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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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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.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Performance Comment: As17851028, but Evander-Henderson; Greek Soldier-Booth; Erixine-Miss Brangin .
Cast
Role: Greek Soldier Actor: Booth

Afterpiece Title: The Magic Cavern

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

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

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Dance: In Act II of mainpiece a Masquerade Dance incident to the Play; End of mainpiece The Wapping Landlady by Blurton, Rayner, Miss Besford

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: Don John-Palmer; Duke-Packer; Petruchio-Aickin; Antonio-Parsons; Peter-Burton; Antony-Waldron; 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: Arthur and Emmeline

Dance: End of mainpiece The Market-Day, as17851024

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: Ranger-Lewis; Strickland (1st time)-Farren; Bellamy-Davies; Jack Meggot-Booth; Tester-Stevens; Buckle-Thompson; Frankly-Wroughton; Mrs Strickland-Mrs Bates; Jacintha-Mrs Inchbald; Lucetta-Mrs Wilson; Millener-Miss Stuart; Clarinda-Mrs Abington (1st appearance in that character at this theatre) .
Cast
Role: Jack Meggot Actor: Booth

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Dance: End of mainpiece The Wapping Landlady, as17851102; In Act I of afterpiece Dance, as17851010, but Mrs Goodwin in place of Miss Andre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17851114, but Prince-Booth .
Cast
Role: Prince Actor: Booth

Afterpiece Title: The Nunnery

Song: As17851114

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Lewis; Aimwell-Wroughton; Father Foigard (1st time)-Johnstone; Boniface-Booth; Sullen-Fearon; Gibbet-Cubitt; Sir Charles Freeman-Davies; Scrub-Quick; Cherry (1st time)-Mrs Martyr; Dorinda-Mrs Bates; Lady Bountiful-Miss Platt; Gipsy-Miss Stuart; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Abington (1st appearance in that character at this theatre) .
Cast
Role: Boniface Actor: Booth

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Dance: As17851112

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fontainbleau

Performance Comment: As17851103, but Sir John Bull-Booth .
Cast
Role: Sir John Bull Actor: Booth

Afterpiece Title: Retaliation

Dance: As17851112

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Prince Actor: Booth

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Performance Comment: As17851020, but Father Luke-Booth .
Cast
Role: Father Luke Actor: Booth

Song: As17851121

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Performance Comment: As17851014, but Scipio-Booth; added: Rapino-Cubitt; Calvetto-Thompson; Vasquez-Stevens; Don Juan-Fearon .
Cast
Role: Scipio Actor: Booth

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Robin Hood

Performance Comment: As17851021, but Fitzherbert-Booth; Stella (1st time)-Miss Ranoe .
Cast
Role: Fitzherbert Actor: Booth

Afterpiece Title: Barataria

Cast
Role: Recorder Actor: Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Performance Comment: Atall-Lewis; Careless-Wroughton; Clerimont-Farren; Finder-Wewitzer; Sir Harry Atall-Thompson; Mr Wilful-Fearon; Bolus-Booth; Rheubarb-Jones; Supple-Stevens; Sir Solomon Sadlife-Quick; Lady Dainty-Mrs Bates; Clarinda-Mrs Inchbald; Wishwell-Mrs Wilson; Sylvia-Mrs Lewis; Sittup-Miss Stuart; Lady Sadlife-Mrs Abington (1st appearance in that character [at this theatre]) .at this theatre]) .
Cast
Role: Bolus Actor: Booth

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Dance: End of Act IV of mainpiece The Merry Sailors, as17850919; End of mainpiece The Piping Pedlar, as17851112; In afterpiece, as17851123

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17851114, but Tibalt-Booth; added: Apothecary-Swords .
Cast
Role: Tibalt Actor: Booth

Afterpiece Title: The Fool

Cast
Role: O'Reilly Actor: Booth

Song: As17851114

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: Hurly-Burly; or, The Fairy of the Well

Performance Comment: Harlequin Clack-Bannister Jun.; Magician-Staunton; Doctor-Fawcett; Harlequin Lack-Wright; Clodpate-Grimaldi. The other Characters by Moody, Wrighten, Burton, Chapman, Waldron, Phillimore, Chaplin, Wilson, Jones, Spencer, Alfred, &c.; Mrs Wilson, Miss Cranford, Mrs Cuyler, Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Miss Tidswell, Mrs Burnett, Mrs Heard, Miss Burnett, Miss Barnes, Miss Palmer, Miss Simson, Mrs Haskey, Mrs Wrighten. [For assignments of Moody, Mrs Wilson, Miss Cranford, Mrs Wrighten, see17851229 Larpent MS 715 also lists: Lover, Lawyer, Clerk, Scotchman, Sailor, Taylor; Colombine.] hathi. Mrs Wilson, Miss Cranford, Mrs Cuyler, Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Miss Tidswell, Mrs Burnett, Mrs Heard, Miss Burnett, Miss Barnes, Miss Palmer, Miss Simson, Mrs Haskey, Mrs Wrighten. [For assignments of Moody, Mrs Wilson, Miss Cranford, Mrs Wrighten, see17851229 Larpent MS 715 also lists: Lover, Lawyer, Clerk, Scotchman, Sailor, Taylor; Colombine.] hathi.

