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3271 results for: Keyword - B. Booth
We found 1964 matches on Performance Comments, 697 matches on Event Comments, 521 matches on Author, 299 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

876
17 February 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle-spectre

Afterpiece Title: Of Age To-morrow

877
10 March 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: Blue-Beard

878
11 March 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Egyptian Festival

Afterpiece Title: The Liar

879
23 May 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Song: In afterpiece: The Blue Bell of Scotland, as18000512; accompanied on the Lute, as18000512; II: song-Master Suett

880
29 May 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Egyptian Festival

Afterpiece Title: The Strangers at Home

Dance: In: a favorite Pas Seul-Sga Bossi DelCaro

881
01 August 1705 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cares Of Love; Or, A Night's Adventure

Performance Comment: Edition of 1705 lists: Florencio-Booth; Beltran-Powell; Don Pedro-Cory; Corillo-Weller; Antonio-Mynns; Host-Knapp; Julio-Miller; Alguazils-Freeman, Bright; Lucinda-Mrs Allison; Lucretia-Mrs Baker; Lisena-Mrs Bradshaw; Prologue by Booth-Booth; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Florencio Actor: Booth
Role: Booth Actor: Booth

882
07 May 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Hallam, Rob. William, and Miss Tynte. Written by Shakespear. Th. Cibber (Lives and Characters, pp. 49-49): I remember, some Years ago, on Mr Giffard's coming from Ireland (then a young Actor) Mr Booth performed the Character of Hotspur one Night, when Mr Giffard played the Part of the Prince of Wales ; Mr Booth knowing Mr Giffard must be naturally prejudiced in favour of Mr Thomas Elrington, to whose Performance in Hotspur he had many times attended with no small Admiration-Mr Booth, piqued on this Occasion, exerted himself in a particular Manner, and played the whole Part with such Fire, and Engergy of Spirit, as rouzed his Auditors to an Extravagance of Applause, and made Mr Giffard confess (as he has often done in my Hearing) that, notwithstanding his Prepossession in favour of Mr Elrington,-Mr Booth, in Power, Spirit, and Judgment, went far beyond him in this Part; as he afterwards, with Admiration confessed,-he did in every other

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, Part I

Cast
Role: Hotspur Actor: Booth
Role: Kate Actor: Mrs Booth

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Dance: Thurmond, Boval, Mrs Brett, Miss Tenoe, Young Rainton, Miss Robinson

883
18 April 1785 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Booth. Mr Booth respectfully hopes his close Attention to the several Departments he occupies in the Theatre will be a sufficient Excuse for his not personally waiting on his Friends. [Public Advertiser, 22 Mar., notes that since Wild's accident [see 11 May] Booth had been acting as prompter.] Public Advertiser, 14 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Booth at his house in Great Queen-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields. 2nd piece [1st time; M. INT I, compiler unknown]: The Music compiled from the most eminent Masters

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Land of Enchantment

Afterpiece Title: Barataria

Cast
Role: Recorder Actor: Booth

Dance: In 2nd piece, by Harris, Miss Besford, Mrs Goodwin, Mrs Ratchford, Miss Matthews

Song: As17841025, but omitted: names of singers

884
23 August 1699 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fryar Bacon; Or, The Country Justice : With The Humours Of tolfree The Miller, And His Son ralph

Performance Comment: A playbill: At Parker's and Doggett's Booth near Hosier-Lane End, in Smithfield, during the Time of Bartholomew-Fair, will be presented a New Droll, called, Fryar Bacon; or, The Country Justice: With the Humours of Tolfree the Miller, and his Son Ralph, Acted by Mr Doggett. With Variety of Scenes, Machines, Songs and Dances. Vivat Rex. (See William VanLennep, Some Early English Playbills, Harvard Library Bulletin, VIII (1954), opposite page 237.) The London Spy, August 1699, describes a visit to Bartholomew Fair, including an account of Doggett's droll and another, Dwarf Comedy, Sir-nam'd a Droll' called The Devil of a Wife. In the Post Man, 15-17 Aug. 1699, is an advance notice of rope dancing and a booth run by Barnes and Appleby between the Crown Tavern and the Hospital Gate, next to Miller's Droll Booth.
Cast
Role: At Parker's and Doggett's Booth near Hos Actor: Lane End, in Smithfield, during the Time of Bartholomew-Fair, will be presented a New Droll, called, Fryar Bacon
Role: Sir Actor: nam'd a Droll' called The Devil of a Wife. In the Post Man, 15-17 Aug. 1699, is an advance notice of rope dancing and a booth run by Barnes and Appleby between the Crown Tavern and the Hospital Gate, next to Miller's Droll Booth.

885
23 October 1719 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant; Or, The Sick Lady's Cure

Performance Comment: Parts-Wilks, Cibber, Booth, Johnson, Miller, Mrs Oldfield, Mrs Thurmond, Mrs Booth, Mrs Bicknell, Mrs Saunders.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Wilks, Cibber, Booth, Johnson, Miller, Mrs Oldfield, Mrs Thurmond, Mrs Booth, Mrs Bicknell, Mrs Saunders.

886
10 December 1661 @ Theatre in Vere Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Dancing Master

887
01 November 1662 @ Whitehall or St. James's

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ignoramus; Or, The Academical Lawyer

888
March 1665 @ Merchant Taylors School

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Pilgrimage

889
22 February 1668 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Albumazar

890
14 October 1668 @ Whitehall or St. James's

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Queen Of Arragon

891
December 1670 @ The (first) Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conquest Of Granada By The Spaniards

892
March 1673 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Rogue

893
11 February 1686 @ Drury Lane Theatre or Dorset Garden Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cadmus Et Hermione

894
February 1688 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Injured Lovers; Or, The Ambitious Father

895
18 June 1688 @ Whitehall or St. James's

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

896
04 November 1690 @ Whitehall or St. James's

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

897
01 January 1694 @ Whitehall or St. James's

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

898
December 1699 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Achilles; Or, Iphigenia In Aulis

899
25 June 1700 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

900
October 1700 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Perjured Husband; Or, The Adventures Of Venice