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D5459 - George Murgatroyd Woodward (1767-1809), cartoonist - [c1780]-1840
- 1 - Drawings - [c1780]-1809
  - 34 - [Shakespearean drawings] - 1787

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D5459/1/34/21
Former Reference	D5459/1/118
Title	Much Ado About Nothing : Mrs. Abington in the Character of Beatrice
Date	Mar 1787
Description	Portrait of Mrs Abington in a blue gown with white petticoat and bodice. She has feathers in her hair and in her left hand she holds a mask. Available on CD 157.
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Artist	Woodward, George Murgatroyd (?1765-1809)
Archive Creator	George Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer
Further Information	G. M. Woodward delin : March 1787 "Benedict / ____________ Which is Beatrice? \| Beatrice (unmasking) I answer to that name; what is your will?___ Act V Scene the Last." Mrs. James Abington, née Frances Barton (1737-1815) was born into a humble London family. She began selling flowers in Covent Garden Piazza and was known as 'Nosegay Fan', before working as a maid and ballad singer, amongst other jobs. She made her debut at Haymarket on 21 Aug 1755. In 1759 she married James Abington. After a spell in Ireland she joined Garrick's company at Drury Lane in 1765. In 1782 she moved to Covent Garden. Mrs. Abington played Beatrice at Covent Garden on 21 Jan 1785, 26 Jan 1785, 1 Nov 1785, and 24 Jan 1786. According to the Monthly Visitor in 1797: "Her former Beatrice was a chaste, animated, unaffected and captivating performance"
Physical Description	Coloured drawing. Size 265 x 203 mm. Portrait.
Copies	A digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office.
Related Material	See D5459/1/4/11 for a scene from the play.
Publication Note	B.D.A., London Stage.
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