Dance: In afterpiece, by Hamoir, Williamson, Miss Stageldoir, Mrs Sutton, &c. [The dance was included, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Performance Comment: Barnwell-Farren; Millwood-Mrs Bates. [Acting edition (John Bell, 1792) adds: Thorowgood-Hull; Uncle-Booth; Trueman-Davies; Blunt-Thompson; Gaoler-Ledger; Maria-Mrs T. Kennedy; Lucy-Mrs Wilson.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: Uncle Actor: Booth

Afterpiece Title: Omai [and see17851220]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Performance Comment: Camply-Lewis; Sable-Quick; Trusty-Hull; Lord Brumpton-Fearon; Puzzle-Booth; Trim-Cubitt; Lord Hardy-Wroughton; Lady Harriet-Mrs T. Kennedy; Lady Charlotte-Mrs Inchbald; Lady Brumpton-Mrs Bates. [Morning Chronicle, 9 Jan., adds: Tom-Wewitzer; Gentlemen Soldiers-Stevens, Swords.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: Puzzle Actor: Booth

Afterpiece Title: Omai

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Follies Of A Day

Performance Comment: As17851228, but added: Doctor Bartholo-Booth .
Cast
Role: : Doctor Bartholo Actor: Booth

Afterpiece Title: Omai

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Performance Comment: Trapanti -Lewis; Don Philip-Wroughton; Don Octavio-Davies; Soto-Wewitzer; Diego-Thompson; Don Lewis-Booth; Don Manuel-Edwin; Flora (1st time)-Mrs Martyr; Viletta-Mrs Wilson; Rosara-Mrs Lewis; Hippolita-Mrs Bates .
Cast
Role: Don Lewis Actor: Booth

Afterpiece Title: Omai

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Performance Comment: As17860116, but omitted: Wilson, Chaplin, Miss Tidswell, Mrs Booth .
Cast
Role: Mrs Sagely Actor: Mrs Booth

Afterpiece Title: Hurly-Burly

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Lewis; Foresight-Quick; Scandal-Farren; Sir Sampson Legend-Fearon; Jeremy-Davies; Tattle-Wewitzer; Trapland-Booth; Ben (with a song)-Edwin; Mrs Frail-Mrs Bates; Angelica-Mrs T. Kennedy; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Morton; Miss Prue-Mrs Brown (1st appearance on this stage) .
Cast
Role: Trapland Actor: Booth

Afterpiece Title: Omai

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distress'd Mother

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Performance Comment: Coupee-Brown [1st appearance on this stage]; Blister-Booth; Quaver-Palmer; Goodwill-Thompson; Thomas-Helme; Miss Lucy-Mrs Brown .
Cast
Role: Blister Actor: Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Follies Of A Day

Performance Comment: Count Almaviva-Lewis; Figaro-Wroughton; Don Guzman-Quick; Antonio-Fearon; The Page (with a song)-Mrs Martyr; Doctor Bartholo-Booth; Basil-Wewitzer; Doublefee-Thompson; Bounce-Stevens; The Countess-Mrs Bates; Marcelina-Mrs Webb; Agnes-Miss Brangin; Susan-Mrs Wilson .
Cast
Role: Doctor Bartholo Actor: Booth

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Cast
Role: Blister Actor: Booth

Dance: As17851112

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: As17860204, but added: Sir Francis Wronghead-Booth; Count Basset-Palmer; John Moody-Thompson; Trusty-Miss Stuart .

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Performance Comment: As17860116, but Mrs Heard in place of Mrs Booth .
Cast
Role: Mrs Sagely Actor: Mrs Booth

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of The World

Performance Comment: Sir Pertinax Macsycophant-Macklin; Lord Lumbercourt-Thompson; Sydney-Aickin; Melvile-Hull; Counsellor Plausible-Cubitt; Serjeant Eitherside-Booth; Tomlins-Stevens; Sam-Ledger; John-Helme; Egerton-Lewis; Constantia-Mrs T. Kennedy; Lady Macsycophant-Miss Platt; Betty Hint-Mrs Wilson; Nanny-Miss Brangin; Lady Rodolpha Lumbercourt-Mrs Bates (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Serjeant Eitherside Actor: Booth

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

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

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece Leap Year, as17851010; End of Act IV The Piping Pedlar, as17851112