"Nancy Dawson was the stage name of Ann Newton (c.1728-1767), a London dancer and actress. She rose to fame performing a solo rendition of a hornpipe ...
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between acts in The Beggar's Opera at Covent Garden Theatre in 1759. The hornpipe tune is now known as "Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush"." - (en.wikipedia.org 10.08.2021)