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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr Shawford"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr Shawford")') GROUP BY eventid ORDER BY weight() desc, eventdate asc OPTION field_weights=(perftitleclean=100, commentpclean=75, commentcclean=75, roleclean=100, performerclean=100, authnameclean=100), ranker=sph04
5689 results for: Keyword - Mr Shawford
We found 4243 matches on Event Comments, 1186 matches on Performance Comments, 559 matches on Performance Title, 18 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

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03 December 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycomb

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27 May 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Phoenix; or, Anacreontics Renovated [i

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Entertainment: In 2nd piece: Imitations-Caulfield

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11 November 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rose And Colin

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

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18 January 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Cast
Role: To conclude with a Rural Dance Actor: Grandchamps, Matthews, Miss Baker, Pelling, Macneale, Harrison, Master Shawford, Miss Cole, Mrs L'Font, Mlle Mariet, Mrs Pit.

Ballet: II: Savoyard Travellers. Principal Savoyards-Grandchamps, Mlle Auretti, Mathews, Mrs Addison; Children Savoyards-Little Swiss, Miss Popling; Peasants-M'Neil, Mlle delaContri; see17491110

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16 December 1754 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Writ Of Inquiry Will Be Executed On The Inquisitor General

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28 April 1762 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orators

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12 May 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Shawford, Roger, Granier and the Widow Reinhold. Receipts: #140 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: II: A Scot's Dance, as17530501; III: A Hornpipe-Granier; End Opera: The Rigadoon, Minuet-Mr and Miss Shawford

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27 April 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: Don Quixote

Dance: I: A Hornpipe-the Little Swiss; II: A Comic Dance-Harvey, Miss Shawford; III: A Dance-Sg Piettro, Mad Janeton Auretti; IV: A Scotch Dance-Harvey, Miss Shawford; V: The Minuet, Louvre-Harvey, Mrs Addison

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02 May 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Don Quixote

Dance: IV: A Hornpipe-the Little Swiss; V: A Comic Dance-Shawford Jun, Miss Shawford

Song: III: Mattocks

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08 May 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Shawford, Gray, Dunbarr and Burke. N.B. Tickets sold by the Orange Women will not be admitted. Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Song: I: Master Mattocks

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Master Shawford; III: A Comic Dance-Master and Miss Shawford; V: Louvre, Minuet-Shawford, Mrs Shawford

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01 May 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Roger, W. Vaughan, Shawford, and Sturt. Receipts: #140 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: Don Quixote

Dance: II: The Pierrots-Roger, Shawford Jun; III: A Scotch Dance, as17520427 IV: A Hornpipe-Shawford Jun; V: A Comic Dance-Shawford Jun, Miss Shawford

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02 May 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Shawford, Dickinson, and Jones. Receipts: #170 (Cross); charges, #63 (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: IV: Hornpipe-Master Shawford; V: The Periot's Dance-Master Shawford, Master Morrison

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29 September 1735 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And A Bottle

Dance: I: Running Footman and V: Scot's Dance by Brother Shawford

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14 January 1736 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Music: I: Handel's Overture of Ariadne. II: Charke's Medley Overture

Dance: II: French Peasant by Shawford. IV: Scot's Dance

Song: III: Cbast Lucretia. V: Roast Beef Song

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19 February 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: AAcis and Galatea, as17491130, but MacNeale, Pelling, Shawford, Mlle Mariet, Mlle Memi omitted

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23 April 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: Don Quixote

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-The Little Swiss; IV: A Comic Dance-Harvey, Miss Shawford

Song: III: Mattocks; IV: Mattocks

Entertainment: S+Specialty. After: An Elogium to $Shakespeare, as17520421

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19 January 1736 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Milliners; or, The Humours of Covent-Garden

Dance: I: Irish Trot by Shawford. III: Scot's Dance by Shawford. IV: Hornpipe by Collard. V: Sailor's Dance by Castiglione

Performance Comment: III: Scot's Dance by Shawford. IV: Hornpipe by Collard. V: Sailor's Dance by Castiglione .

Song: II: By Young Cunningham

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08 May 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Simpson, Collins, Baudouin, Shawford, Berkley, Miss Story. Tickets deliver'd by Falwood, George and Steele will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Dance: I: Muilment; II: Running Footman's Dance-Shawford; III: Minuet-Baudouin, Miss Story

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05 May 1755 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Walker, Bullbrick, Shawford, and Vaughan. Receipts: #110 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Song: IV: All in the Downs in character-ThomasSmith first appearance on any stage

Dance: A Hornpipe-Morris; End Act V: Minuet-Shawford, Mrs Addison

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13 May 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Dunbar, Gray, Smith and Shawford. Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Morris; End of Play: A Minuet-Shawford, Mrs Vernon

Song: I: Miss Young

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18 May 1757 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Berrisford, Shawford, Mrs Gibbons, L'Brun. Receipts: #200 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Toyshop

Dance: III: A Hornpipe-Morris; End of Play: The Louvre-Shawford, Mrs Gibbons

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06 March 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast, With Coronation Anthems

Music: First Violin-Mr Ximene; with a Solo on the Violincello-Mr Janson, lately arrived from Paris, (Who has never performed in Public in England)

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29 March 1704 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; Particularly a Sonata for a Flute and a Violin-Signior Gasperini, Mr Paisable; And likewise a Sonata for two Flutes-Mr Paisable, Mr Banister; the whole being entirely New. Margaretta Gallia mention'd in my former Bills, has since got a Cold, and is very much indispos'd, therefore will not venture to Sing; but in her room Several Pieces of the late Mr Henry Purcell-Mrs Lindsey, Mrs Hudson, Mr Hughes, Mr Laroone

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13 July 1710 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Song: Several Comical Dialogues-Mr Dogget, Mr Leveridge; And other Entertainments of Ballad/Singing after the true English manner. Compos'd by Mr Estcourt-Mr Estcourt, in Honour of the Great and Glorious Successes of her Majesty over her proud French Foes

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28 May 1715 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainments

Entertainment: It consisted of Pyramids-; of all manner of Sweetmeats, the most generous Wines, Burgundy, Champaign, and was usher'd in by a Prologue-Mrs Younger; written by Mr Tickel, under Secretary to Mr Addison, and concluded by an Epilogue-Mr Wilks; written by himself; which was very merry and free with his own Character; after which, a large Table that was in th Area of the Consort-House, was taken away to make Room for the Company to Dance Country-Dances...We are likewise to acquaint the Reader, that an Ode of Horace-; was set to Musick and sung upon the Occasion, with several other very particular Songs and Performances, both Vocal and Instrumental Music- and that Mrs Younger spoke the Prologue, and Mr Wilks the Epilogue, which, after Sir Richard's Way, was extremely Diverting (Weekly Packet, 4 June)