Ursula Agnes Booth (1740–1803) was a British stage actress of the eighteenth century. She first appeared at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden in London on 1 November 1775, but at the season switched to the rival Theatre Royal, Drury Lane and remained a part of the company for the next twenty years under the management of Richard Brinsley Sheridan.[1] She specialised in character roles of older woman. She also appeared in the summers at the Haymarket.[2] Her husband John Booth was the resident tailor at Drury Lane.[3] She was the mother of the actress Elizabeth Field who married the actor William Wallack and was therefore the grandmother of James William Wallack and Henry John Wallack.[4][5]

Selected roles

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References

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  1. ^ Highfill, Burnim & Langhans p.231
  2. ^ Highfill, Burnim & Langhans pp. 231–32
  3. ^ Highfill, Burnim & Langhans p.231
  4. ^ Highfill, Burnim & Langhans p.232
  5. ^ Bratton p.189

Bibliography

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  • Bratton, Jacqueline S. New Readings in Theatre History. Cambridge University Press, 2003.
  • Highfill, Philip H, Burnim, Kalman A. & Langhans, Edward A. A Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Actresses, Musicians, Dancers, Managers and Other Stage Personnel in London, 1660–1800, Volumes 1–2. SIU Press, 1973.