SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Hester Booth"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Hester 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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We found 1931 matches on Performance Comments, 618 matches on Event Comments, 294 matches on Performance Title, 147 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.
Event Comment: At Lee's Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Wedding Or Rackall The Goalkeeper Outwitted

Afterpiece Title: The Stratagems of Harlequin or The Peasant Trickd

Event Comment: Benefit Ray. At the Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies. At Reynold's Booth in the Half-Moon-Inn, near the Bowling Green. At 7 P.M. Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit 1s. 6d. Gallery 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Event Comment: By a Company of Comedians from the Hay-Market. At the Great Theatrical Tyl'd Booth, during the four Days of Black-heath Fair. From 1 P.M. to 10 P.M

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Wedding

Afterpiece Title: Flora

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Event Comment: At the Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies. Benefit Charles the Merry Trumpeter, a Batchelor, who used to Sound with Mr Bullock. At Lee's Booth on the Bowling Green. The Doors will be open'd at Five, and begin pricisely at Six

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Dance: AA Comic Dance between Scaramouch and a Countryman-; Countryman-Charles the Trumpeter

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies. For the Benefit of a Young Man. By a Company of Young Gentlemen. At Lee's Great Booth, on the Bowling-Green. Afterpiece: Being particularly desired. Written by Mr Gibson Jr. Intermix'd with Songs. [Announced only in Craftsman, 16 May.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Perfidious Brother

Afterpiece Title: Love at First Sight

Event Comment: Mainpiece: A Comical Tragival Farcical Droll. Afterpiece: A celebrated Operatical Puppet-Show. No Wires, all alive. At Reynolds' Booth. [Advertised also on 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12 Aug.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rum Duke And The Queer Duke Or A Medley Of Mirth And Sorrow

Afterpiece Title: Punchs Oratory or The Pleasures of the Town Containing several diverting Passages

Dance: St.Luce

Event Comment: Written by the late facetious Mr Doggett. By the Company of Comedians from gf in the Booth next the Turnpike in Tottenham Court. [Advertised also on 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19 Aug.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mad Tom Of Bedlam Or The Distressd Lovers With The Comical Humours Of squire Numscul

Song: Mr Corse, age 12

Dance: DDutch Skipper-Sandham; Drunken Man-Wilcox; (On 8 Aug. and there after:) Mad Dance, Pierrot-Le Sieur Labisle, from France

Event Comment: The Noted Yeates, at his Booth adjoining the Sun

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Perseus And Andromeda

Event Comment: [Edition of 1730 lists airs by Henry Carey, Charke, J. Sheelis.] At Oates-Fielding Booth. [Advertised also 21, 22, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 Aug.; 1, 2, 13, 4, 5, 6, 7 Sept.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Generous Free Mason Or The Constant Lady With The Comical Humours Of squire Noodle And His Man doodle

Dance: St.Luce, Mlle Delorme; particularly Wooden shoe, Pierrot and Pierraite, Black Joke-

Event Comment: At Penkethman-W. Giffard Booth. [Also announced on 22 Aug.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wat Tyler And Jack Straw Being The Representation Of That Celebrated And Heroick Action Of Sir William Walworth A lord Mayor Of London Performd In The Reign Of king Richard The Second Shewing How He Stabd The Insolent Rebel wat Tyler At The Head Of His Rout In smithfield For Which Reason The Dagger Which He So Loyally Employd Was Added To The Citys Arms And Loyalty

Event Comment: At Reynolds' Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Scipios Triumph Or The Siege Of Carthage With The Comical Humours Of noodle stitch puzzle

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Contrivance or The Plague of a Wanton Wife

Event Comment: At Lee-Harper Booth. First piece: From 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Second piece: At 8 p.m. Third piece: After Robin Hood

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Bethulia

Afterpiece Title: Robin Hood and Little John

Afterpiece Title: The Stratagems of Harlequin or The Peasant Trickd

Event Comment: At Penkethman-W. Giffard Booth. Written by the late facetious Mr Doggett. [Advertised also on 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 Aug.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mad Tom Of Bedlam

Dance: MMad Dance-; Dutch Skipper-Sandham upon his Toes; Drunken Man-Wilcox

Event Comment: At Penkethman-W. Giffard Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wat Tyler And Jack Straw

Song:

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Event Comment: At Lee-Harper Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Siege Of Bethulia

Afterpiece Title: Robin Hood and Little John

Afterpiece Title: The Stratagems of Harlequin or The Peasant Trickd

Event Comment: At Penkethman-W. Giffard Booth. [Also announced on 2, 3, 7 Sept.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wat Tyler And Jack Straw

Afterpiece Title: Flora

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Dance:

Event Comment: At Reynolds' Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Contrivance or The Plague of a Wanton Wife

Event Comment: At the Great Booth. [Advertised also on 8, 10, 15, 17 Sept.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Robin Hood And Little John Shewing How He Was Banishd By The Instigation Of The earl Of Pembroke For The Love Of The Fair matilda His Bold Adventures With His Man little John And The band Of Outlaws On Which Information the King Went With His Army To pembroke And robin Hoods Happy Return To Court With The Comical Adventures Of Little John And The pindars Wife

Afterpiece Title: at 8 p

Event Comment: At Yeats' Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Perseus And Andromeda

Event Comment: At Penkethman's Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amurath The Great Emperor Of The Turks Containing The Distressd Loves Of achmet And selima Or The london Prentices Glory With The Comical Humours And Surprizing Adventures Of The London prentice And Want Brains His Man

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Contrivance or The Plague of a Wanton Wife

Event Comment: At Oates-Fielding Booth in Bird-Cage Alley. [Announced also on 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23 Sept.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Generous Free mason Or The Constant Lady

Dance: Smith, Young Clark, Miss Williams; particularly French Peasant, Black Joke-

Event Comment: By the Company of Comedians from the Hay-Market at the Great Theatrical Booth in Bird-Cage Alley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Contrivance or The Plague of a Wanton Wife

Song: Mrs Nokes

Event Comment: Benefit Ray, alias Little John. At Lee-Harper Great Booth, on the Bowling-Green, Southwark. At 6:30 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Song: TThe Bath Teazer (that celebrated Ballad) by Leveridge-Ray

Dance: End II: The White Joke-Eaton; III: A new Dance-Hind, Eaton, Mrs Hill

Event Comment: Benefit Charles, the Merry Trumpeter of Oxford. At Mrs Lee's Great Booth on the Bowling-Green. At 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Event Comment: The Noted Yeates, at his Great Booth in the Upper Moorfields, during the Holiday Week

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Damon And Phillida

Afterpiece Title: The Comical Humours of Cimon and Mopsus