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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Booth"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "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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6070 results for: Keyword - Booth
We found 6531 matches on Roles/Actors, 1930 matches on Performance Comments, 612 matches on Event Comments, 294 matches on Performance Title, and 147 matches on Author.

5576
23 August 1720 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Bullock-Widow Leigh Booth in Smithfield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Triumph; Or, The Happy Fair One

5577
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 Merchant's Daughter Of Bristol

Song: Miller, Norris, Mrs Willis, others

Dance: Miller, Norris, Mrs Willis, others

5578
05 September 1720 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At John Leigh-Hall Great Theatrical Booth, which was formerly Mr Penkethman's. Mainpiece: A Dramatick Opera

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History Of The Famous Fryer Bacon; With The Comical Humours Of Justice Want-brains, Hopper The Miller, And His Son Ralph

Song: Mrs Boman

Dance: Italian Shadows-

5579
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

5580
23 September 1720 @ Bird Cage Alley

Event Comment: Benefit Harper. At 6 p.m. At Mr Bullock's Booth in Bird-Cage Alley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Song: Four and Twenty Stockjobbers-

Dance: Drunken Man-

5581
03 October 1720 @ Southwark

Event Comment: Benefit Dr Thornhill. At the Great Booth in the Queen's-Arms Tavern, next the Marshalsea-Gate. Stage Boxes 3s. Pit 2s. First Gallery 1s. 6d. Upper Gallery 1s. At 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Song: Comical Dialogue between Dr Thornhill and his Old Merry Andrew-Mr Platt, others

Dance: Mr Jones, others

5582
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-

5583
28 November 1720 @ Southwark

Event Comment: At Mr Hall's Booth in Bird-Cage Alley. At 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Song:

Dance: Particularly The Italian Shadows-

5584
24 August 1721 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Penkethman, Miller, and Jubilee Dicky's Booth. Mr Penkethman has enlarged the Boxes, and made them commodious for the Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Injur'd General; Or, The Blind Beggar Of Bednal-green; With The Comical Humours Of Squire Sousecrown And His Man Gudgeon

Song: Mrs Willis

Dance: Mrs Willis

5585
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:

5586
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

5587
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 Injur'd 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

5588
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 Nine@pence

Song:

Dance:

5589
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

5590
25 August 1722 @ Bartholomew Fair

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Distress'd 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-

5591
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 Preserv'd By The Noble Englishman; With The comical Humours Of Captain Fearful And His Man Nine-pence

5592
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

5593
05 September 1722 @ Southwark Fair

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Distress'd 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

5594
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

5595
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

5596
22 September 1722 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At Penkethman's and Bullock's Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Distress'd Beauty; Or, The London Prentice

Song: As17220905; Mrs Willis, Miss Francis, Sandham's Son, Sandham's Daughter

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

Entertainment: For the Diversion of Gentlemen and Ladies, several excellent Entertainments of Dancing on the Ropes and Tumbling-a Company lately arrived from Holland, which never perform'd on Mr Penkethman's Stage before; besides Dancing on the Rope without a Pole-a Youth lately come from France

5597
24 September 1722 @ Southwark Fair

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Distress'd Beauty; Or, The London Apprentice

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Song: As17220922

Dance: As17220922

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5598
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

5599
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:

5600
03 October 1722 @ Southwark

Event Comment: Benefit Coe. At the Theatrical Booth in Bird Cage Alley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Entertainment: Singing-; Hornpipe-Jones; Tumbling-Mr Fawks's famous Boy