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- 1957 (Accumulation)
- 1716 (Publication)
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4to, 1 volume
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BOOTH, BARTON, son of John Booth, Lancashire, a relative of the Earl of Warrington; b. 1681; at school 1689-98 (Memoirs of the life of Barton Booth, 1733); while at Westminster he is said to have shown “a very promising genius for the stage”, acting in a school performance of a tragedy by Seneca in 1693 and playing the part of Pamphilus in the Andrea, 1695; although intended for the church, he became an actor and made his first public appearance at the Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin, as Oroonoko in Jun 1698; played secondary parts at the theatre in Lincoln’s Inn Fields 1700-4; accompanied Betterton to the new theatre in the Haymarket, 1705, and in 1708 appeared at Drury Lane; his performance as Cato on 14 May 1713 established his reputation as a great tragic actor; became manager at Drury Lane; his acting career was interrupted by a serious illness in 1727; he returned to the stage 19 Dec 1727 but was compelled by ill-health to retire in the following year; Barton Street and Cowley Street, Westminster, were built by him early in the eighteenth century on the site of the Great Ostery Garden, of which he had obtained a lease; he wrote some poems, and was the author of The Death of Dido, a Masque, 1716; m. 1st, 25 May 1704 Frances, second dau. of Sir William Barkham, Bart.; m. 2nd, 3 Aug 1719 (IGI) Hester Santlow, a dancer; d. 10 May 1733; monument in Poets’ Corner of the Abbey. DNB.
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Access to rare books is granted to bona-fide researchers, by prior appointment, in cases where the item in unavailable at another UK repository.
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A reprographics service is available to researchers subject to the access restrictions outlined above. Copying will not be undertaken if there is any risk of damage to the item. Copies are supplied in accordance with Westminster School's Policy on Archive and Heritage Collections, and under provisions of any relevant copyright legislation. Permission to reproduce images of items in the custody of Westminster School must be sought from its Governing Body.
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- English
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- Latin
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- Westminster School (Accumulator)
- Greene, Godfrey George Roundell, 1888-1956 (Accumulator)
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- English
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- Latin