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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We found 5551 matches on Roles/Actors, 1259 matches on Performance Comments, 156 matches on Event Comments, 39 matches on Performance Title, and 14 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Cast
Role: Miss Alscrip Actor: Miss Pope

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: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Cast
Role: Dolly Snip Actor: Miss Pope.

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Cast
Role: Dolly Snip Actor: Miss Pope.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Song: As17891012

Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill retains Miss Brunton as Lady Anne, but she "who attended, and was dressed for her character...was suddenly taken ill...The part was read by Mrs Rock" (Public Advertiser, 24 Oct.).] Receipts: #197 1s. (195.15; 1.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The False Friend

Cast
Role: Jacintha Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: Arthur and Emmeline

Performance Comment: Arthur-Kemble; Oswald-Barrymore; Merlin-Aickin; Conon-Packer; Osmand-Phillimore; Aurelius-Whitfield; Grimbald-Sedgwick; Matilda-Miss Collins; Emmeline-Miss Farren; Philidel (1st time)-Miss Hagley; Spirit of Light-Miss Romanzini; Venus-Mrs Crouch; Rest of the Vocal Parts-Kelly [for whom, see17900430], Williames, Danby, Fawcett, Alfred, Lyons.for whom, see17900430], Williames, Danby, Fawcett, Alfred, Lyons.
Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill retains Kemble as Valentine, but "he could not play--Whitfield was Valentine" (World, 7 Nov.).] Receipts: #112 16s. 6d. (77.12.0; 32.7.0; 2.17.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Dance: As17891026

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Cast
Role: Miss Alscrip Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Event Comment: Ballet: 1st Time [at this theatre. The two Miss Simonets were from the king's.]. With new Scenes and Dresses. Receipts: #119 9s. 6d. (113.6.6; 6.3.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Marcella

Cast
Role: Characters Actor: Holman, Farren, Aickin, Egan, Harley, Mrs Pope.
Role: Marcella Actor: Mrs Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Young Philpot-Bernard; Sir Jasper Wilding-Thompson; Young Wilding-Davies; Beaufort-Macready; Quildrive-C. Powell; Dapper-Rock; Old Philpot-Quick; Corinna-Miss Brangin; Maria-Miss Richards (from the Theatre Royal, Margate; 1st appearance on this stage). 1st appearance on this stage).

Dance: End afterpiece: A Grand Ballet of Action, as performed at the King's Opera House in the Hay-market [most recently in season of 1787-88] The Deserter[. Principal Characters-Cranfield, Delpini, Boyce, Byrne, Mrs Davenett, the two Miss Simonets (1st appearance [at this theatre])

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Cranfield, Delpini, Boyce, Byrne, Mrs Davenett, the two Miss Simonets (1st appearance [at this theatre]).at this theatre]).
Event Comment: 1st piece: The Music partly selected from Handel, Purcell, Pleyel, Anfossi, Cimarosa, Gretry, Giordani and Sacchini; and partly composed by Shield. With an Overture by Salieri. [3rd piece in place of Thomas and Sally, advertised on playbill of 23 Nov.] Receipts: #195 11s. 6d. (189.14.0; 5.17.6):

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prophet

Performance Comment: Rathmud-Quick; The Sultan-Bannister; Carlos-Johnstone; Lazarus-Blanchard; Hali-Powel; The Vizier-Thompson; Ismene-Mrs Martyr; Faracknaz-Mrs Billington.
Cast
Role: The Sultan Actor: Bannister
Role: The Vizier Actor: Thompson
Event Comment: 1st piece: For the 1st Time compress'd [anonymously] into 2 Acts. MacNally brought [Arthur Murphy] to Covent-garden Theatre to see [Robin Hood]; when, to the surprise of the author...the opera was that night performed as an afterpiece, having been, without his knowledge, cut down into two acts" (O'Keeffe, I, 45). 3rd piece: Not acted these 16 years [acted 12 Dec. 1780]. Receipts: #212 14s. 6d. (209.14.0; 3.0.6)
Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of The Force of Fashion, advertised on playbill of 7 Dec.] Receipts: #126 15s. 6d. (122.8.0; 4.7.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp

Cast
Role: Father Luke Actor: Rock
Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of The Island of St. Marguerite, advertised on playbill of 12 Dec.] Receipts: #131 6s. 6d. (106.9.0; 22.13.6; 2.4.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Life And Death Of Sir Walter Ralegh

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Cast
Role: Dolly Snip Actor: Miss Pope.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Pope.

Dance: In: Dance, as17891204; In afterpiece: Minuet, as17891201

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of The Careless Husband, advertised on playbill of 22 Dec.] Paid House & Window tax, 1@2 Yr., #56 13s. 8d. Public Advertiser, 24 Dec.: [Pearce, who was from the Bath theatre, has] a clear bass voice, which he occasionally relieves by a falsetto...His first song was encored though sung much out of tune. Receipts: #113 4s. (77.2; 35.12; 0.10)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Cast
Role: Miss Alscrip Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Cast
Role: Edging Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Island of St

Performance Comment: Marguerite. As17891113, but Mob-_Fairbrother, _Webb; unassigned-_Wilson, Webb, _Danby; _Shaw; _Vincent; _Boyer; _Stageldoir; _Horsfall; _Dorion; _Capon. _Shaw; _Vincent; _Boyer; _Stageldoir; _Horsfall; _Dorion; _Capon.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Cast
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Pope

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Chaplet

Dance: As17891231