Booth, Mrs. Barton (see also Santlow, Hester), insulted by Capt. Montague, i. 76-78; sells the remainder of Booth's share to Giffard, ii. 259.
Boswell, James, his "Life of Dr. Johnson," quoted, i. 36, _note_ 2, i. 46, _note_ 1, i. 215, _note_ 1, ii. 41, _note_ 2, ii. 163, _note_ 1.
Bourgogne, Hotel de, a theatre originally used for religious plays, i. xxxv.
Boutell, Mrs., mentioned, i. 161, _note_ 1, i. 167, _note_ 2.
Bowman (actor), memoir of, ii. 211, _note_ 1; sings before Charles II., ii. 211.
Bowyer, Michael, an eminent actor, i. xxvi.
Boy-actresses, i. 90; still played after the appearance of women, i. 119.
Bracegirdle, Mrs. Anne, i. 98, i. 182, i. 188, i. 192, _note_ 1, ii. 300, ii. 302, ii. 312, ii. 337; admitted into good society, i. 83; Cibber's account of, i. 170-174; her good character, i. 170-172; her character attacked by Bellchambers, i. 170, _note_ 1; Tom Brown's scandal about her, i. 170, _note_ 1; attacked in "Poems on Affairs of State," i. 170, _note_ 1; her best parts, i. 173; her retirement, i. 174; memoir of her, i. 174, _note_ 2; her rivalry with Mrs. Oldfield, i. 174, _note_ 2; declines to play some of Mrs. Barry's parts, i. 188-9; her retirement, ii. 69; Anthony Aston's description of, ii. 303; her attempted abduction by Capt. Hill, ii. 342.
Bradshaw, Mrs., ii. 77, _note_ 1, ii. 94, _note_ 1, ii. 303.
Brett, Colonel Henry, a share in the Drury Lane Patent presented to him by Skipwith, ii. 32; his acquaintance with Cibber, ii. 33; Cibber's account of, ii. 34-42; admires Cibber's perriwig, ii. 35; and the Countess of Macclesfield, ii. 39-41; his dealings with Rich, ii. 42-49, ii. 56-60; makes Wilks, Estcourt, and Cibber his deputies in management, ii. 56, _note_ 1; gives up his share to Skipwith, ii. 59.
---- Mrs. (see also Miss Mason, and Countess of Macclesfield), Cibber's high opinion of her taste, ii. 41, _note_ 2; his "Careless Husband" submitted to her, ii. 41, _note_ 2; her judicious treatment of her husband, ii. 41, _note_ 2.
Brown, Tom, ii. 348, ii. 350; his scandal on Mrs. Bracegirdle, i. 170, _note_ 1.
Buck, Sir George, his "Third University of England," quoted, i. xlviii.
"Buffoon, The," an epigram on Cibber's admission into society, i. 29, _note_ 1.