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265 results for: Keyword - Shawford
We found 290 matches on Roles/Actors, 49 matches on Performance Comments, 37 matches on Performance Title, 23 matches on Event Comments, and 0 matches on Author.

26
13 November 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Delane; Brothers-Havard, Mozeen; 1st spirit-Sparks; Lady-Mrs Cibber; Euphrosyne-Mrs Clive; Sabrina-Mrs Mozeen; 2nd spirit-Usher; Bacchanal-Lowe; Song of Sweet Echo-Mrs Clive; Dances-Cooke, Mlle Janeton Auretti, Mathews, Mrs Addison, Leviez, Shawford, Royer, Pelling, Mrs Shawford, Miss Cole, Miss Thompson.
Cast
Role: Dances Actor: Cooke, Mlle Janeton Auretti, Mathews, Mrs Addison, Leviez, Shawford, Royer, Pelling, Mrs Shawford, Miss Cole, Miss Thompson.

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

27
29 November 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Mrs Shawford

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea

Performance Comment: As17491127, but Savages-Miss Baker, Mrs _Addison; Shepherds-_Simons, G. _Yates, Master _Shawford; Shepherdesses-Miss _Baker, Miss _Cole, Mrs _L'Font, Miss _Shawford.
Cast
Role: Shepherds Actor: _Simons, G. _Yates, Master _Shawford
Role: Shepherdesses Actor: Miss _Baker, Miss _Cole, Mrs _L'Font, Miss _Shawford.
Role: Shepherds Actor: Macneale, Pelling, Shawford, Simons, G. Yates, Master Shawford
Role: Shepherdesses Actor: Miss Baker, Mlle Mariet, Mlle Memi, Miss Cole, Mrs L'Font, Miss Shawford.

28
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

29
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

30
27 October 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: II: A Grand Ballet call'd L'Entree de Flore-Anne Auretti, Cooke, Janeton Auretti

Ballet: End: A Grand Ballet call'd Vertumnus and Pomona. Vertumnus-Cooke; Vertumnus' followers-Leviez, Pelling, Harvey, Shawford; Pomona-Anne Auretti; Pomona's followers-Mrs Addison, Miss Cole, Mlle Lafont, Mrs Annesly; Pan-Matthews; Pan's followers-Vaughan, Shawford, Master Harrison, Master Yates

Performance Comment: Vertumnus-Cooke; Vertumnus' followers-Leviez, Pelling, Harvey, Shawford; Pomona-Anne Auretti; Pomona's followers-Mrs Addison, Miss Cole, Mlle Lafont, Mrs Annesly; Pan-Matthews; Pan's followers-Vaughan, Shawford, Master Harrison, Master Yates.
Cast
Role: Vertumnus' followers Actor: Leviez, Pelling, Harvey, Shawford
Role: Pan's followers Actor: Vaughan, Shawford, Master Harrison, Master Yates.

31
03 January 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid Ayliffe (a Turner) #1 14s. 6d.; Mr Lane (a Tailor) his bill #88 12s.; Xmas Box to Prince's Chairmen #2 2s.; and to Inns or Court [Porters] #3 4s.; Fryar (a Hosier) #6 12s.; Burgess [Bricklayer] his bill #50; Smart (Laceman) #11 1s.; a Coffin for Ophelia 15s. 6d.; Mr Shawford's son for dancing in the Tempest 10s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #100 (Cross); #102 6s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Ballet: SSavoyard Travellers. As17491110

Cast
Role: Principal Savoyards Actor: Grandchamps, Mad Auretti, Matthews, Mrs Addison, Pelling, Shawford, Harrison, Master Shawford, Mad Mariet, Mrs Baker, Mrs Memi, Miss Cole
Role: Peasants Actor: Macneale, Mad DeLaContri, Master Simons, Master G. Yates, Vaughan, Mrs Shawford, Mrs L'Font, Miss Shawford.

