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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Booths"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Booths")') 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 - Booths
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.

5526
August 1680 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Coronation Of Queen Elizabeth; With The Restauration Of The Protestant Religion; Or, The Downfal Of The Pope

5527
31 August 1680 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainments

5528
12 September 1682 @ Southwark Fair

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5529
August 1685 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Whore Of Babylon, The Devil, And The Pope

5530
08 September 1690 @ no theater listed

Event Comment: London Gazette, No 2581, 4-7 Aug. 1690: These are to give Notice, That by Order of the Lord-Mayor and Court of Alderman of the City of London, the Fair, commonly called Lady-Fair, in the Borough of Southwark, will from henceforth be held on the 7th, 8th, and 9th of September only in every Year (according to the Grant thereof of the City) and that the Booths or Shedds will be permitted to stand in the streets there any longer than the said three days

Performances

5531
31 August 1693 @ Bartholomew Fair

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5532
01 September 1694 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: Newsletter, 1 Sept. 1694: Indictments are found against severall of the Masters of Booths in Bartholomew fair for presuming to keep the same without the Lord Mayor's permission (Huntington Library, EL 9986, Vol. 142)

Performances

5533
May 1696 @ May Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King William's Happy Deliverance And Glorious Triumph Over His Enemies; Or, The Consultation Of The Pope, Devil, French King And The Grand Turk , With The Whole Form Of The siege Of Namurv, And The Humours Of A renegade French-man And brandy Jean, With The Conceits Of A scaramouch And harlequin

5534
24 August 1697 @ Bartholomew Fair

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5535
February 1698 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Discovery; Or, Love In Ruines

5536
23 August 1698 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jephtha's Rash Vow

5537
25 August 1698 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainments

5538
17 September 1698 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainments

5539
24 August 1702 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rope Dancing

Entertainment: The most famous Rope/dancers; in Europe; As1st Dance with and without a Pole-2 young Maidens , lately arriv'd from France, to admiration; 2. Dance with 2 Children at his Feet, Dance with Boots and Spurs The Famous-M Barnes of whose performances this Kingdom is so sensible. 3.; Dancing-Mrs Finley; distinguished by the Name of Lady Mary for her incomparable Dancing, has much improved herself since the last Fair; You will likewise be entertained with such variety of Tumbling-Mr Finley andCo as never was in the Fair before

5540
24 August 1702 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rope Dancing

Entertainment: they being the greatest Performers of Men, Women and Children that can be found beyond the Seas, so that the World cannot parallize them for Dancing on the Low/Rope, Vaulting on the High/Rope, Walking on the Slack and Sloping Ropes-the Famous Company of Rope-Dancers out-doing all others to that Degree, that it has highly recommended them, both in Bartholomew Fair and May Fair last, to all the best persons of Quality in England. And by all are owned to be the only amazing Wonders of the World, in every thing they do: 'tis there you will see the Italian Scaramouch dancing on the Rope, wiph a Wheel-barrow before him, with two Children and a Dog in it, and with a Duck on his Head; who sings to the Company and causes much Laughter

5541
May 1703 @ May Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainments

Dance: That Variety of Rope/danceing and Tumbling-; as far exceeds all that has ever yet been publickly seen; where the Lady Mary, who has given such great Satisfaction to the highest Nobility of the Kingdom, will outdo whatever she has perform'd before

5542
23 August 1703 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

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

Entertainment: With variety of Scenes and Machines, Singing, Dancing- never seen before in the Fair

5543
23 August 1703 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Famous History Of Dorastus And Fawnia

Entertainment: Vocal and Instrumental Musick-; With very pleasant Dialogues and Antick Dances-

5544
23 August 1703 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jeptha's Rash Vow; Or, The Virgin Sacrifice; With The Comical Humours Of Nurse And Her Two Sons, Toby And Ezekiel; Together With The Pleasant Manner Of Didimo, Toby's Son

Entertainment: Singing and dancing-

5545
01 May 1704 @ May Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainments

5546
27 August 1706 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Barcelona; Or, The Soldier's Fortune; With The Taking Of Fort Montjouy; Containing The Pleasant And Comical Exploits Of That Renown'd Hero, Captain Blunderbuss, And His Man Squib

Song: The Dame of Honour-Mrs Willis

Entertainment: Vaulting-Simpson, that most celebrated Master, the famous Vaulter, who Performs with Mr Penkethman at the Request of the Quality, being lately arriv'd from Italy

5547
03 April 1707 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius; Or, The Force Of Love

5548
13 May 1707 @ May Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainments

5549
29 April 1709 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

5550
25 April 1712 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark