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2873 results for: Keyword - Barton Booth
We found 1992 matches on Performance Comments, 618 matches on Event Comments, 294 matches on Performance Title, 147 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1876
18 October 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Performance Comment: Patie-Miss M. Stageldoir; Roger-Barrymore; Symon-Moody; Sir William Worthy-Aickin; Glaud-Suett; Bauldy-Dodd; Jenny-Mrs Wells; Mause-Mrs Love; Madge-Mrs Booth; Peggy-Miss Field .
Cast
Role: Madge Actor: Mrs Booth

Dance: End of Act I of afterpiece a Highland Reel by Williamson, the Miss Stageldoirs, &c. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]

Song: In Act III of mainpiece a song by Williames. [This was included, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]

1877
27 October 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Leon-Henderson; Duke-Cubitt; Cacafogo-Booth; Juan-Davies; Sanchio-Thompson; Alonzo-Fearon; Copper Captain-Lewis; Margaretta-Mrs Inchbald; Clara-Miss Platt; Altea-Mrs Morton; Old Woman-Mrs Pitt; Maid-Mr Besford; Estifania-Mrs Abington .
Cast
Role: Cacafogo Actor: Booth

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Dance: End of mainpiece, as17841022; Afterpiece to conclude with a Grand Dana. Chief of the Bostanges-Harris; Principal Female Dancers-Mrs Ratchford, Miss Besford

1878
28 October 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of The World

Performance Comment: Sir Pertinax Macsycophant-Macklin; Lord Lumbercourt-Wilson; Sydney-Aickin; Melville-Clarke; Counsellor Plausible-Jones; Serjeant Eitherside-Booth; Tomlins-Stevens; Sam-Ledger; John-Thompson; Egerton-Lewis; Constantia-Miss Ranoe; Betty Hint-Mrs Morton; Lady Macsycophant-Miss Platt; Nanny-Mrs Davenett; Lady Rodolpha Lumbercourt-Miss Younge .
Cast
Role: Serjeant Eitherside Actor: Booth

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

1879
09 November 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Prospero-Bensley; Stephano-Moody; Trincalo-Baddeley; Caliban-Bannister; Gonzalez-Aickin; Alonzo-Wrighten; Antonio-Phillimore; Sebastian-Wright; Francisco-Wilson; Ferdinand-Barrymore; Miranda-Miss Phillips; Ariel-Miss Field. Chorus of Spirits-Chaplin, Fawcett, Alfred, Newbold; Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Miss Stageldoir, Miss Barnes, Miss Burnett, Mrs Smith, &c . Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Miss Stageldoir, Miss Barnes, Miss Burnett, Mrs Smith, &c .

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Dance: In Act I of mainpiece a Dance of Spirits by Miss Hamoir, &c.; In Act III a Dance of Fantastic Spirits (performers not listed); In Act IV a Dance by Mr and Miss Hamoir. [All these were danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]

1880
10 November 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Macklin; Antonio-Clarke; Bassanio-Wroughton; Gratiano-Bonnor; Lorenzo (with songs)-Johnstone (1st appearance in that character); Launcelot-Quick; Salanio-Booth; Solarino-Davies; Duke-Fearon; Tubal-Thompson; Jessica (with a song)-Mrs Morton; Nerissa-Mrs Inchbald; Portia-Miss Younge .
Cast
Role: Salanio Actor: Booth

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece, as17841022; End of Act IV, as17841008

1881
13 November 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Mr Ford-Wroughton; Sir Hugh Evans-Edwin; Justice Shallow-Wilson; Mr Page-Hull; Slender-Quick; Doctor Caius-Wewitzer; Host of the Garter-Booth; Fenton-Cubitt; Pistol-Thompson; Bardolph-Bates; Falstaff-Henderson; Mrs Page-Mrs Inchbald; Ann Page-Mrs Lewis; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Ford-Mrs Bates .
Cast
Role: Host of the Garter Actor: Booth

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Dance: As17841008

1882
20 November 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fontainbleau

Afterpiece Title: Barnaby Brittle

Performance Comment: Barnaby Brittle-Quick; Lovemore-Davies; Jeremy-Edwin; Clodpole-Wilson; Sir Peter Pride-Booth; Lady Pride-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Brittle-Mrs T. Kennedy .
Cast
Role: Sir Peter Pride Actor: Booth

Dance: As17841116

1883
22 November 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: Arthur and Emmeline

Performance Comment: Arthur-Kemble; Oswald-Brereton; Merlin-Aickin; Conon-Packer; Osmond-Phillimore; Aurelius-R. Palmer; Grimbald-Bannister; Matilda-Miss Barnes; Emmeline-Miss Farren; Philidel-Miss Field; Venus-Miss Phillips. The rest of the Vocal Parts by Williames, Fawcett, Wilson, Chaplin, Alfred, Newbold; Miss Stageldoir, Miss Burnett, Miss Cranford, Mrs Love, Mrs Burnett, Mrs Booth, Miss George . Miss Stageldoir, Miss Burnett, Miss Cranford, Mrs Love, Mrs Burnett, Mrs Booth, Miss George .

