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: Mahomet

Performance Comment: Alcanor-Farren (1st appearance in that character); Mahomet-Aickin; Pharon-Hull; Mirvan-Fearon; Ali-Gardner; Zaphna-Holman; Palmira-Miss Brunton.
Cast
Role: Palmira Actor: Miss Brunton.

Afterpiece Title: Omai

Cast
Role: Londina Actor: Miss Cranfield
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Rowson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Woud Be A Soldier

Afterpiece Title: Hob in the Well

Performance Comment: Hob-Ryder (1st appearance in that character); Sir ThomasTesty-Fearon; Dick-Brown; Old Hob-Booth; Friendly-Davies; Hob's Mother-Mrs Pitt; Betty-Miss Stuart; Flora-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Stuart

Dance: End: The Drunken Sailor Reclaim'd-Byrn, Ratchford, Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Goodwin

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. The Doors to be opened at 6:00. To begin at 7:00

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-The Gentleman who performs Old Norval; Gayless-Curtis; Justice Guttle-Griffiths; Cook-R. Simpson; Melissa-Mrs Harlowe; Kitty Prye-Miss Shelburne.
Cast
Role: Kitty Prye Actor: Miss Shelburne.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Cast
Role: Shore Actor: Pope
Role: Alicia Actor: Miss Brunton
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: The Enchanted Castle

Performance Comment: [Partial cast from score (Longman and Broderip 1787]), and Morning Chronicle, 27 Dec.: Magicians-Darley, Cubitt; Necromancer-Davies; Harlequin-Brown; Zany-Wewitzer; Ballad Singer-Gaudry (who sang "The American Ballad" [i.e. Yankee Doodle]); Hymen-Mrs Martyr; Colombine-Miss Wilkinson; [Larpent MS also lists: Genius of the Wood-; Animals-; Crier-; Shewman-; Master of the Quay-; Mayor-; Giants-; Judge-; Councillor-; Goaler-; Boatman-; Neptune-; Dr Graham-; Bailiff-; Bacchanal-; Nymphs-.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Wilkinson
Event Comment: A Trip to Scarborough [announced on playbill of 28 Dec.] and A School for Grey-Beards are obliged to be deferred, on Account of the Indisposition of Miss Farren. Receipts: #201 4s. 6d. (153.16.0; 45.8.6; 2.0.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Cast
Role: Antonio Actor: Miss Romanzini
Role: Collette Actor: Miss Cranford
Role: Julie Actor: Miss DeCamp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Colonel Feignwell-Ryder; Obadiah Prim-Booth; Sir Philip Modelove-Wewitzer; Tradelove-Thompson; Sackbut-Fearon; Freeman-Davies; Aminadab-Stevens; Simon Pure-Kennedy; Periwinkle-Quick; Mrs Prim-Mrs Pitt; Betty-Mrs Davenett; Mask'd Lady-Miss Brangin; Ann Lovely-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Mask'd Lady Actor: Miss Brangin

Afterpiece Title: The Enchanted Castle

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Wilkinson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: As17861028, but Clara-Miss Barnes; Altea-Mrs Love.
Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Barnes
Role: Estifania Actor: Miss Farren.

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Cast
Role: Antonio Actor: Miss Romanzini
Role: Collette Actor: Miss Cranford
Role: Julie Actor: Miss DeCamp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man Or The Fops Fortune

Performance Comment: Clodio-Lewis; Don Louis-Quick; Anthonio-Thompson; Charino-Booth; Don Duart-Davies; Governor-Gardner; Sancho-Fearon; Don Manuel-Cubitt; Carlos-Holman (1st appearance in that character); Elvira-Mrs Bates; Louisa-Mrs Morton; Angelina-Miss Wilkinson (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Angelina Actor: Miss Wilkinson

Afterpiece Title: The Enchanted Castle

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Wilkinson
Event Comment: "Friday night, about 20 minutes before eight o'clock, on the conclusion of the third act, a very serious alarm took place at Drury Lane Theatre. A fire broke out at an oil-shop, the corner of Little Brydges-street. The flames appearing through the windows at the back of the upper gallery, the alarm of fire spread through many parts of the house. [The audience was dismissed, those in the boxes] passing over the stage into Russel-street...Some of the box and pit company continued for a time on the stage with the performers, some of whom were dressed in character, others half dressed, and the appearance [was] truly motley" (Public Advertiser, 5 Feb.). Receipts: #133 12s. (129.10; "An Alarm of Fire prevented the 2nd Acct."; 3.12; tickets not come in: 0.10)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife 1st 3 Acts Only

