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Spectacular 1731 West Smithfield Booth Entertainment Offer
A lengthy advertisement for daily shows at the Great Booth over against the King's Head Inn in West Smithfield. It lists performers from multiple theatres, dancing interludes, singing, and visual curiosities including moving pictures and painted panoramas. Also advertised are auctions, book notices, and various entertainment acts with start times at one o'clock daily during Bartholomew Fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Milhe -George-Inn Yard
West-Smith
A. Manyi
Cuina
Syren
Genznous Fane
Syywre Shadow
Robin Booby
Vaanermof
Shallow
Welch E Squire
Hippisley
Roberts
Carlos
Huddy
Refco
Eugenio
Croft
Fidelia
Temepter
Isabella
Grace
Robin Beeby
Sir Arthur Addiepio
Penkeshman
Freelove
Berry
Sly
Ranton
Sen. Sman
Excell
Lovell
Pars. Egleton
Pither Tench
King’s Head Inn
Lee’s
Harpers
West Smithfield
Firt
Had
Faw Es
Guait
Paehbeck
Finck
Chey
Windsord Castle
Tripoly
Barbary
University of Oxford
Venice
Italy
Fawxes
England
King’s Arms
Pall-Mail
Charles _. Baldock
Maidstone
Kent
Soho
Persia
Turkey
India
Japan
Pinchbeck
Golden Head
Chandois-street
Covent-Garden
Aron Lambe
Jesus
N.B
Woolfton
John Pemberton
Golden Buck
Fleet Street
Jairus
Nain
Lazarus
Price
Westminster
Dr. Clarke
C. Price
Henry, Scebbings L. D
Garbolditham
Honourable Society of Gray’s Inn