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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,authname,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr Booth"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr 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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8070 results for: Keyword - Mr Booth
We found 4764 matches on Event Comments, 2984 matches on Performance Comments, 819 matches on Performance Title, 165 matches on Author, and 1 matches on Roles/Actors.

4676
30 December 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Weekly Journal or British Gazetteer, 4 Jan. 1718: On Monday last was Interr'd the famous Mrs Mynns, who had for so many Years constantly kept a Booth in Bartholomew and Southwark Fair. She was a Woman of a very Masculine Temper, and govern'd the Legions under her Power with great Justice and Exactness....She has left three or four Thousand Pounds behind her

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal Or The Humours Of The Navy

Afterpiece Title: The Perjuror

Dance: As17171228

4677
05 September 1718 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At Pack-Spiller-Hall Booth in Angel Court. The whole Droll intirely new Writ. Advertised 5, 8, 10, 13 Sept

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of Sir Richard Whittington Thrice Lord Mayor Of London And The Diverting Humours Of Madge The Cook maid And Her Sweetheart John The Butler

Song:

Dance:

4678
24 August 1719 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Bullock and the Widow Leigh's Great Booth, in the Greyhound Inn Yard. An excellent new Droll

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Lovers Or The False Friend With The Comical Humours Of Sir Timothy Timberhead And His Man Pismire

Song: Mrs Willis

Dance: Newhouse, Pelling, Miss Francis, Mrs Willis

4679
24 August 1719 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Spiller and Lee Booth. Weekly Journal or Saturday's Post, 20 Aug.: On Tuesday Night about Ten [25 Aug.]...His Royal Highness came thither incognito, with only one Nobleman and a Footman attending; he was well pleased with the Performance, and was very liberal to the Actors

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Egbert King Of Kent And Monarch Of England Or The Union Of The Seven Kingdoms

4680
24 September 1719 @ Bird Cage Alley

Event Comment: Benefit Harper. At Bullock's Booth in Bird-Cage Alley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew Of Venice

Song:

Dance: Drunken Man-Harper

4681
27 January 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: On this day a new license was issued to Wilks, Cibber, Booth

Performances

4682
13 June 1720 @ Hounslow

Event Comment: At Bullock's and Pack's Great Booth at Hounslow during the Fair. Mainpiece: a new Droll

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The False Friend With The Comical Humours Of Sir Timothy Timberhead And His Sister Jezebel

Dance: The Tavern Bilkers-

4683
23 August 1720 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Penkethman-Miller-Jubilee Dicky Booth, in the Horns-Inn Yard, at the Entrance into Smithfield from Pye Corner. Mainpiece: that ancient celebrated Droll

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Maudlin The Merchants Daughter Of Bristol

Song: Miller, Norris, Mrs Willis, others

Dance: Miller, Norris, Mrs Willis, others

4684
23 August 1720 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Bullock-Widow Leigh Booth in Smithfield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Triumph Or The Happy Fair One

4685
05 September 1720 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At Lee-Walker Great Booth. Mainpiece; a Dramatick Entertainment

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Bethulia Containing The Famous History Of Judith And Holofernes With The Pleasant Humours Of Rustego And His Man Terrible

4686
10 October 1720 @ Southwark

Event Comment: Benefit Leigh and Hall. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Afterpiece: a new Farce, (never Acted before). At their Leigh-Hall? Great Booth in Bird-Cage Alley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry The Fourth Part I

Afterpiece Title: The Broken Stock Jobbers or Work for the Bailiffs

Dance: Comical Drunken Man-Harper; Also the surprizing and diverting Entertainment of The Italian Shadows which gave such universal Satisfaction last season in the New Theatre-

4687
24 August 1721 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Lee's Great Booth, over-against the Hospital Gate. Mainpiece. that celebrated Entertainment (which gave such Satisfaction to all the Quality and Gentry that saw it)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Bethulia Containing The History Of Judith And Holofernes Together With The Humours Of Rustego And His Man Terrible

Song:

Dance:

4688
02 September 1721 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At Hall-Leigh Great Theatrical Booth in Bird-Cage Alley. Mainpiece. an excellent Droll

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True Famous And Ancient History Of King Saul And The Witch Of Endor Containing The Death Of Gyant Goliath The Friendship Of David And Jonathan And The Defeat Of King Saul And His Host By The Philistine Army With The Comical Humours Of Dame Double dabber Weezel Her Son And Corporal Bowling pin

Song: Ray, Mrs Bowman

Dance: The best Masters

4689
02 September 1721 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At Penkethman, Miller, and Jubilee Dicky's New Theatrical Booth in Blue-Maid Alley, adjoining the the Half-Moon-Inn

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Injurd General Or The Blind Beggar Of Bednal green And The Woman Never Vext With The Comical And Diverting Humours Of Squire Sousecrown And His Man Gudgeon

4690
08 September 1721 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At Lee's Great Booth in the Queen's Arms Tavern Yard, next the Marshalsea Gate. Mainpiece: an excellent New Entertainment

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Noble Englishman Or The History Of Aarius King Of Persia And The Destruction Of Babylon With The Pleasant Humours Of Capt Fearful And His Man Ninepence

Song:

Dance:

4691
12 March 1722 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Porter. By Their Royal Highnesses' Command. [Theodosius advertized, but Booth's illness deferred it. Daily Courant lists The Man of Mode, but Rich's Register lists The Earl of Essex.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode or The Earl Of Essex

4692
25 August 1722 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Penkethman's Miller's and Boheme's Great Booth in Smithfield Rounds

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Distressd Beauty Or The London Prentice

Dance: Newhouse, Mrs Willis, Mrs Middleton, Miss Francis

Song: Mrs Boman, Mrs Willis; particularly a Mimick Song in Praise of a Country Life between a Court Lady and a Country Nymph-

4693
25 August 1722 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Bullock Booth at the Back of the Greyhound

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Broken Heart They Are All With Child Or A Trick To Catch The Old One

4694
25 August 1722 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Lee-Spiller-Harper Booth, in Harts-Horn Inn Yard, Pye Corner

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Darius King Of Persia With The Downfall Of Babylon Or Innocence Preservd By The Noble Englishman With The comical Humours Of Captain Fearful And His Man Nine pence

4695
05 September 1722 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At Penkethman's and Boheme's Great Booth in Blue-Maid Alley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Distressd Beauty Or The London Prentice

Dance: Newhouse, Mrs Whllis, Miss Francis, Sandham's Son and Daughter

Song: In Praise of a Country Life-Mrs Willis

4696
05 September 1722 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At Walker's Booth. All the Habits entirely new

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Revenge Or The Princely Shepherd With The History Of Valentine And Orson With The Sad And Dismal humours Of Peter Pitiful

Dance: Hornpipe-Tom Jones

4697
08 September 1722 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Fort performances at sf and at booths in September following the opening of dl, see season of 1721-22.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

4698
24 September 1722 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At Penkethman's Booth. At 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Distressd Beauty Or The London Apprentice

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Song: As17220922

Dance: As17220922

Entertainment: As17220922

4699
25 September 1722 @ Southwark

Event Comment: At Walker's Great Booth in Bird Cage Alley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Valentine And Orson

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy or The Comical Rivals

Song: The Boy who performed last season at lif

Dance: Armstrong, Mrs Boman, Jones

4700
26 September 1722 @ Southwark

Event Comment: Benefit Hall. At the Great Theatrical Booth in Bird-Cage Alley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Song:

Dance: