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23861 results for: Keyword - Mrs Booth
We found 23473 matches on Performance Comments, 4773 matches on Event Comments, 4205 matches on Performance Title, 2901 matches on Roles/Actors, and 156 matches on Author.

801
21 April 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Shireburn, Wright, Miss Norris. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Sir Richard Steele

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Cast
Role: Lady Brumpton Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Charlot Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Mademoiselle D'Epingle Actor: Mrs Shireburn
Role: Tattleaid Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Mrs Fardingale Actor: Griffin

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: Essex, Thurmond, Lally, Houghton, Tench, Mrs Booth, Mrs Walter, Mrs Delorme, Miss Robinson; particularly The Masques-; Highland Dance-a Native of that Country , for his Diversion

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin Doctor Faustus Author(s): Barton Booth

802
06 May 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Greenwich Park

Performance Comment: As17311217, but Steward-R. Wetherilt; Aunt-Mrs Wetherilt.
Cast
Role: Aunt Actor: Mrs Wetherilt.
Role: Florella Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Violante Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Lady Hazard Actor: Mrs Grace
Role: Mrs Raison Actor: Mrs Charke.

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: SScotch Woman-Miss Robinson; Bartholomew Fair-Tench, Miss Brett; The Masques-Essex, Thurmond, Houghton, Tench, Mrs Walter, Miss Williams, Mrs D'Lorme, Miss Mears

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin Doctor Faustus Author(s): Barton Booth

Song: Singing in Italian-E. Roberts

803
05 February 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Viii

Performance Comment: As17321111 (Daily Post, 2 Feb.; issue of 5 Feb. missing), but Suffolk-_; Chancellor-_; Chamberlain-_; Abergavenny-_; Cromwell-_; Katherine-Mrs Porter.
Cast
Role: Katherine Actor: Mrs Porter.
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Booth.

804
11 November 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man's The Master

Performance Comment: As17751103, but Don Fernando-Wilson , first time; A Song-introduced into Mrs Mattocks ' Part; Isabella-Miss Leeson; a Dance-the charactersintroduced into Act III.
Cast
Role: A Song Actor: introduced into Mrs Mattocks ' Part
Role: Bettris Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Lucilla Actor: Mrs Bulkley
Role: Laura Actor: Mrs Booth

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Ursala Actor: Mrs Green

Dance: End: The Pilgrim, as17750927

805
28 December 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man's The Master

Performance Comment: As17751111, but [Laura ] Mrs Lessingham.
Cast
Role: A Song Actor: introduced into Mrs Mattocks ' Part
Role: Bettris Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Lucilla Actor: Mrs Bulkley
Role: Laura Actor: Mrs Booth

Afterpiece Title: Prometheus

Cast
Role: The Vocal Parts Actor: Reinhold, DuBellamy, Mrs Willems, Mrs Masters

806
30 April 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: As17751101, but Coachman-Fearon; Lydia-Miss Barsanti; and By Desire, The Original Epilogue-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: The Original Epilogue Actor: Mrs Bulkley.
Role: Mrs Malaprop Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Julia Actor: Mrs Bulkley.

Afterpiece Title: The Man of Quality

Performance Comment: Foppington-Woodward; Young Fashion-Lee Lewes; Sir John Friendly-Young; Bull-Booth; Lory-Cushing; Coupler-Thompson; Porter-Fearon; Shoemaker-Jones; La Varole-Wewitzer; Taylor-Bates; Mendlegs-Ledger; Sir Tunbelly Clumsy-Wilson; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Sempstress-Mrs White; Miss Hoyden (with a Song)-Mrs Wilson , first appearance that stage.
Cast
Role: Bull Actor: Booth
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Sempstress Actor: Mrs White
Role: Miss Hoyden Actor: Mrs Wilson , first appearance that stage.

