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3051 results for: Keyword - Ursula Agnes Booth
We found 2125 matches on Performance Comments, 617 matches on Event Comments, 348 matches on Performance Title, 147 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

51
09 January 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: EEgerton 2320: The last time Mr Booth Plaid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Double Falshood

Performance Comment: See17271219, but Julio-Booth; With the Coronation Scene-.
Cast
Role: Julio Actor: Booth

52
08 March 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Booth. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens; Or, The Death Of Mary Queen Of Scotland

Performance Comment: Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Porter; Queen Mary-Mrs Heron; Douglas-Mrs Booth; Norfolk-Wm. Mills; Cecil-Roberts; Morton-Mills; Davison-Bridgwater.
Cast
Role: Douglas Actor: Mrs Booth

Dance: Denoyer, Haughton, Mrs Walter

53
18 May 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for W. Palmer, Booth and Kear. Tickets deliver'd by Jacobs and Costin will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: As17700301 but Leon-Reddish, first time; Old Woman-Booth; Maid-W. Palmer.
Cast
Role: Old Woman Actor: Booth

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Song: End: A Hunting Song-Kear

Ballet: IV: The May Day Garland. As17700517

54
27 May 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Kear, Booth, Jacobs. Tickets deliver'd by Watkins, Costin, Miss Berkeley, and Mrs Hayward will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Ford-Davies, first time; Simple-Jacobs; Pistol-Booth; Bardolph-Kear; Nym-Watkins; Mistress Page-Mrs Jeffries; Anne Page-Mrs Hayward; Falstaff-Love; Sir Hugh-Parsons; Justice Shallow-Hartry; Doctor Caius-Baddeley; Robin-Mrs Collett; Fenton-Wheeler; Mistress Ford-Mrs Abington; Page-Packer; Host-Bransby; Slender-Cautherly; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Pistol Actor: Booth

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Cast
Role: Chamberlain Actor: Booth.
Role: Chamberlin Actor: Booth

Dance: II: The Allemande-Miss Ross, Miss Armstrong

Song: End of Play: A Song-Kear

55
20 May 1775 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Branson and Booth. Tickets deliver'd for Thursday the 18th will be admitted. Doors open at half past 5. To begin at half past 6 o'clock. [The Public Advertiser assigns Doctor-$Fox.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: Posthumus-Lewis; Jachimo-Bensley, first time; Cloten-Booth; Cymbeline-L'Estrange, first time; Pisanio-Wroughton; Bellarius-Clarke; Guiderius-DuBellamy; Arviragus-Whitefield; Lucius-Fearon; French Gent.-Davis; Philario-Chaplin; Doctor-Thompson; Queen-Mrs Hull; Imogen-Mrs Lessingham; In Act II a Masquerade Scene-; with dancing and Singing-Mrs Baker (playbill).
Cast
Role: Cloten Actor: Booth

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: III: The Enchantress, as17750201

56
15 May 1778 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Booth, Fearon & L'Estrange. Mainpiece: Never perform'd here.[Afterpiece in place of The Englishman in Paris, announced on playbill of 14 May.] Receipts: !173 16s. 6d. (60.14.6; tickets: 113.2.0) [charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Edward The Black Prince; Or, The Battle Of Poictiers

Performance Comment: Edward-Wroughton; Arnold-Whitfield; Lord Audley-Hull; Earl of Salisbury-Mahon; Cardinal Perigort-Fearon; King John-L'Estrange; Dauphin-Robson; Duke of Athens-Booth; Charney-Thompson; Ribemont-Aickin; Mariana-Mrs Jackson.
Cast
Role: Duke of Athens Actor: Booth

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Ballet: End: The Sailors' Revels at Portsmouth. As17780511

Song: As17780511

57
17 May 1782 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Booth, Egan, Stevens & Branson. Afterpiece: Never performed here. Receipts: #259 3s. (72/13; tickets: 186/10) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Performance Comment: Diggery-Edwin; Charles Stanley-Whitfield; Harry Stukeley-Davies; Sir Gilbert Pumpkin-Booth; Cymon-Stevens; Wat-Painter; Waiter-J. Wilson; Hostler-Bates; Kitty Sprightly-Mrs Wilson; Miss Bridget Pumpkin-Mrs Webb .
Cast
Role: Sir Gilbert Pumpkin Actor: Booth

Dance: End of mainpiece a new pantomimical Dance, Anticipation; or, Harlequin's Visit to Greenwich on Whit-Monday, in which will be introduced two favorite Scenes from Harlequin Skeleton. The Pantomime Parts by W. Bates, Baker, Jones, Stevens; Miss Matthews; the Dance by Aldridge, Langrish, Miss Matthews, Miss Besford

Song: End of Act IV of mainpiece, as17820423; End of Dance Rule Britannia by Darley

