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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,authname,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "B Booth"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "B Booth")') 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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3200 results for: Keyword - B. Booth
We found 1964 matches on Performance Comments, 697 matches on Event Comments, 412 matches on Author, 299 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

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21 November 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Daily Journal, 21 Nov.: It is generally reported about Town, that Interest is making for a new Patent relating to the Goverment of...Drury-lane, exclusive of Mr Booth; but this wants Confirmation: Mr Booth, by all Reports, is much advanced in his Recovery

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Ladys Last Stake

Cast
Role: Lady Gentle Actor: Mrs Booth

Dance: Mrs Booth

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23 August 1703 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At the Great Booth by the Hospital Gate

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainments

Dance: Dancing on the Ropes , after the French and Italian Fashion-a Company of the finest Performers that ever yet have been seen in the whole World; For in the same Booth will be seen the two Famous French Maidens , so much admir'd in all Places and Countries where ever they come, (especially in May-Fair last) where they gain'd the highest Applause from all the Nobility and Gentry, for their wonderful Performance on the Rope, both with and without a Pole....To which is added; Vaulting on the High/Rope-; Tumbling on the Stage-; As also Vaulting on two Horses, on the great Stage, at once-

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16 March 1721 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Booth. The Front Boxes and the Pit to be laid together by Tickets at 5s. Gallery Box 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

Cast
Role: Ghost Actor: Booth
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Booth.

Dance: Hussar and Wife-Shaw, Mrs Booth

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15 March 1722 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Booth. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Dance: Shaw, Mrs Booth; particularly The Coquette Shepherdess, The Hussar, The Harlequin-

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15 March 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Booth. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

Cast
Role: Ghost Actor: Booth
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Booth.

Dance: HHussars-Thurmond, Mrs Booth

31
14 March 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Booth. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Cast
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Booth.

Dance: Mrs Booth

32
06 April 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Booth. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve. Afterpiece: Being particularly desired

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Beggars Wedding

Dance: Mrs Booth

33
13 March 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Booth. By Command of His Royal Highness. [Prince of Wales present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Booth

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: MMinuet-Denoyer, Mrs Booth

34
04 September 1733 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Cibber-Griffin-Bullock-Hallam Booth. [The Fair to run to Friday, 7 Sept.] Second piece: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality and Distinction, and eminent Merchants and Citizens. Taken from the Works of the Immortal Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: The Comical Humours of Sir John Falstaff Justice Shallow Ancient Pistol and Others

Afterpiece Title: The Ridotto Al Fresco

Dance: End I Second Piece: Black Joke-Smith, Miss Brett; II: Comic Dance-Mrs Booth

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26 August 1742 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: FFawkes and Pinchbeck's Booth, end of Hosier Lane, West Smithfield. Noon to 10 p.m. Boxes 2s. Pit 1s. Gallery 6d. Mainpiece: Written by Henry Fielding, Esq. Afterpiece: The Present Tense...by Punch's Company of comical Tragedians from the Haymarket [i.e., a puppet show]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Humours Of Covent Garden Or The Covent Garden Tragedy

Afterpiece Title: The Universal Monarch Defeated or The Queen of Hungary Triumphant

Entertainment: While the booth is filling, the Audience will be diverted by Curious Performances-Ruffian Boy

36
08 March 1746 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artamene

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11 March 1746 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artamene

38
15 March 1746 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artamene

39
18 March 1746 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artamene

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22 March 1746 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artamene

41
01 April 1746 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artamene

42
05 April 1746 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artamene

43
08 April 1746 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artamene

44
12 April 1746 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artamene

45
02 July 1794 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: THE GLORIOUS FIRST OF JUNE

Performance Comment: Cast not listed. [Cast from text (C. Lowndes [1794]): Commodore Broadside-Palmer; Endless-Suctt; Old Cottager-Maddocks; Robin-Barrymore; William-C. Kemble; Tom Oakum-Bannister; Ben-Sedgwick; Splicem-Kelly; Boy-Master Welsh; Dick-Hollingsworth; Busy-Benson//Cottager's Wife-Mrs Booth; Mary-Miss De Camp; Susan-Miss Leak; Girl-Miss Menage; Cicely-Miss Chatterley; Margaretta-Sga Storace.] In which the Principal Performers will assist in the M usical Parts . In which the Principal Performers will assist in the M usical Parts .
Cast
Role: Busy Actor: BensonCottager's Wife-Mrs Booth
Role: BensonCottager's Wife Actor: Mrs Booth

Dance: In afterpiece the Ballets composed by James D'Egville; the Principal Dancers-D'Egville, Gentili, and also by permission of the Proprietor of the King's Theatre, Mme Del Caro, Mlle E. Hilligsberg, Mlle Hilligsberg

46
24 September 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mrs Booth has lately erected a Monument to B. Booth, is now upwards of 90, was the famous Miss Santlowe so much admir'd as Actress and Dancer (Winston MS 10). Advanc'd Mr Barry (b:office keeper) #15; Ditto to Mr Watson (b:office keeper) #10 (Treasurer's Book). [Operating cash returned to treasury on 5 June 1773, but with a deficit of #6 5s. Barry seems not to have been hired thereafter, Archeveque taking his place the following season.] Receipts: #173 17s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: II: Comic Dance, as17720922

47
01 January 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aurelio And Miranda

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

Song: As17981231

48
15 April 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian

Afterpiece Title: The Schoolboy

Song: ( B By desire )Mad Bess-Beard; The Charms of Polly Willis-Mrs Clive

Dance: Cooke, Sga Campioni

49
25 January 1758 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Pigmalion or The Statue Metamorphosed

Afterpiece Title: B By Desire The Battle of Rosbach the whole to conclude with Bryans song in honour of that day sung by Kear

Dance: I: Rural Dance-Master Settree, Miss Twist; III: Scots Dance-Froment, Miss Wilkinson

Song: III: Scots Song-Lauder; IV: young Italian Gentlewoman, 1st appearance on any stage

50
29 April 1769 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Dance: B Particular Desire a Ball dance call'd the Louvre, Minuet-Lalauze, his Daughter