Dance: End: Mirth and Jollity, as17760102

807
11 May 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Lamash and Mrs Hedges. Receipts: #201 5s. 6d. (48/9/0; 26/1/0; 0/0/6; tickets: 126/15/0) (charge: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Performance Comment: Woodville-Palmer; Lord Glenmore-Bensley; Governor Harcourt (1st time)-Waldron; Grey-Aickin; Capt. Harcourt-Williames; Vane-Lamash; Jacob-Dodd; Bridget-Mrs Hedges (1st appearance in that character); Miss Mortimer-Mrs Sharp; Warner-Mrs Love; Cecilia-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Bridget Actor: Mrs Hedges
Role: Miss Mortimer Actor: Mrs Sharp
Role: Warner Actor: Mrs Love

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Cast
Role: Patie Actor: Mrs Cargill
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Wells
Role: Mause Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Madge Actor: Mrs Booth

Dance: As17820302athi

808
29 November 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 4 years [not acted since 3 Oct. 1776]. The Conscious Lovers, and the new Farce of The Best Bidder, announced for to-morrow, are obliged to be deferred on account of the Indisposition of Parsons. "We left the Theatre with the precise Impressions a Theatre ought to leave--We were perhaps more good, at any Rate certainly we felt more fond of Goodness" (Public Advertiser, 30 Nov.). "Mrs Siddons, in the third act of the Fair Penitent, was so far affected, with assuming the mingled passions of pride, fear, anger, and conscious guilt, that I might appeal to the spectators, whether, in spite of the rouge which the actress is obliged to put on, some paleness did not shew itself in her countenance" (Davies, II, 56). Receipts: #262 17s. (247/2/0; 15/10/0; 0/5/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Lothario-Palmer; Sciolto-Aickin; Altamont-Brereton; Rossano-Williames; Horatio-Bensley; Lavinia-Mrs Bulkley; Lucilla-Miss Wright; Calista-Mrs Siddons .
Cast
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Bulkley
Role: Calista Actor: Mrs Siddons

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Wells
Role: Mause Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Madge Actor: Mrs Booth

809
09 May 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Wright and Mrs Hedges. Receipts: #233 19s. (35/0; 15/3; 3/4; tickets: 180/12) (charge: #106 16s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Inis Actor: Mrs Wells

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Wells
Role: Mause Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Madge Actor: Mrs Booth

Dance: As17830505

810
23 May 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Tickets delivered by Miss Barnes, Miss Tidswell, Mrs Heard, Miss Richards, Dale, Stageldoir, Daglish, Kenny, Brigg, Master Wilson will be taken. Receipts: #211 14s. 6d. (27/5/0; 14/16/0; 0/7/6; tickets: 169/6/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Cast
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Mrs Amlet Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Mrs Clogget Actor: Mrs Love

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Wells
Role: Mause Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Madge Actor: Mrs Booth

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece, as17820917; End of Act iv Hornpipe by a Young Lady [unidentified] (Scholar of Brigg)

Song: End of mainpiece Tally Ho! by Miss Barnes

811
30 March 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Inis Actor: Mrs Wells

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Performance Comment: Scene l. A Church-yard by Moonlight. Poor ThomasDay by Barrymore, Chapman, Suett. Scene II. A Masquerade Scene. Song by Miss George, and a Scotch Reel, as17830920. Scene III. Time has not thinn'd my flowing Hair by Williames and Miss Phillips, scene the last. A Rural Prospect. Tally-ho! by Mrs Wrighten, and The Sportsmen's Return, as17840311athi .
Cast
Role: A Church Actor: yard by Moonlight. Poor ThomasDay by Barrymore, Chapman, Suett. Scene II. A Masquerade Scene. Song by Miss George, and a Scotch Reel, as17830920. Scene III. Time has not thinn'd my flowing Hair by Williames and Miss Phillips, scene the last. A Rural Prospect. Tally-ho! by Mrs Wrighten, and The Sportsmen's Return, as17840311athi .
Role: Tally Actor: ho! by Mrs Wrighten, and The Sportsmen's Return, as17840311athi .
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Wells
Role: Mause Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Madge Actor: Mrs Booth

