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876
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.

877
03 March 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Curiosity

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Student; or, The Fall of Pantomime: With the Restoration of the Drama

Performance Comment: Harlequin Student-Yates; Colombine-Miss Hippisley; Mons Venterbleau-Peterson; Mynheer Van Grub-Julian; Tenebroso-Touchbury; Old Shepherd-Marr; Nurse-Olbeldiston; 1st Watchman-Dunstall; 2d Watchman-Charles; 1st Countryman-Dunstall; 2d Countryman-Crofts; 3d Countryman-Nelson; 4th Countryman-Naylor; Pierot-Shawford; John Trott-Dove; with a Grotesque Dance between Punch, Pierot and Scaramouch-Shawford, Vaughan, Olbeldiston; the whole to Conclude with a Representation of Shakespear's Monument-, as lately Erected; Jupiter-Crispe; Mars-Touchbury; Mercury-Brett; Cupid-Master Nanfan; Minerva-Miss Jones; Melpomene-Mrs Lamball; Thalia-Miss Medina; Ganymede-Mrs Dunstall.
Cast
Role: Pierot Actor: Shawford
Role: Pierot and Scaramouch Actor: Shawford, Vaughan, Olbeldiston

878
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.

879
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

880
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

881
22 September 1736 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love; Or, The World Well Lost

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer; or, Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Lun; Genius-Leveridge, Salway, Miss Hillyard; 1st Fury-Glover; Demons: Harlequin Man and Woman-Desse, Mlle Delorme; Pierot Man and Woman-Shawford, Tench; Mezzetin Man and Woman-Glover, Mrs Moreau; Scaramouch Man and Woman-Dupre, Mrs Ogden; Miller-Nivelon; Miller's Wife-Mrs Moreau; Doctor's Man-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Pierot Man and Woman Actor: Shawford, Tench

882
06 November 1740 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Chymical Counterfeits; or, Harlequin Worm Doctor

Performance Comment: Harlequin-L'Agile; Colombine-Mrs Woodward; Doctor-Dunstall; Doctor's Man-Julian; Dropsical Man-Wallis; Pierot-Shawford; the whole to conclude with a Comic Dance called Le Maritime-.
Cast
Role: Pierot Actor: Shawford

883
27 January 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: See17401231, but Polly-a Gentlewoman; Macheath-Walker; Lucy-Mrs Jones; Peachum-Paget; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Steel; Lockit-Hemskirk; Filch-Yates; Mat-Dunstall; Diana Trapes-Mrs Yates; Ben Budge-Blakes; Jemmy Twitcher-Julian; Crookfingered Jack-Crofts; Nimming Ned-Shawford; Wat Dreary-Marr; Harry Paddington-Vaughan; Jenny Diver-Mrs Dunstall; Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Lamball; Mrs Vixen-Miss Hippisley; Betty Doxey-Mrs Bullock; with a Hornpipe-Yates.
Cast
Role: Nimming Ned Actor: Shawford

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

884
19 March 1741 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens; Or, The Man-hater

Performance Comment: Timon-Marshall; Alcibiades-Walker; Apemantus-Paget; Poet-Yates; Nicias-Julian; Phaeax-Dunstall; Aelius-Marr; Cleon-Shawford; Demetrius-Blakes; Melissa-Mrs Steel; Cloe-Miss Hippisley; Thais-Mrs Jones; Phryne-Mrs Dunstall; Evandra-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Cleon Actor: Shawford

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: HHornpipe-Yates; III: Drunken Peasant-Chettle

885
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.

886
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.