58
03 June 1783 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Curteen, Condell, and Colborne, box-keepers. [In mainpiece Booth doubled Rosencraus and the 1st Gravedigger.] Receipts: #227 14s. 6d. (72/7/6; tickets: 155/7/0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17821209, but Polonius-Quick; 1st Gravedigger-Booth; omitted: Francisco, Bernardo . omitted: Francisco, Bernardo .
Cast
Role: 1st Gravedigger Actor: Booth
Role: Rosencraus Actor: Booth

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Dance: As17830530

Song: End of Act II of mainpiece Tally ho.', as17830516

59
21 October 1783 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [In 1st piece the playbill assigns Father Paul to Mahon, but on the Kemble playbill a MS annotation substitutes Booth.] Receipts: #174 15s. (171/11; 3/4)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Performance Comment: Ferdinand-Mattocks; Isaac-Quick; Jerome-Wilson; Lopez-Wewitzer; Father Paul-Booth; Carlos-Brett; Antonio-Reinhold; The Duenna-Mrs Webb; Louisa-Mrs Martyr; Clara-Mrs Bannister. [Songs (J. Wilkie and T. Evans, 1783) adds: Lay-Brother-Besford.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: Father Paul Actor: Booth

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Knights

Afterpiece Title: Tristram Shandy

60
26 May 1784 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Booth, Guard & Stevens. 3rd piece: Not acted these 12 years [not acted since 25 Apr. 1770]. Receipts: #233 1s. (73/10; tickets: 159/11) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Jubilee In Commemoration Of Handel

Afterpiece Title: The Funeral; or, Grief a-la-Mode

Performance Comment: Camply-Lewis; Sable-Quick; Trusty-Hull; Lord Brumpton-Clarke; Puzzle-Booth; Tom-Stevens; Trim-Bonnor; Nathan Matchlock-Ledger; Darby-Tattoo-Helme; Hugh Clump-Thompson; Jeffery Tatter-Besford; Lord Hardy-Wroughton; Lady Brumpton-Mrs Bates; Lady Charlotte-Mrs Kemble; Fardingale-Mrs Poussin; Mademoiselle-Mrs Whitfield; Tattleaid-Mrs Pitt; Lady Harriet-Mrs Mattocks .
Cast
Role: Puzzle Actor: Booth

Afterpiece Title: Hob in the Well

Performance Comment: Hob-Edwin (1st appearance in that character); Sir ThomasTesty-Thompson; Dick-Stevens; Old Hob-Booth; Puzzlepate-Bates; John-Helme; Roger-Darley; Countryman-Painter; Friendly-Davies; Betty-Mrs Chalmers; Hob's Mother-Mrs Pitt; Flora-Mrs Martyr .
Cast
Role: Old Hob Actor: Booth

Dance: End of mainpiece The Charms of a Camp (performers not listed, but see17840521)

61
01 November 1785 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [The playbill lists Wilson as Justice Shallow in mainpiece, and as Father Luke in afterpiece. On the Kemble playbill his name is deleted, but the substitute name has been cut by the binder. "It is necessary to inform those who may have read a long criticism on Wilson's performance of Justice Shallow, on Tuesday evening [in Public Advertiser, 2 Nov.], that Wilson did not perform that or any other character, as he is laid up, or rather down, with a violent fit of the gout" (General Advertiser, 3 Nov.). For Fearon as Justice Shallow see 30 Apr. 1785, 29 Nov. 1786; for Booth as Father Luke see 25 Nov. 1785.] Receipts: #139 6s. (134/5; 5/1)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Mr Ford-Wroughton; Sir Hugh Evans-Edwin; Justice Shallow-probably Fearon; Mr Page-Hull; Slender-Quick; Doctor Caius-Wewitzer; Host of the Garter-Booth; Fenton-Cubitt; Pistol-Thompson; Bardolph-Bates; Simple-Kennedy; Rugby-Stevens; Falstaff-Henderson; Mrs Page-Mrs Wilson; Ann Page-Mrs Lewis; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Ford-Mrs Bates .
Cast
Role: Host of the Garter Actor: Booth

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

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

62
14 May 1787 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Booth. Mainpiece: Banquetv, Processionv, Christeningv as 26 Mar. [Afterpiece: Epilogue by Arthur Murphy.] Receipts: #262 10s. (140.14.6; 2.3.6; tickets: 119.12.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Performance Comment: As17870326but King Henry-Booth; Lord Sands-Wewitzer.
Cast
Role: 870326but King Henry Actor: Booth

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Song: As17870326

63
30 May 1788 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Danby, Miss J. Stageldoir & Mrs Booth. Receipts: #148 1s. 6d. (21.19.0; 16.12.0; 0.8.6; tickets: 109.2.0) (charge: #106 6s. 3d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disguise

