)-Dignum; Don Alonzo-Benson; Don Carlos-Fawcett; Pedrillo-Banks; Fisherman-Fairbrother; Alguaziles-Jones, Cox, Alfred; Sailor (with a song)-Sedgwick; Landlord-Chaplin; Waiter-Lyons; Scaramouch-Follett Jun. (1st appearance on that stage); Spanish Lady-Miss Romanzini; Attendants-Mrs Shaw, Mrs Heard; Fisherwomen-Mrs Edwards, Miss Romanzini [i.e. doubled Spanish Lady]; Donna Anna-Miss Collins.
Cast
Role: Fisherman Actor: Fairbrother

Dance: In Afterpiece: a Fandango-Miss DeCamp; Dances-Hamoir, Bourk, Miss Blanchet, Miss Stageldoir; conclude with: Dance of Furies-; Shower of Fire-

Entertainment: Monologue Preceding: The Lecture on Heads (for this night only)-Palmer

Event Comment: Benefit for the Seven Orphan Children of Peter? Harris, late Ballet-Master of this Theatre, who a short time since [on 23 Mar.] was unfortunately killed. Receipts: #311 1s. (73.12; 11.5; tickets: 226.4)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Wou'd Be A Soldier

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp

Cast
Role: Father Luke Actor: Rock.

Dance: As17890512

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Related Works
Related Work: Inkle and Yarico Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Pope.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Dance: As17881021

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Cast
Role: Letitia Hardy Actor: Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Dance: As17890512

Song: End II: Poor Jack!-Darley

Event Comment: Benefit for Carleton, Wilson, J. Shade, Gibson. The last Time of the Company's performing this Season. Receipts: #256 13s. (22.8; 9.8; 0.5; tickets: 224.12) (charge: #106 0s. 8d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Cast
Role: Flippanta Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Dance: End: The Irish Bird@Catchers, as17890519

Song: In the course of the evening: O What a Charming Thing's a Battle-Sedgwick

Event Comment: Mainpiece: With Accompaniments to the Airs composed by Linley? Sen.. Receipts: #165 9s. (113.13; 51.7; 0.9)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Cast
Role: Dolly Snip Actor: Miss Pope.

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Keen

Event Comment: [In afterpiece the playbill assigns Shelty to Edwin, but "Ryder in the stead of Edwin, who was said to be indisposed, played the part of Shelty" (World, 29 Sept.).] Afterpiece: The Music by Handel, Rizzio, ?J. C.? Bach, Gretry, Corri, Shield. A new Scotch Overture by Shield. Paid Music 25th Inst. #11 7s. 6d.; Properties 2s. 4d.; Kettle Drum 5s.; Wardrobe #5 10s. 6d.; Supernumeraries #8 12s. 6d.; Chorus Singers #2; Cox for Scenemen #28 1s.; Hodgins #4 4s. Receipts: #254 4s. 6d. (250.15.0; 3.9.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Performance Comment: M'Gilpin-Quick; Shelty-Ryder; Serjeant Jack-Bannister; Sandy (or Young Donald)-Johnstone; Charley-Blanchard; Captain Dash-Davies; Donald Laird of Col-Gardner; Croudy-Cubitt; Laird of Raasay-Thompson; Jenny-Mrs Mountain; Moggy-Mrs Martyr (Their 1st appearance in those characters).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Related Works
Related Work: The Jealous Wife Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Cast
Role: Beatrice Actor: Miss Pope.
Related Works
Related Work: London's Great Jubilee Author(s): Matthew Taubman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Cast
Role: Beatrice Actor: Miss Pope.
Related Works
Related Work: London's Great Jubilee Author(s): Matthew Taubman