Sarah Booth
Sarah Booth | |
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Birmingham, England , United Kingdom | |
| Died | 30 December 1867 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Stage acting |
Sarah "Sally" Booth (1793 – 30 December 1867) was an English actress.[1]
Personal life
Sarah Booth was born in
Manchester, England as a dancer, alongside her sister, around 1804. She died in 1867 after a long retirement from performing.[1]
Work
She was managed by a promoter named Macready who worked for the Manchester Theatre.Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet and also at Peterborough on Saturday 23 June, then on Monday 25th, in the parts of Rosalind in As You Like It and as the Romp in The Romp.[3]
She was described as "small in stature, nervous, with hair inclining to red", which led her to being often cast as a young woman, such as Cordelia or Juliet.[1] She occasionally used the stage name Sally Booth.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Booth, Sarah". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
- ^ a b c Shakespeare Memorial (Stratford-upon-Avon, England) (1898). Illustrated catalogue of the pictures &c. in the Shakespeare Memorial at Stratford-upon-Avon: with historical and descriptive notes. J. Morgan. p. 25. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
- ^ "THEATRE, PETERBOROUGH". Stamford Mercury. 15 June 1827. p. 3.
External links
Media related to Sarah Booth at Wikimedia Commons
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