Performance Comment: As17870110, but Altea-Miss Tidswell. [Also Richard Coeur de Lion, announced, but not acted.]Also Richard Coeur de Lion, announced, but not acted.]
Cast
Role: Altea Actor: Miss Tidswell.
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Barnes
Role: Estifania Actor: Miss Farren.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Such Things Are

Cast
Role: Mr Haswell Actor: Pope
Role: Aurelia Actor: Miss Wilkinson
Role: Prisoner Actor: Mrs Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Gregory-Edwin; Sir Jasper-Fearon; Leander-Macready; Davy-Wewitzer; Squire Robert-Helme; Doctor Hellebore-Booth; Charlotte-Miss Stuart; Dorcas-Mrs Webb.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Stuart

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17861228, but Player-Benson; Lucy-Miss Collett (1st appearance these 4 years).
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Collett
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Miss Barnes

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Collins

Dance: In III: Hornpipe-Mills

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Such Things Are

Cast
Role: Mr Haswell Actor: Pope
Role: Aurelia Actor: Miss Wilkinson
Role: Prisoner Actor: Mrs Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John Loverule-Johnstone; Butler-Brown; Cook-Gaudry; Coachman-Painter; Conjurer-Thompson; Jobson-Edwin; Lady Loverule-Mrs Morton; Lettice-Mrs Davenett; Lucy-Miss Brangin; Nell-Mrs Brown.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Brangin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Count Of Narbonne

Performance Comment: Raymond-Kemble; Theodore-Bannister Jun.; Fabian-Packer; Officers-Phillimore, Benson; Austin-Bensley; Adelaide-Mrs Crouch; Jaqueline-Miss Tidswell; Hortensia-Mrs Siddons.
Cast
Role: Jaqueline Actor: Miss Tidswell

Afterpiece Title: All the Worlds a Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem Or Humours Of The Litchfield Landlord

Performance Comment: Archer-Sterne; Aimwell-Sidney; Boniface-Young; Sir Charles Freeman-Russel; Foigard-Wilson; Gibbet-Marriot; Sullen-Jones; Scrub-Simpson; Dorinda-Mrs Simpson; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Marriot; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Fowler; Gipsey-Miss Fowler; Cherry-Mrs Sterne.
Cast
Role: Gipsey Actor: Miss Fowler

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd or An Old Man Taught Wisdom

Performance Comment: Blister-Sidney; Goodwill-Young; Coupee-Simpson; Thomas-Marriot; Quaver (with a song)-Wilson; Miss Lucy-Mrs Sterne.
Cast
Role: Miss Lucy Actor: Mrs Sterne.

Song: As17870326

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Woud Be A Soldier

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Performance Comment: Henry-Johnstone; Simpkin-Cubitt; Skirmish-Edwin; Russet-Darley; Flint-Thompson; Jenny-Mrs Martyr (1st appearance in that character); Margaret-Mrs Davenett; Louisa-Miss Wilkinson.
Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Miss Wilkinson.

Song: In: the new Four@and@Twenty Fidlers all on a Row-Edwin

Entertainment: Monologues. End: Lingo's Opinions on Men and Manners-(A Comical, Whimsical, Operatical, Farcical Rhapsody [with incidental music by William Shield]) Edwin; End I afterpiece: A Description of the Curiosities of the Tower of London-Edwin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A School For Fathers

Performance Comment: Lionel-Kelly (1st appearance on the English stage); Colonel Oldboy-Parsons; Sir John Flowerdale-Aickin; Jenkins-Bannister; Harman-Williames; Jessamy-Dodd; Diana-Miss Collett; Lady Mary Oldboy-Mrs Hopkins; Jenny-Mrs Forster; Clarissa-Mrs Crouch.
Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Miss Collett

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Collins

Song: [Kelly introduced a song by Giuseppe Sarti with English words by Richard Tickell, and a duet composed by himself and Stephen Storace with words by French Laurence (Kelly, I, 296). Neither one of these is listed on the playbill]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Transformation Or The Manager An Actor In Spite Of Himself

Afterpiece Title: The Strangers at Home

Performance Comment: As17861201, but Aldobrand-Suett; Alice-Miss Collett; Fabio-_; Roberto-_.
Cast
Role: Alice Actor: Miss Collett
Role: Miss Lucy Actor: Mrs Jordan.

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Tidswell

Song: End 2nd piece: Stand to your Guns-Bannister

Entertainment: After Singing: various Imitations, Vocal and Rhetorical, -Bannister Jun

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. The Doors to be opened at 5:00. To begin at 6:15

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Performance Comment: Doctor Cantwell-Simpson; Colonel Lambert-Curtis; Maw@Worm-A Young Gentleman; Old Lady Lambert-Mrs Bakewell; Young Lady Lambert-Mrs Fox; Betty-Miss Leserve; Charlotte-Mrs Rivers (late of cg).
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Leserve

Afterpiece Title: Taste or Lady Pentweazel sitting for her Picture

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Performance Comment: Young Mask-Curtis; Freeman-Simpson; Old Mask-The Gentleman who performs Lady Pentweazel; Lady Scrape-Miss Leserve; Laundress-Mrs Bakewell; Musical Lady-A Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified]).unidentified]).
Cast
Role: Lady Scrape Actor: Miss Leserve

Song: End III: Bow wow wow (from Patrick in Prussia [i.e. Love in a Camp])-the Gentleman who plays Maw-Worm; In 3rd piece: a duet, The Hermit[, taken from part of Goldsmith's Hermit,-the Young Lady, the Gentleman who performs Maw-Worm

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Scarborough

Performance Comment: As17860926, but Col. Townly-Staunton; Lory-R. Palmer; Miss Hoyden-Mrs Forster.
Cast
Role: Miss Hoyden Actor: Mrs Forster.
Role: Berinthia Actor: Miss Farren.

Afterpiece Title: Box Lobby Loungers

Performance Comment: Sir Peter Pippin-Baddeley; Dicky Dash-Bannister Jun.; Scotchman-Suett; Lounger-R. Palmer; Office@Keeper-Phillimore; Box@keepers-Staunton, Chaplin, Wilson; Lobby Danglers-Spencer, Newbold; Irishman-Moody; Orange Girl-Miss Tidswell; Lady Patty Plaid-Mrs Wilson.
Cast
Role: Orange Girl Actor: Miss Tidswell

Afterpiece Title: Too Civil by Half

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Performance Comment: As17870416, but Ghastly-Wewitzer; Miss Walsingham-Mrs T. Kennedy; Lady Rachel Mildew-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Tempest-Mrs Morton.

Afterpiece Title: Hob in the Well

Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Stuart

Dance: End: The Drunken Sailor Reclaim'd- [see17861212]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Osmyn-Smith; Gonzalez-Packer; Garcia-Barrymore; Heli-R. Palmer; Selim-Fawcett; Alonzo-Phillimore; Perez-Wilson; King-Aickin; Almeria-Mrs Ward; Leonora-Miss Tidswell; Zara-Mrs Siddons.
Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Miss Tidswell

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

Performance Comment: As17870113, but Nancy-Miss Tidswell in place of Mrs Wilson.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Vestale

Performance Comment: As17870501, but Miss_ Poole.

Dance: End I: Divertissement, as17870428; End Opera: Le Cossac Jaloux-Mme Perignon, Goyon, Laborie, Henry, Mlle R. Simonet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedick-Browne; Claudio-Williamson; Don Pedro-Johnson; Don John-Usher; Balthasar (with a song)-Meadows; Antonio-Chapman; Dogberry-Moss; Borachio-Baker; Conrade-Lyons; Verges-Barrett; Leonato-Kemble; Hero-Miss Woollery (1st appearance in that character); Ursula-Mrs Poussin; Margaret-Mrs Gaudry; Beatrice-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Hero Actor: Miss Woollery

Afterpiece Title: Harvest Home

Cast
Role: Unah Actor: Miss George

Dance: II: a Masquerade Scene-; with Dancing-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: As17861115, but Downright-Phillimore; Bridget-Miss Barnes; Tib-Mrs Love.
Cast
Role: Bridget Actor: Miss Barnes

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: End: Hornpipe-Johnston; End I afterpiece: The Irish Fair, as17870525

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Performance Comment: As17870509, but Shepherdesses-Mrs Morton, Miss Stuart.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil upon Two Sticks

Dance: As17870131