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 Castle-spectre

Cast
Role: Father Philip Actor: R. Palmer
Role: Edric Actor: Wathen
Related Works
Related Work: The Castle-Spectre Author(s): Matthew Gregory Lewis

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: As17990617 but Philip-Wathen.
Cast
Role: Philip Actor: Wathen.
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Pope

Dance: As17980920

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Audrey Actor: Miss Pope.

Afterpiece Title: Blue-Beard

Related Works
Related Work: Blue-Beard; or, Female Curiosity! Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Song: As17991001

Event Comment: [1st piece in place of Ramah Droog; 2nd piece of The Jew and the Doctor, both advertised on playbill of 21 Oct.] 2nd piece: To conclude as 3rd piece, 21 Oct. Receipts: #180 1s. 6d. (177.0.6; 3.1.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Birth Day

Cast
Role: Emma Actor: Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: The Death of Captain Cook

Afterpiece Title: The Naval Pillar

Dance: In 3rd piece: As17991007

Song: In 3rd piece: As17991011

Event Comment: The Clandestine Marriage [advertised on playbill of 23 Oct.] is obliged to be deferred on account of indisposition of a Principal Performer. Receipts: #146 4s. 6d. (86.12.0; 58.7.6; 1.5.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Cast
Role: Tradelove Actor: Wathen
Role: Mrs Prim Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Cast
Role: Mrs Malaprop Actor: Miss Pope
Related Works
Related Work: The Rival Modes Author(s): James Moore Smythe

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck

Performance Comment: Selwyn-Dignum; Harry Hawser-Bannister Jun.; Michael Goto-Dowton; Shark-Caulfield; Stave-Suett; Dick-Master Heather; Angelica Goto-Miss Leak; Fanny-Miss DeCamp; Sally Shamrock-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Dick Actor: Master Heather

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Pope

Dance: As17991001

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Cast
Role: Tradelove Actor: Wathen
Role: Mrs Prim Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: Blue-Beard

Related Works
Related Work: Blue-Beard; or, Female Curiosity! Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Secret

Cast
Role: Ralph Actor: Wathen
Role: Lady Esther Dorville Actor: Mrs Powell
Role: Susannah Lizard Actor: Miss Pope.
Related Works
Related Work: The Fatal Secret Author(s): Lewis Theobald

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Cast
Role: Sir Matthew Medley Actor: Maddocks

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Cast
Role: Mrs Racket Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: Blue-Beard

Related Works
Related Work: Blue-Beard; or, Female Curiosity! Author(s): George Colman, the younger
Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #483 5s. (464.8.6; 18.16.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Birth Day

Cast
Role: Emma Actor: Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: The Turnpike Gate

Event Comment: The Merchant of Venice [advertised on playbill of 20 Nov.] is obliged to be deferred on account of the Indisposition of a Principal Performer. Receipts: #122 8s. 6d. (66.11.0; 54.6.6; 1.11.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Audrey Actor: Miss Pope.

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Song: As17991001

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Secret

Cast
Role: Ralph Actor: Wathen
Role: Lady Esther Dorville Actor: Mrs Powell
Role: Susannah Lizard Actor: Miss Pope.
Related Works
Related Work: The Fatal Secret Author(s): Lewis Theobald

Afterpiece Title: Blue-Beard

Related Works
Related Work: Blue-Beard; or, Female Curiosity! Author(s): George Colman, the younger
Event Comment: In I a Grand Masquerade. The Doors to be opened at 5:15. To begin at 6:15 [see 29 Apr. 1800]. Receipts: #180 11s. 6d. (175.8.0; 5.3.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17991007, but Romeo-C. J. Macartney (from the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh and Theatre Royal, York; 1st appearance on this stage). 1st appearance on this stage).
Cast
Role: Apothecary Actor: Simmons
Role: Juliet Actor: Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: A Divertisement

Performance Comment: Speaking Characters-Incledon, Waddy, Townsend, Emery, Simmons, Claremont, Rees, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mills. Cast adjusted from playbill of 16 Mar. 1799: Thicket-Incledon; Capt. Frederick-Waddy; Clueline-Townsend; Sir Fidget Fearful-Emery; Gregory-Simmons; Flambeau-Claremont; Whim-Rees; Peggy-Mrs Martyr; Sophia-Mrs Mills; Dialogue to introduce following favorite Songs: Peggy Perkins, Let Bards elate-Simmons; Irish Drinking Song, Of the Ancients its speaking-Waddy; Song, I went to Sea-Townsend; Taffy and Griddy, Abergavenny is fine-Mrs Martyr; Duetto, As Hodge got drubb'd-Emery, Rees; Hunting Song, The moment Aurora-Incledon; Song, Young William was a seaman true-Incledon; Song, Come Painter with thy happiest flight-Incledon; Rural Masquerade. Song, Dear Yanco say and true he say-Miss Wheatley; Sea Song, A sailor's life's a life of woe-Mrs Mills; Masquerade Song, Sure an't the World a Masquerade-Waddy, Chorus.

