The People - Jane Pope

Name Variants
  • Miss Pope
Gender
Woman
Start
20 Jan 1744 (b.)
End
30 Jul 1818 (d.)
Country of Birth
England
Locality
London
Bio
BD Vol. 12: 77-85
Links
Notes
Jane Pope is the "Young Gentlewoman" listed in the bills at Drury Lane on 27 October 1759

Works (1 Results)

Title Year Type Role
The Young Couple 1767 Afterpiece Author

Activities (6 Results)

Theatre Activity
Covent Garden Actor, Dancer, Singer
Drury Lane Actor, Dancer, Singer

Benefits (Employee/Tickets) (46 Results)

Date Theatre Title Mainpiece Title After Piece(s) Door receipts Tickets Total Charges Ticket Count Type
29 Apr 1760 Drury Lane The Lady's Last Stake; or, The Wife's Resentment The Double Disappointment, Louvre, Minuet Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Sh
28 Apr 1761 Drury Lane The Mistake; or, The Lover's Quarrel Polly Honeycombe, Louvre, Minuet Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Sh
27 Apr 1762 Drury Lane Much Ado About Nothing The Musical Lady Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
11 Apr 1763 Drury Lane The Way to Keep Him Miss in her Teens, The Tempest of War Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
10 Apr 1764 Drury Lane The Foundling Polly Honeycombe, The Shepherdesses or La Faux a Veugle, The Irish Lilt £216 7s 6d Unknown £216 7s 6d Unknown Unknown
11 Apr 1765 Drury Lane The Way to Keep Him The Frenchified Lady Never in Paris, The Medley, Minuet, The Irish Lilt Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
04 Apr 1766 Drury Lane The Conscious Lovers The Musical Lady, The Irish Lilt, Hearts of Oak Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
21 Apr 1767 Drury Lane The Plain Dealer The Young Couple, Hearts of Oak, The Cries of London, A Description of the Tombs in Westminster Abbey £81 14s £98 8s £180 2s £64 Unknown
07 Apr 1768 Drury Lane The Clandestine Marriage The Register Office, Hearts of Oak Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
29 Mar 1769 Drury Lane The Jealous Wife Harlequin's Invasion; or, A Christmas Gambol, The Wake Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
27 Mar 1770 Drury Lane The Tender Husband; or The Accomplishd Fools A Trip to Scotland, The Rabbit Sellers Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
21 Mar 1771 Drury Lane The Funeral; or, Grief á la Mode Harlequin's Invasion; or, A Christmas Gambol Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
04 Apr 1772 Drury Lane The Double Gallant; or, The Sick Lady's Cure Harlequin's Invasion; or, A Christmas Gambol £125 8s 6d £126 8s 6d £251 17s £69 Unknown
30 Mar 1773 Drury Lane The Jealous Wife Like Master Like Man, Quadrille £67 5s £94 17s £162 2s £65 Unknown
21 Mar 1774 Drury Lane The Fair Quaker of Deal; or, The Humours of the Navy The Author £108 1s £155 9s £263 10s £74 Unknown
08 Apr 1775 Drury Lane The Funeral; or, Grief á la Mode Bon Ton; or High Life Above Stairs £109 8s £177 15s £287 3s £66 Unknown
31 Mar 1777 Drury Lane The Way to Keep Him The Register Office, Harlequin's Invasion; or, A Christmas Gambol, The Irish Fair £122 13s £158 6s £280 19s £74 Unknown
09 Apr 1778 Drury Lane The Confederacy Selima and Azor, The Savage Hunters £112 3s £153 2s £265 5s £64 Unknown
05 Apr 1779 Drury Lane The Spanish Friar; or, The Double Discovery The Contract; or, The Female Captain £73 6s 6d £128 18s £202 4s 6d £64 Unknown
28 Mar 1780 Drury Lane The School for Scandal Fortunatus £123 12s £153 1s £276 13s £74 Unknown
16 Apr 1781 Drury Lane The Clandestine Marriage The Camp, The Irish Fair £90 3s £164 15s £254 18s Unknown Unknown
01 Apr 1782 Drury Lane The Way of the World Robinson Crusoe; or, Harlequin Friday, The Distressed Lovers £115 8s Unknown £115 8s £115 Unknown
03 Apr 1783 Drury Lane The School for Scandal Bon Ton; or High Life Above Stairs, Highland Reel £108 13s £169 10s £278 3s £106 Unknown