32
19 January 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid Lane for 22 1!4 yds. of Brocade #20; Youngest Shawford's dancing 5s.; Ditto Young Cross 5s.; Norton 2 Chorus last night 10s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #50 (Cross); #72 2s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Cast
Role: A Dance of Aerial Spirits Actor: Mlle Mariet, Miss Baker, Mrs Shawford, Mrs L'Font
Role: A Dance of Winds Actor: Macneale, Shawford, Pelling, Master Shawford

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

33
12 February 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Receipts missing from Treasurer's Book. Expenditure page present.] Paid Mr Wallis rent on 100 nights #11 13s. 4d.; Paid Young Cross for dancing in the Tempest 5s., and Shawford's youngest son for same 5s.; Norton 3 chorus 15s. (Treasurer's Book). Second edition of Merope "As it was acted last season and as it is now acting, with great applause, at Drury Lane." Printed for A. Miller, apposite Katherine St., Strand. Price 1s. 6d. Receipts: #100 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Cast
Role: A Dance of Aerial Spirits Actor: Mlle Mariet, Miss Baker, Mrs Shawford, Mrs L'Font
Role: A Dance of Winds Actor: Macneale, Shawford, Pelling, Master Shawford

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

34
27 April 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Liviez (Ballet Master) and Taswell. Paid young Cross for dancing 5s., and same to young Shawford. Allowed Leviez for tickets as per agreement #15; Norton 3 chorus last night 6 this #2 5s. (Treasurer's Book). Afterpiece: By Desire. Tickets deliver'd out by Taswell will be taken. Receipts: #150 (Cross). [Income missing from Treasurer's Book.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Cast
Role: A Dance of Aerial Spirits Actor: Mlle Mariet, Miss Baker, Mrs Shawford, Mrs L'Font
Role: A Dance of Winds Actor: Macneale, Shawford, Pelling, Master Shawford

Afterpiece Title: Bayes in Petticoats

Dance: III: L'Entree de Flore, as17491024

35
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

36
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

37
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

38
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

39
17 October 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distressed Mother

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Goddess; or, Harlequin Marry'd

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Yates; Swiss-Blakes; Harlico-Collins; Swiss Servant-Leviez; Harlequin's Wife-Mrs Mann; Harlequin's Child-Miss Yates; the Goddess Hecate-Mrs Avolio; Attendants on Hecate-Bennet, Morgan; Shepherds, Shepherdesses-Muilment, Desse, Shawford, Baudouin, Mrs Thompson, Miss Story, Mrs Miles.
Cast
Role: Shepherdesses Actor: Muilment, Desse, Shawford, Baudouin, Mrs Thompson, Miss Story, Mrs Miles.

40
14 January 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Delane; 1st Spirit-Mills; Nymph, Sabrina-Mrs Arne, 1st Appearance in England for three years; Lady (with the song of Sweet Echo)-Mrs Cibber; Elder Brother-Giffard; Younger Brother-Havard; 2nd Spirit-Woodburn; Euphrosyne-Miss Young; Bacchanal-Lowe; The Dance-Muilment, Sga Bettini, Baudouin, Shawford, Pelling, Miles, Miss Story, Mrs Miles, Mrs Pritchard, Mrs Annesley.
Cast
Role: The Dance Actor: Muilment, Sga Bettini, Baudouin, Shawford, Pelling, Miles, Miss Story, Mrs Miles, Mrs Pritchard, Mrs Annesley.

41
03 March 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Incendiary; or, Colombine Cameron

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Yates; Miser-Collins; Carlos-Blakes; Pope-Bibby; Magistrate-I. Sparks; Beau-Liviez; Colombine (with proper songs)-Mrs Clive; Highlander-Winstone; Scotch Servant-Barrington; Thirsis, a Volunteer-Lowe; Amoret-Miss Edwards; With Proper Dances (Scotch and other)-Muilment, the Mechels, Desse, Roger, Shawford, Miles; Victory-Mrs Arne; Fame-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: With Proper Dances Actor: Muilment, the Mechels, Desse, Roger, Shawford, Miles

