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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,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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3170 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.

2726
21 August 1727 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Miller-Hall-Milward Great Theatrical Booth, at Hosier Lane End

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore: Containing The Death Of King Edward Iv, The Penance Of Jane Shore, And Her Miserable Fall Under Richard The Protector

Afterpiece Title: With The Comical Humours of Anthony Noodle, His Man Weazle, and Captain Blunderbuss

Afterpiece Title: The Wheel of Life; or, Harlequin's Death

2727
22 August 1727 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Lee-Harper Booth, over against the Hospital Gate in West Smithfield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of The Unnatural Parents; Or, The Fair Maid Of The West: Giving An Account How They Had Two Daughters, One Of Which They Fondly Lov'd, And The Other They Could Not Endure; So By Their Barbarity She Was Forced To Leave Her Father's House And Seek Her Fortune: With The Comical Humours Of Trusty, Her Father's Man, That Was Sent In Pursuit After Her, Who, In His Travels, Met With Three Witches That Hoisted Him Upon A Distaff, And Sent Him Flying Home Over The Houses

Dance: DDance-Wild Cats of the Woods

2728
23 August 1727 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Yeates' Booth in Smithfield Rounds, facing Cow Lane End

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Princess Elizabeth; Or, The Rise Of Judge Punch

2729
18 March 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Booth. At the Particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Written Originally by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Double Falshood

2730
24 August 1728 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Bullock's Great Theatrical Booth. The Cloaths are enitrely New, as well as the Scenes, which are painted by an Excellent Artist

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Perjur'd Prince; Or, The Martyr'd General: With The Comical Humours Of Squire Calveshead, His Mother, His Sister Hoyden, And His Man Aminadab

Dance: FFingalian-Smith, Mrs Ogden

2731
24 August 1728 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Lee-Harper-Spiller Booth. Mainpiece: With all proper Decorations of Scenery, Machinery, &c. particularly the Sea where Leander was drown'd with Neptune, Tritons and Mermaids, floating. With the Comical Humours of Otter and Nurse. Afterpiece: [By Thomas Walker. Cast not listed in edition of 1728.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ero And Leander

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker's Opera; or, The Escapes of Jack Sheppard

2732
24 August 1728 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Hall-Miller Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bateman; Or, The Unhappy Marriage: With The Comical Humours Of Sparrow And His Man Pumpkin

2733
24 August 1728 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Yeates' Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

2734
24 August 1728 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Fielding-Reynolds Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

2735
06 September 1728 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At Fielding-Reynolds Booth. [On 23 Sept. Miss Ward was announced as play Polly.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

2736
06 September 1728 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At Lee-Harper-Spiller Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Quaker's Opera

2737
06 September 1728 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At Lee-Harper Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Royal Champion; Or, St

2738
06 September 1728 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At Yeates' Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

2739
18 March 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Booth. By Command of his Royal Highness

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Dance: Roger, Essex, Mrs Mills, Miss Robinson; particularly The Pierete-

2740
07 April 1729 @ Upper Moorfields

Event Comment: At Yeates' Great Booth. From 10 a.m. to 9 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

2741
15 April 1729 @ Upper Moorfields

Event Comment: At Yeates' Booth. At 6 p.m. each day this week

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

2742
23 August 1729 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Lee-Harper Great Booth

Performances

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

Song: Mrs Fitzgerald Sr

2743
23 August 1729 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Fielding's Booth. Mainpiece: With Alterations. At 4 p.m. this day. During Fair: From 2 to 11 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hunter; Or, The Beggar's Wedding

Song: CChimes of the Times, The Contented Farmer-Mrs Mountfort

Dance: HHarlequin, Pierrot-St.Luce , from Paris; Dusty Miller, French Peasant-Fisher@Tench Charke

Music: A good Band of Instruments-; accompany'd by a Chamber Organ-

2744
25 August 1729 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Raynor and Pullen's Booth. From 11 a.m. to 11 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Song: TThe Maiden's Case-Mrs Rayner

Dance: Particularly The Maiden's Case-Mrs Rayner

2745
25 August 1729 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Bullock's Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Dorastus And Faunia; Or, The Royal Shepherdess

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Dance: TTollet's Ground-Mrs Bullock, Mrs Ogden; Fingalian-Smith, Mrs Ogden; Scottish Dance-Mrs Bullock

2746
26 August 1729 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Hall's and Oates's Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Maudlin, The Merchant's Daughter Of Bristol: With The Comical Humours Of Roger, Antonio's Man

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wedding

2747
26 August 1729 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Reynolds' Booth. Daily Post, 27 Aug.: Last Night his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales was pleased to honour Mr Reynolds again with his Presence, together with the three eldest Princesses

Performances

2748
08 September 1729 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At Reynolds' Booth. Second Piece: [By Charles Coffey.] The Beggar's Wedding acted until 8 p.m. Southwark Fair acted from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. The Humours of Harlequin added to each. [On Thursday 18 the performance was a benefit for Mrs Nokes.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Afterpiece Title: Southwark Fair; or, The Sheep Shearing

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Harlequin

Song: [On this day only?] A Song by Seedo-Mrs Nokes [in Boy's Cloaths, when the Lord Mayor passes by to proclaim the Fair

2749
12 September 1729 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At Yeates' Great Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

2750
15 September 1729 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At Lee's and Harper's Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Bethulia

Song: Singing in Italian-Mrs Fitzgerald Sr