30 Mar 1784 Drury Lane The Wonder: A Woman Keeps a Secret Fete, High Life Below Stairs, Poor Thomas Day, Scotch Reel, Time Has Not Thinn'd My Flowing Hair, Tally Ho!, The Sportsmen's Return £123 6s 6d £145 13s £268 19s 6d £107 Unknown
04 Apr 1785 Drury Lane The Double Dealer The Critic, Comic Dance £88 1s £148 12s £236 13s £113 Unknown
19 Apr 1786 Drury Lane She Would and She Would Not Arthur and Emmeline £102 7s £152 4s £254 11s £114 Unknown
11 Apr 1787 Drury Lane The Heiress Harlequin's Invasion; or, A Christmas Gambol £129 16s £152 19s £282 15s £111 Unknown
02 Apr 1788 Drury Lane The School for Scandal Comus (1772) £110 £149 9s £259 9s £109 Unknown
16 Apr 1789 Drury Lane The Heiress The Romp £113 11s £142 17s £256 8s £116 Unknown
07 Apr 1790 Drury Lane The Belle's Stratagem Easter Pastimes, The Pannel £129 8s 6d £133 1s £262 9s 6d £116 Unknown
27 Apr 1791 Drury Lane The Recruiting Officer Don Juan; or, The Libertine Destroyed £123 11s £141 8s £264 19s £121 Unknown
10 Apr 1792 Drury Lane The Double Gallant; or, The Sick Lady's Cure The Sons of Anacreon, The Critic £133 17s 6d £203 1s 6d £336 19s £168 Unknown
24 Apr 1795 Drury Lane The Rivals The Spoiled Child £222 18s £179 10s £402 8s £211 Unknown
05 May 1796 Drury Lane First Love Harlequin's Invasion; or, A Christmas Gambol, An Old Man Taught Wisdom; or, The Virgin Unmasked £200 6d £167 8s £367 8s 6d £210 Unknown
12 May 1797 Drury Lane As You Like It The Critic, The Scotch Ghost; or, Little Fanny's Love £210 5s £176 13s £386 18s £224 Unknown
11 May 1798 Drury Lane Know Your Own Mind Sylvester Daggerwood, Don Juan; or, The Libertine Destroyed, Pas Seul £167 11s £151 6d £318 11s 6d £216 Unknown
17 Apr 1799 Drury Lane The Funeral; or, Grief á la Mode Feudal Times; or The Banquet Gallery £141 3s 6d £176 16s 6d £318 £234 Unknown
16 May 1800 Drury Lane The School for Scandal Lodoiska £150 18s £179 16s £330 14s £230 Unknown
24 Apr 1801 Drury Lane Love for Love Our Dancing Days, The Citizen £175 13s £175 13s £351 6s £211 Unknown
28 May 1802 Drury Lane The Wonder: A Woman Keeps a Secret The Deserter £149 6s 6d £198 8s 6d £347 15s £221 Unknown
18 May 1803 Drury Lane Unknown Drama The Way to Keep Him, Lethe; or, Esop in the Shades, Blue Beard; or, Female Curiosity! £188 9s 6d £194 1s £382 10s 6d £232 Unknown
22 May 1804 Drury Lane Unknown Drama The Clandestine Marriage, Cinderella; or, The Little Glass Slipper £120 5s £203 1s 6d £323 6s 6d £213 Unknown
22 May 1805 Drury Lane Unknown Drama The School for Scandal, Personation; or, Fairly Taken In, Comus (1772) £133 17s 6d £182 3s 6d £316 1s £221 Unknown
15 May 1806 Drury Lane Unknown Drama The School for Friends, The Romp £114 17s £185 6s £300 3s £216 Unknown
15 May 1807 Drury Lane Unknown Drama The Duenna; or, The Double Elopement, High Life Below Stairs, Don Juan; or, The Libertine Destroyed £149 16s £191 7s £341 3s £209 Unknown
26 May 1808 Drury Lane Unknown Drama The Heir at Law, Caractacus: A Grand Ballet of Action, Scotch Song £164 7s £307 14s £472 1s £232 Unknown
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Money paid (to theatre) (21 Results)

Date Theatre Amount Notes

Money received (from theatre) (282 Results)

Date Theatre Amount Entry Notes
31 Jan 1801 Drury Lane £9 3s 4d Miss Pope
07 Feb 1801 Drury Lane £11 Miss Pope
28 Feb 1801 Drury Lane £7 6s 8d Miss Pope
07 Mar 1801 Drury Lane £7 6s 8d Miss Pope
21 Mar 1801 Drury Lane £7 6s 8d Miss Pope
28 Mar 1801 Drury Lane £7 6s 8d Miss Pope
11 Apr 1801 Drury Lane £11 Miss Pope
23 May 1801 Drury Lane £11 Miss Pope
29 Jun 1801 Drury Lane £36 5s Miss Pope Saly. by Deficiency "1801" and "29" recorded in the account book, presumably referring to June, the most recent month previously recorded.
19 Nov 1801 Drury Lane £11 Miss Pope