1884
29 November 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Performance Comment: Evander-Henderson; Dionysius-Aickin; Philotas-Farren; Melanthon-Hull; Areas-Fearon; Greek Herald-Davies; Calippus-Thompson; Greek Soldier-Booth; Phocion-Wroughton; Erixine-Miss Platt; Euphrasia-Mrs Crawford (1st appearance this season) .
Cast
Role: Greek Soldier Actor: Booth

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

1885
01 December 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fontainbleau

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Performance Comment: Razor-Wewitzer; Pamphlet-Wilson; Quidnunc-Booth; Rovewell-Davies; Belmour-Bonnor; Harriet-Mrs Inchbald; Termagant-Mrs Pitt .
Cast
Role: Quidnunc Actor: Booth

Dance: End of mainpiece a new Ballet (composed by Harris) The Mountaineers; or, The Woodland Sports by Harris, Miss Matthews and Miss Besford

1886
04 December 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fontainbleau

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

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

Dance: As17841201

1887
11 December 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Cast
Role: Host of the Garter Actor: Booth

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Performance Comment: As17840921, but Father Luke-Booth .
Cast
Role: Father Luke Actor: Booth

1888
22 December 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Follies Of A Day

Afterpiece Title: The Devil upon Two Sticks

Performance Comment: The Devil (1st time)-Wilson; Sir T. Maxwell-Thompson; Invoice-Davies; Julep-Booth; Apozem-Wewitzer; Calomel-Fearon; Camphire-Stevens; Dr Last-Edwin; Mrs Margaret Maxwell-Mrs Webb [Public Advertiser: Mrs Pitt]; Harriet (with a song)-Mrs Morton .
Cast
Role: Julep Actor: Booth

1889
27 December 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Performance Comment: Barnwell-Farren (1st appearance in that character); Thorowgood-Hull; Trueman-Davies; Uncle-Booth; Blunt-Thompson; Maria-Mrs T. Kennedy (1st appearance in that character); Lucy-Mrs Wilson; Millwood-Mrs Bates .
Cast
Role: Uncle Actor: Booth

Afterpiece Title: The Magic Cavern; or, Virtue's Triumph

Song: In Act I of mainpiece song by Brett

1890
14 January 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Performance Comment: Sir John Restless-Wroughton; Sir William Belmont-Thompson; Young Belmont-Davies; Blandford-Fearon; Robert-Booth; Brush-Wewitzer; Beverly-Lewis; Lady Restless-Mrs Bates; Tattle-Mrs Davenett; Clarissa-Mrs Morton; Marmalet-Miss Stuart; Belinda-Mrs Abington .
Cast
Role: Robert Actor: Booth

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Dance: In Act I of afterpiece a Dance by Harris, Miss Matthews, Miss Besford

1891
19 January 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Pope (1st appearance in that character, and 3rd on any stage [see17850108 and 10 Jan.]); Priuli-Hull; Renault-Clarke; Bedamar-Davies; Duke-Thompson; Spinosa-Cubitt; Elliot-Fearon; Officer-Booth; Pierre-Henderson (1st appearance in that character [in London]); Belvidera-Mrs Crawford .
Cast
Role: Officer Actor: Booth

Afterpiece Title: The Magic Cavern

1892
20 January 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: Don John-Palmer; Duke-Packer; Petruchio-Aickin; Antonio-Waldron; Peter-Burton; Antony-Suett; Francisco-Wright; Surgeon-Wrighten; Frederick-Brereton; 1st Constantia-Mrs Ward; Mother-Mrs Hopkins; Landlady-Mrs Love; Nurse-Mrs Booth; 2nd Constantia-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Booth

Afterpiece Title: The Caldron; or, Pantomimical Olio

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Wright; Clown-Grimaldi; Colombine-Miss M. Stageldoir. The other Principal Characters by Suett, R. Palmer, Burton, Williames, Waldron, Staunton, Wrighten, Fawcett, Chaplin, Wilson, Phillimore, Spencer, Alfred; Mrs Booth, Miss Hale, Mrs Burnett, Miss Cranford, Miss Barnes, Mrs Heard, Miss Palmer, Mrs Smith, Miss Tidswell, Miss Burnett, Mrs Love. 1st Singing Witch-Chapman .

Dance: In afterpiece, by Mr and Miss Hamoir, Mills, Miss Stageldoir. [The dances were included, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]

1893
21 January 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedick-Henderson; Leonato-Hull; Don Pedro-Davies; Claudio-Farren; Balthazar (with a sang)-Brett; Don John-Booth; Anthonio-Thompson; Borachio-Egan; Conrade-Cubitt; Friar-Fearon; Verges-Wewitzer; Dogberry-Quick; Town Clerk-Edwin; Hero-Mrs Inchbald; Margaret-Mrs Davenett; Ursula-Mrs Poussin; Beatrice-Mrs Abington .
Cast
Role: Don John Actor: Booth

Afterpiece Title: The Magic Cavern

Dance: In Act II of mainpiece a Masquerade Dance incident to the Play [performers not listed]

1894
05 March 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: Lovemore-Wroughton; Sir Brilliant Fashion-Lewis; William-Bonnor; Sideboard-Booth; Sir Bashful Constant-Quick; Mrs Lovemore-Mrs Bates; Lady Constant-Mrs Inchbald; Muslin-Mrs Wilson; Mignionet-Miss Stuart; Furnish-Mrs Poussin; Widow Belmour (with a song)-Mrs Abington .
Cast
Role: Sideboard Actor: Booth

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Dance: As17841008

1895
29 March 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple; Or, A Trip To The Jubilee

Afterpiece Title: Barataria; or, Sancho Turn'd Governor

Performance Comment: Sancho Panca-Quick; Duke-Cubitt; Manuel-Bonnor; Pedro-Thompson; Recorder-Booth; Alonzo-Helme; Smuggler-Stevens; Custom House Officer-Bates; Gardener-Jones; Tailor-Kennedy; Cryer-Besford; Thin Man-Newton; Don Quixote-Davies; Lady Tereza Panca-Mrs Webb; Spanish Lady-Mrs Pitt; Duchess-Mrs Poussin; Mary the Buxom-Mrs Wilson. [Text (J. Almon, 1785) adds: Big Woman-Miss Brangin, and calls Spanish Lady, Rodriguez.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: Recorder Actor: Booth

Dance: As17841201

Monologue: 1785 03 29 Preceding the mainpiece Mother Shipton's Review of the Audience (Written by the late D. Garrick, Esq.) [speaker not listed, but probably Quick]

1896
30 March 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Performance Comment: Ferdinand-Johnstone (1st appearance in that character); Ramirez-Davies; Sanguino-Darley; Spado-Quick; Pedrillo-Edwin; Scipio-Booth; Philippo-Brett; Rapino-Cubitt; Calvetto-Thompson; Vasques-Stevens; Don Juan-Fearon; Alphonso-Mrs Kennedy; Victoria-Miss Wheeler (1st appearance in that character); Catalina-Mrs Wilson; Lorenza-Mrs Martyr .
Cast
Role: Scipio Actor: Booth

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Dance: As17841001

1897
06 April 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Capt. Macheath-Johnstone; Peachum-Booth; Lockit-Mrs Webb; Mat o' the Mint-Darley; Ben Budge-Ledger; Jemmy Twitcher-Painter; Crook-finger'd Jack-Bates; Jailor-Stevens; Drawer-Helme; Filch-Mrs Wilson; Lucy-Mrs Kennedy; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Davenett; Jenny Diver-Mrs Morton; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Platt; Polly-Miss Wheeler. hathi.
Cast
Role: Peachum Actor: Booth

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Dance: In Act III of mainpiece Hornpipe by Miss Besford; After 2nd song, The Mountaineers, as17841201

Song: End of Act I of mainpiece The Sorrows of Charlotte at the Tomb of Werter (the music composed by Percy, and never before sung in public) sung in character by Miss Wheeler; End of mainpiece The Soldier tir'd of War's Alarms by Miss Wheeler

1898
08 April 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Performance Comment: King Henry-Clarke; Buckingham-Wroughton; Cranmer-Hull; Surrey-Farren; Lord Chamberlain-Bonnor; Cromwell-Davies; Gardner-Wewitzer; Lord Sands-T. Kennedy; Norfolk-Fearon; Suffolk-Booth; Sir T. Lovell-Chalmers; Cardinal Wolsey-Henderson; Anne Bullen-Mrs Inchbald; Lady-Mrs Pitt; Queen Katherine-Miss Younge .
Cast
Role: Suffolk Actor: Booth

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Dance: As17841022

Song: In Act II of mainpiece Tally ho! by Mrs Martyr; In Act III song by Mrs Kennedy

1899
11 April 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Women Pleas'd

Performance Comment: Silvio-Wroughton; Soto-Quick; Claudio-Farren; Duke-Davies; Lopez-Booth; Bartello-Fearon; Penurio-Edwin; Duchess-Mrs Inchbald; Isabella-Mrs T. Kennedy; Rodophe-Mrs Webb; Belvidere-Mrs Bates .
Cast
Role: Lopez Actor: Booth

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: In Act IV of mainpiece a song by Mrs Martyr; End of Mainpiece Four and Twenty Fidlers all on a Row by Edwin

Monologue: 1785 04 11 End of Act II of mainpiece A Description of the Curiosities of the Tower of London by Edwin

1900
22 April 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Performance Comment: As17850406, but Dorcas-Mrs Booth .
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Booth

Song: End of mainpiece Awake, AEolean Lyre, a glee composed by Danby (which gained a Prize Medal), by Bannister, Suett, Staunton, Barrymore, Chapman, Williames, Dignum