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

812
10 May 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs Ward. Receipts: #135 2s. (23/6; 13/18; 0/5; tickets: 97/13) (charge: #107 12s. 11d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Performance Comment: Carlos-Kemble (1st appearance in that character); Antonio-Baddeley; Charino-Waldron; Don Duart-Barrymore; Sancho-Suett; Governor-Packer; Monsieur-Burton; Page-Miss Heard; Jaqucs-Wright; Officer-Phillimore; Clodio (alias Don Dismalo Thickscullo de Half Witto)-Ward; Don Lewis (alias Don Choleric Snapshorto de Testy)-Parsons (Their 1st appearance in those characters); Angelina-Mrs Brereton; Elvira-Miss E. Kemble; Honoria-Miss Tidswell; Louisa-Mrs Ward .
Cast
Role: Angelina Actor: Mrs Brereton
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Ward

Afterpiece Title: A Medley

Cast
Role: Rose Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Miss Dorothy Evergreen Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: Duke and No Duke

Cast
Role: Rose Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Miss Dorothy Evergreen Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Officer's Widow Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Old Woman Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Hedges

Dance: End of Act I of mainpiece, as17840311athi

813
26 May 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Tickets delivered by Jones, Stageldoir, Newbold, Powell, Shaw, Pemberton, Dale, Smith [Account-Book adds: Mills], Miss Hale, Mrs Heard, Miss Tidswell will be admitted. Receipts: #229 17s. (18/11; 7/16; 0/15; tickets: 202/15)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: As17860107, but Russet-Thompson (of CG); Lady Freelove-Miss Tidswell; added: Toilet-Miss Hale; Chambermaid-Mrs Heard .
Cast
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Mrs Heard
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Brereton
Role: Mrs Oakly Actor: Miss Farren

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Cast
Role: Mause Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Madge Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Peggy Actor: Mrs Forster

Dance: End of Act IV of mainpiece Minuet de la Cour and Allemande, as17860502; End of Act I of afterpiece a Highland Reel, as17860223

814
29 May 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: As17870413, but Rosalind-Mrs Siddons.
Cast
Role: Rosalind Actor: Mrs Siddons.
Role: Caelia Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Audrey Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: the Cuckoo Song Actor: Mrs Jordan.

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

Cast
Role: Nancy Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Mrs Pattypan Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Dance: As17870126

Song: In: the Cuckoo Song-Caelia; V: a song-Mrs Forster

815
10 January 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [As mainpiece the playbill announces Cymbeline, but because "of the Indisposition of Mrs Taylor Cymbeline is obliged to be deferred" (printed slip attached to BM playbill [Harris, III]). Its substitute is listed in the Account-Book.] Receipts: #128 18s. (95.17; 32.17; 0.4)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Crouch.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior

Cast
Role: Old Colombine Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: French Ladies Actor: Miss Barnes, Mrs Cuyler, Miss Tidswell
Role: unassigned Actor: Spencer, Mrs Love.

816
21 February 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17871212, but Lucinda-Mrs Forster.
Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Forster.
Role: Deborah Woodcock Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Rosetta Actor: Mrs Crouch.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior

Performance Comment: As17880125, but unassigned-Miss Romanzini, Mrs _Love; Miss_ Cranford. Miss_ Cranford.
Cast
Role: unassigned Actor: Miss Romanzini, Mrs _Love
Role: Old Colombine Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: French Ladies Actor: Miss Barnes, Mrs Cuyler, Miss Tidswell

Dance: End II: The Conjugal Frolick-the young D'Egvilles, Miss Blanchet, Miss DeCamp

817
03 March 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In The East

Cast
Role: Mrs Muchroom Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Eliza Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Ormellina Actor: Mrs Crouch.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior

Performance Comment: As17880116, but Colombine-Miss J. Stageldoir in place of Miss Stageldoir; Fawcett_; Phillimore_; Wilson_; Chaplin_; Jones_; Benson_; Alfred_; unassigned-_Spencer, Mrs _Love; French Ladies-_.
Cast
Role: unassigned Actor: _Spencer, Mrs _Love
Role: Old Colombine Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: French Ladies Actor: Miss Barnes, Mrs Cuyler, Miss Tidswell

818
24 March 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Millwood Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior

Performance Comment: As17880125, but Magician-Dignum in place of Staunton; unassigned-Mrs _Love.
Cast
Role: unassigned Actor: Mrs _Love.
Role: Old Colombine Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: French Ladies Actor: Miss Barnes, Mrs Cuyler, Miss Tidswell

Song: As17870925

819
03 April 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The Regent [advertised on playbill of 2 Apr.] is obliged to be deferred, on Account of the sudden Indisposition of Mrs Siddons. Receipts: #89 1s. (76.5.0; 11.19.0; 0.14.6; ticket not come in: 0.2.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Lady Freelove Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Toilette Actor: Mrs Heard
Role: Mrs Oakly Actor: Miss Farren.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior

Cast
Role: unassigned Actor: Miss Romanzini, Mrs _Love
Role: Old Colombine Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: French Ladies Actor: Miss Barnes, Mrs Cuyler, Miss Tidswell

820
15 November 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Cymbeline[advertised on playbill of 14 Nov.] is deferred on Account of Mrs Siddons's Indisposition. Afterpiece: The Ninth Night [see 12 Nov. Acted in place of The Lyar, advertised on playbill of 14 Nov.]. Receipts: #120 5s. (84.9.0; 34.6.6; 1.9.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: As17881025, but Stukely-Banks; Lucy-Mrs Heard; Sailor-_.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Heard
Role: Lady Rusport Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Louisa Dudley Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Mrs Fulmer Actor: Miss Tidswell
Role: Charlotte Rusport Actor: Mrs Goodall.

Afterpiece Title: The Doctor and the Apothecary

Cast
Role: Theresa Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Anna Actor: Mrs Crouch.

821
20 February 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: As17881002, but Touchstone-Bannister Jun. (1st appearance in that character); Orlando-Barrymore; Cuckoo Song-Mrs Goodall; Silvius-_; Jaques de Bois-_; Corin-_; Charles-_.
Cast
Role: Cuckoo Song Actor: Mrs Goodall
Role: Caelia Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: the Cuckoo Song Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Audrey Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Rosalind Actor: Mrs Goodall

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: End I: Dance-[probably Jamie's Return, as17890107

Song: In V: song-Miss Romanzini

822
02 March 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: As17880918, but Parley-Miss Tidswell; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Wilson.
Cast
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Wilson.
Role: Sir Harry Wildair Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Lady Darling Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Errand's Wife Actor: Mrs Love

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Cast
Role: Elmira Actor: Mrs Cuyler
Role: Roxalana Actor: Mrs Jordan.

Dance: As17881119

823
10 March 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The Gamester [advertised on playbill of 9 Mar.] cannot be acted on Account of Mrs Siddons's Hoarseness. [As afterpiece the playbill announces the 20th night of The Doctor and the Apothecary, but it was not acted (see 14 Mar.). Kemble Mem. lists the substitute play.] Receipts: #25 19s. 6d. (19.5.0; 2.16.0; 2.16.0 [sic]; tickets not come in: 1.2.6). [This sum is the lowest recorded for this theatre between 1776 and 1791, the year of its demolition.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Cuckoo Song Actor: Mrs Goodall
Role: Caelia Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: the Cuckoo Song Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Audrey Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Rosalind Actor: Mrs Goodall

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Song: As17890220

824
04 May 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: On Account of Mrs Siddons's Indisposition her Benefit is deferred 'till Monday the 11th Instant. [Afterpiece in place of The Pannel, advertised on playbill of 2 May.] Receipts: #249 4s. (122.7.0; 23.17.6; 2.19.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Cast
Role: Sir Harry Wildair Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Parley Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Lady Darling Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Errand's Wife Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Jordan.

825
13 May 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Goodall. Receipts: #160 5s. (50.12.0; 15.12.0; 0.16.6; tickets: 93.6.0) (charge: #107 12. 7d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Performance Comment: As17881004, but Malvolio-Kemble; Viola-Mrs Goodall (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Viola Actor: Mrs Goodall
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Olivia Actor: Mrs Crouch.

Afterpiece Title: The Doctor and the Apothecary

Cast
Role: Theresa Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Anna Actor: Mrs Crouch.