42
02 April 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Incendiary

Performance Comment: As17460303 but Miser-_; Carlos-_; Highlander-_; Scotch Servant-_; Beau-_; Proper Dances-_Desse, _Roger, _Shawford, _Miles.
Cast
Role: Proper Dances Actor: _Desse, _Roger, _Shawford, _Miles.
Role: With Proper Dances Actor: Muilment, the Mechels, Desse, Roger, Shawford, Miles

43
25 April 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Scornful Lady

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Goddess

Performance Comment: Harlequin's Wife-Mrs Mann; Harlequin-Yates; Swiss-Blakes; Pierot-Leviez; Harlequin's Child-Miss Yates; Harlico-Collins; Goddess Hecate-Miss Edwards; Spright-Bibby; Shepherds, Shepherdesses-Desse, Shawford, Mrs Pritchard, Picq.
Cast
Role: Shepherdesses Actor: Desse, Shawford, Mrs Pritchard, Picq.

Song: Bibby

Dance: Picq, Miss Hilliard

44
15 October 1748 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard; Peachum-Yates; Lockit-Berry; Filch-Raftor; Mat@o@Mint-Blakes; Player-Bransby; Beggar-Winstone; Lucy-Mrs Clive; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Cross; Diana Trapes-Mrs Havard; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Green; Sukey Tawdry-Mrs Yates; Jenny Diver-Miss Royer; Molly Brazen-Mrs Vaughan; Polly-Mrs Cibber; In III Hornpipe-Matthews, Vaughan, Shawford, Marr, Roger; Whole to conclude with a Country Dance-the Characters of the Opera.
Cast
Role: In III Hornpipe Actor: Matthews, Vaughan, Shawford, Marr, Roger

Dance: I: Savoyards, as17480920

45
23 February 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busie Body

Afterpiece Title: The Triumph of Peace

Performance Comment: As17490221, but Shepherdesses-Mrs Mathews, Miss _Medina; Dutch Character-Mrs Shawford; Spaniard-Miss +Cole.
Cast
Role: Dutch Character Actor: Mrs Shawford
Role: Mars' followers Actor: Blakes, Vaughan, Marr, Adams, Shawford, Harvey, Yates, Harrison

46
09 May 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: HHornpipe-Harrison

Ballet: DDrunken Peasant. Peasant-Harrison; Clown-Master Shawford

Performance Comment: Peasant-Harrison; Clown-Master Shawford.
Cast
Role: Clown Actor: Master Shawford.

Music: Concerto on the Flute-the Child, as17480917

47
26 September 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Beard; Peachum-Yates; Lockit-Berry; Filch-Raftor; Mat@O@Mint-Blakes; Beggar-Winstone; Lucy-Mrs Green; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Pit; Diana Trapes-Mrs Havard; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Bennet; Sukey Tawdry-Mrs Yates; Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Shawford; Jenny Diver-Miss Royer; Mrs Vixen-Miss Cole; Betty Doxy-Miss Murgetroyd; Polly-Mrs Clive; In III a Hornpipe-Matthews; The whole concluding with a Country Dance-the Characters of the Opera.
Cast
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Mrs Shawford

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

48
02 December 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Performance Comment: Damon-Beard; Palamon-Master Mattocks; Pastora-Mrs Clive; Laura-Miss Norris (1750 ed.); To conclude with a Rural Dance-Grandchamps, Matthews, Miss Baker, Pelling, Macneale, Harrison, Master Shawford, Miss Cole, Mrs L'Font, Mlle Mariet, Mrs Pit. (General Advertiser) .
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.

49
28 December 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Performance Comment: As17491212, but add Pelling, M'Neale, Harrison, Shawford, Miss Cole, Mrs Lafont, Mlle Mariet, Mrs Pitt.
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.

Dance: NNew Comic Dance-Grandchamps, Mrs Addison, Miss Baker

Song: Master Mattocks

50
02 May 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: I: Swedish Gardeners, as17491219; II: (By Desire) Hornpipe-Harrison; III: Punch Dance-Harrison; IV: Black Joke, as17500420

Ballet: V: Drunken Peasant. Peasant-Harrison; Clown-Master Shawford

Performance Comment: Peasant-Harrison; Clown-Master Shawford.
Cast
Role: Clown Actor: Master Shawford.
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