Performance Comment: Sir Richard Evergreen-Suett; Lord Heartwell-Dignum; Sam-Burton; Tinsel-Dodd; Rose-Miss Romanzini; Miss Dorothy Evergreen-Mrs Booth; Emily-Mrs Crouch.
Cast
Role: Miss Dorothy Evergreen Actor: Mrs Booth

Dance: End II: an entire New Dance-Hamoir, Miss J. Stageldoir; End: The Irish Fair, as17880306

64
01 October 1791 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Event Comment: Paid Johnston's bill #7 10s. 6d.; Supernumeraries #6 12s.; Chorus by R. Shaw #10; Mantuamaker #13 5s. 4d.; Foulis for Music Copying #2 8s.; Land Tax 1 Yr. #79 12s. 6d.; Billstickers #3 6s.; Booth, tailor, #14 13s. 1d. "Mrs Jordan has a voice, the tones of which are infinitely more musical and sweet than those of any professional singer we have. There is also an interest about her singing, arising not from what may be called musical feeling, but the impression of the subject. Thus, though sometimes a little untrue, we love her songs, and forbear to weigh them in the diatonic or chromatic scales" (Oracle, 3 Oct.). Receipts: #450 3s. (393.2; 56.3; 0.18)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Poor Old Drury

Afterpiece Title: The Rivals

Afterpiece Title: The Spoil'd Child

Performance Comment: Little Pickle (with songs)-Mrs Jordan; Old Pickle-Suett; Tag-R. Palmer; John-Burton; Miss Pickle-Mrs Hopkins; Maria-Miss Heard; Margery-Mrs Booth; Susan-Mrs Edwards.
Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Booth

65
02 November 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband; Or, The Accomplish'd Fools

Performance Comment: Captain Clerimont-Wilks; Biddy-Mrs Oldfield; Clerimont-Mills; Sir Harry-Harper; Humphrey-Miller; Tipkin-Norris; Pounce-Shepard; Mrs Clerimont-Mrs Booth; Fainlove-Miss Tenoe; Aunt-Mrs Moore.
Cast
Role: Mrs Clerimont Actor: Mrs Booth

Dance: Booth [?], Topham, Essex, Miss Tenoe, Mrs Anderson

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin Doctor Faustus Author(s): Barton Booth
Related Work: The Death of Dido Author(s): Barton Booth
Related Work: The Little French Lawyer Author(s): Ursula Agnes Booth

66
08 September 1742 @ Southwark Fair

Event Comment: At Phillips and Lee's Great Til'd Booth on the Bowling Green. Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit 1s. 6d. First Gallery 1s. Upper Gallery 6d. From Noon to 10 p.m. [Notice repeated for 13 and 20 Sept.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Merchant; Or, The Happy Pair

Performance Comment: As at Phillips and Yeates' Booth during Bartholomew Fair, 25 Aug.

Afterpiece Title: The Miser Bit; or, Harlequin Reveller

Dance: LLes Masons and Sabotiers-Phillips, Mrs Dove

67
20 March 1735 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'ecole Des Femmes

Performance Comment: Agnes-Mrs Fompre .
Cast
Role: Agnes Actor: Mrs Fompre

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Always Harlequin

Dance:

68
02 May 1735 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'ecole Des Femmes

Performance Comment: Agnes-Mrs Fompre .
Cast
Role: Agnes Actor: Mrs Fompre

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Hulla

Music: Select Pieces

Dance: The first Grand Dance, by the Lilliputians, performed here in England. Pierrot and Pierraite by De Lisle and Baudouin

69
12 June 1713 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches

Performance Comment: Booth, Ryan, Johnson, Bullock, Norris, Pack, Keene, Bullock Jr, Mrs Powell, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Cox.

Music: All the Vocal and Instrumental Music- by Mr Barret

Dance: Prince, Mrs Bicknell; Two Dutch Skippers-l'Abbe, Wade

70
18 March 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wives As They Were, And Maids As They Are

Afterpiece Title: Raymond and Agnes

Cast
Role: Agnes Actor: Mrs Mountain.

71
20 March 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Cure For The Heart Ache

Afterpiece Title: Raymond and Agnes

Cast
Role: Agnes Actor: Mrs Mountain.

72
21 March 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wives As They Were, And Maids As They Are

Afterpiece Title: Raymond and Agnes

Cast
Role: Agnes Actor: Mrs Mountain.

73
23 March 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wives As They Were, And Maids As They Are

Afterpiece Title: Raymond and Agnes

Cast
Role: Agnes Actor: Mrs Mountain.

74
25 March 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wives As They Were, And Maids As They Are

Afterpiece Title: Raymond and Agnes

Cast
Role: Agnes Actor: Mrs Mountain.

75
27 March 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Cure For The Heart Ache

Afterpiece Title: Raymond and Agnes

Cast
Role: Agnes Actor: Mrs Mountain.