Dance: In afterpiece: Ballet-Blurton, Mrs Watts

Opera: Mainpiece: Solemn Dirge. As17991118

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The East Indian

Related Works
Related Work: The East Indian Author(s): Matthew Gregory Lewis

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The East Indian

Related Works
Related Work: The East Indian Author(s): Matthew Gregory Lewis

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck

Cast
Role: Dick Actor: Master Heather

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The East Indian

Related Works
Related Work: The East Indian Author(s): Matthew Gregory Lewis

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Event Comment: The East Indian [advertised on playbill of 16 Dec.] is obliged to be deferred on account of the indispositio of a Principal Performer. Receipts: #189 13s. (119.6; 68.10; 1.17)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Pope

Dance: III: a Hornpipe-Garman; II afterpiece: Mock Minuet, as17991001

Ballet: End: The Scotch Ghost. As17991202, but added The Lady of Dunblain-Mlle Privot (1st appearance)

Performance Comment: As17991202, but added The Lady of Dunblain-Mlle Privot (1st appearance).
Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of The Secret, advertised on playbill of 31 Dec. 1799.] In IV a Masquerade Scenev. Afterpiece: Not acted these 3 years. The Scenery, Dresses and Decorations entirely New. The Music composed, and selected from Cherubini, Kreutzer, and Andreozzi, by the late Mr Storace. [In mainpiece the playbill retains Barrymore as Doricourt, but "On account of the illness of Barrymore, the part of Doricourt was sustained, at a short notice, by Archer." In afterpiece Barrymore is assigned to Kera Khan, but "C. Kemble, in consequence of Barrymore's indisposition, undertook the part of Kera Khan, at a few hours' notice. Suett displayed his wonted humour in his old character of Varbel, His drollery forms a pleasing contrast to the apathy of Kelly" (Dramatic Censor, I, 32).] Receipts: #205 11s. 6d. (105.12.6; 98.15.0; 1.4.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Cast
Role: Mrs Racket Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Performance Comment: Polanders Prince Lupauski-Archer; Count Floreski-Kelly; Baron Lovinski-Raymond; Varbel-Suett; Adolphus-Maddocks; Gustavus-Surmont; Pages-Master Chatterley, Master Heather; Princess Lodoiska-Miss DeCamp; Captives-Ms Arne, Ms Menage, Ms B. Menage, Ms Wentworth, Ms Roffey, Ms Maddocks, Ms Coates, Ms Gawdry, Ms Butler, Ms Chippendale, Ms Saunders, Ms Jacobs; Tartars Kera Khan-C. Kemble; Ithorak-Clarke; Khor-Sedgwick; Japhis-Cory; Tamuri-Whitmell; Camazin-Grimaldi; The Horde-Danby, Danby Jun., Cook, Evans, Fisher, Maddocks, Wentworth, Bardoleau, Willoughby, Elliot, Aylmer, Clarke, Mead, Dibble, Gallot, Caulfield Jun., Tett, Sawyer.
Event Comment: The School for Scandal [advertised on playbill of 1 Jan.] is obliged to be deferred on account of the sudden indisposition of a principal performer. Receipts: #176 15s. 6d. (96.0.0; 78.6.6; 2.9.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Cast
Role: Tradelove Actor: Wathen
Role: Mrs Prim Actor: Miss Pope

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Birth Day

Cast
Role: Emma Actor: Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: The Horse and the Widow

Afterpiece Title: The Volcano

Event Comment: [The playbill retains Fawcett as Trudge, but "On account of the sudden indisposition of Fawcett the part of Trudge was last night assigned to Knight, who supported it with sufficient correctness and humour. The Theatre was but indifferently attended" (True Briton, 7 Jan.).] Receipts: #163 1s. 6d. (147.15.6; 15.6.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Cast
Role: Yarico Actor: Mrs Pope.
Related Works
Related Work: Inkle and Yarico Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Volcano

Dance: As17991216

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Secret

Cast
Role: Ralph Actor: Wathen
Role: Lady Esther Dorville Actor: Mrs Powell
Role: Susannah Lizard Actor: Miss Pope.
Related Works
Related Work: The Fatal Secret Author(s): Lewis Theobald

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Cast
Role: Mrs Malaprop Actor: Miss Pope
Related Works
Related Work: The Rival Modes Author(s): James Moore Smythe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Birth Day

Cast
Role: Emma Actor: Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: The Horse and the Widow

Afterpiece Title: The Volcano

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Birth Day

Cast
Role: Emma Actor: Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: The Horse and the Widow