887
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

888
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

889
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

890
07 September 1748 @ Southwark Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Northern Heroes; Or, The Bloody Contest Between Charles The Twelfth, King Of Sweden, And Peter The Great, Czar Of Muscovy

Performance Comment: Charles XII-Usher; Prince of Wurtemburg-Jackson; Count Gillensternia-Hazard; Count Piper-Thomson; Mazeppa-Reid; Czar-Burton; Prince Dolguruki-Paget; Prince Menzikoif-Jones; Iwan-Shawford; Princess Ellimira-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Iwan Actor: Shawford

Afterpiece Title: The Volunteers; or, The Adventures of Roderick Random and His Friend Strap

Performance Comment: Roderick-Cross; Corporal Garbage-Bridges; Slim-Storer; Strap-Paddick; Widow Vanspriggen-Mrs Bridges; Moll Trotfutter-Mrs Vaughan; Mrs Rank-Miss Ferguson; Mrs File-Mrs Shawford; Mrs Machegogan-Mrs Paddick; Madge-Miss Tyler; Janny-Vaughan.
Cast
Role: Mrs File Actor: Mrs Shawford

Dance: Particularly a Hornpipe-

891
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

892
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

893
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

894
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

895
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

896
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.

897
13 November 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Garrick; Hecate-Layfield; Duncan-Berry; Lennox-Scrase; Doctor-Wilder; Furies-Mathews, Shawford, Pelling, Harrison, Roger; Donalbain-Mas. Mattocks; Young Siward-Palmer; Banquo-Sowdon; MacDuff-Havard; Malcolm-Blakes; Ross-Lee; Witches-Bridges, Shuter, Yates; Fleance-Mas. Cross; Seaton-Ray; Angus-Simpson; Lady-Mrs Yates; Lady Macduff-Mrs Mills; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Pritchard; Seyward-Winstone; Vocal Parts-Reinhold, Beard, Mrs Clive, Miss Norris.
Cast
Role: Furies Actor: Mathews, Shawford, Pelling, Harrison, Roger

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

898
28 January 1752 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Mossop(, 1st time); Duncan-Burton; Macduff-Havard; Ross-Lee; Malcolm-Blakes; Banquo-Sowdon; Angus-Simson; Lenox-Scrase; Seyward-Winstone; Donalbain-Mattocks; Witches-W. Vaughan, Yates, Shuter; Hecate-Berry; Lady Macduff-Mrs Mills; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Pritchard; Vocal Parts-Beard, Wilder, Vernon, Mrs Bennet, Mrs Clive; Furies-Shawford, Pelling, Harrison, Roger.
Cast
Role: Furies Actor: Shawford, Pelling, Harrison, Roger.

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

899
01 January 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Performance Comment: As17521226, but other characters-Shuter, Blakes, Leviez, Ackman, the Little Swiss, Master Simson, Simson, Lewis, Miss Minors, Miss Price, Mrs Mathews, Miss Shawford, Mad Mariet; The Dances-Devisse, Ferrere, Mad Auguste, Mad Auretti.
Cast
Role: other characters Actor: Shuter, Blakes, Leviez, Ackman, the Little Swiss, Master Simson, Simson, Lewis, Miss Minors, Miss Price, Mrs Mathews, Miss Shawford, Mad Mariet

900
26 November 1753 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode; Or, Sir Fopling Flutter

Performance Comment: Dorimant-Ross; Sir Fopling Flutter-Woodward; Medley-Havard; Young Bellair-Palmer; Mrs Loveit-Mrs Cibber; Emelia-Mrs Cowper; Belinda-Mrs Davies; Shoemaker-Burton; Handy-Jefferson; Smirk-Simson; Orangewoman-Mrs Bradshaw; Old Bellair-Phillips; Lady Townly-Mrs Bennet; Lady Woodvil-Mrs James; Pert-Mrs Cross; Busy-Miss Minors; Harriet-Miss Haughton; In Act IV a Masquerade Dance proper to the play-Devisse, Gerrard, Christian, Morris, Shawford.
Cast
Role: In Act IV a Masquerade Dance proper to the Actor: Devisse, Gerrard, Christian, Morris, Shawford.

Afterpiece Title: The Shepherd's Lottery

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