SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(perftitleclean,performancetitle) "The Soldiers Festival" | "The Soldiers Festival" | "The Night before the B" | "The Follies of a Day" | "The Follies Of A Day" | "Friar Bacon" | "Harlequins Adventures in Lilliput Brobdignag c" | "Friar Bacon" | "Harlequins Adventures in Lillipu" | "Friar Bacon or Harlequins Adventures in Lilliput Brobdignag c" | "The Magic Cavern" | "Virtues Triumph" | "The Prophet" | "The Lad of the Hills" | "The Wicklow Gold Mine" | "The Lad Of The Hills Or The Wicklow Gold Mine" | "The Crisis" | "Love and Fear" | "The Crisis or Love and Fear" | "The Flitch of Bacon" | "The Cobler of Castlebury" | "The Device" | "The Deaf Doctor" | "The Device or The Deaf Doctor" | "The Deaf Lover" | "The Siege of Gibraltar" | "The Siege Of Gibraltar" | "The Divorce" | "Lord Mayor’s Day" | "A Flight from Lapland" | "The Shamrock" | "The Anniversary of St Patrick" | "The Poor Soldier" | "The Magic Picture" | "Harlequin Junior" | "The Magic Cestus" | "Harlequin Junior" | "Harlequin Rambler" | "The Convent in an Uproar" | "Harlequin Rambler or The Convent in an Uproar" | "Robin Hood" | "Sherwood Forest" | "Robin Hood" | "Robin Hood Or Sherwood Forest" | "The Noble Peasant" | "Fontainbleau" | "Our Way in France" | "Fontainbleau" | "Fontainbleau Or Our Way In France" | "The Follies of a Day" | "The Marriage of Figaro" | "The Follies Of A Day Or The Marriage Of Figaro" | "The Campaign" | "Love in the East Indies" | "The Campaign Or Love In The East Indies" | "The Choleric Fathers" | "Omai" | "A Trip round the World" | "Omai or A Trip round the World" | "Love in a Camp" | "Patrick in Prussia" | "Love in a Camp or Patrick in Prussia" | "Small Talk" | "The Westminster Boy" | "Small Talk or The Westminster Boy" | "Richard Coeur de Lion" | "Richard Coeur De Lion" | "The Enchanted Castle" | "Lingo’s Opinions on Men and Manners (A Comical Whimsical Operatical Farcical Rhapsody" | "Lingo’s Opinions on Men and Manners" | "Nina" | "The Farmer" | "Marian" | "The Highland Reel" | "Aladdin" | "The Wonderful Lamp" | "The Czar" | "The Crusade" | "The Fugitive" | "The Picture of Paris" | "The Woodman" | "Oscar and Malvina" | "The Hall of Fingal" | "Oscar and Malvina or The Hall of Fingal" | "The Midnight Wanderers" | "Sprigs of Laurel" | "The Travellers in Switzerland" | "The Travellers In Switzerland" | "Netley Abbey" | "NETLEY ABBEY" | "Arrived at Portsmouth" | "Hercules and Omphale" | "Mago and Dago" | "Harlequin the Hero" | "Mago and Dago or Harlequin the Hero" | "The Mysteries of the Castle" | "The Mysteries Of The Castle" | "The Irish Mimick" | "Blunders at Brighton" | "The Irish Mimick or Blunders at Brighton" | "Lock and Key" | "The Point at Herqui" | "British Bravery Triumphant" | "The Point at Herqui or British Bravery Triumphant" | "The Wicklow Mountains" | "Abroad and at Home" | "Abroad And At Home" | "Italian Villagers" | "The Rival Soldiers" | "The Village Fete" | "Srings of Laurel")') GROUP BY eventid ORDER BY weight() desc, eventdate asc OPTION

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Results not only include performances of plays known to be by 'William Shield', but also performances of associated titles, including adaptations.

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Mainpiece Title: The Mask'd Friend

Afterpiece Title: The Way to Get Un-Married

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Related Works
Related Work: The Farmer Author(s): William Shield

Song: In 2nd piece: The Sportman's snug little Cot-Incledon

Entertainment: Monologues, with Songs.End: The Barber's Petition-Fawcett (1st time); [with a song in character, Wigs [including His Own Wig, The Lover's Wig, Doctor's Wig, Coachman's Wig, Counsellor's Wig-Fawcett; End 2nd piece: A Ramble to Bath (1st time) [with a descriptive song in the character of Jacob Gawkey [in The Chapter of Accidents]-Knight

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fortune's Fool

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Related Works
Related Work: The Farmer Author(s): William Shield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rose And Colin

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Related Works
Related Work: The Farmer Author(s): William Shield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False Impressions

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Related Works
Related Work: The Farmer Author(s): William Shield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant; Or, A Sick Lady's Cure

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Related Works
Related Work: The Farmer Author(s): William Shield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Related Works
Related Work: The Farmer Author(s): William Shield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Related Works
Related Work: The Merchant of Venice Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Jew of Venice Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Related Works
Related Work: The Farmer Author(s): William Shield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Farmer

Related Works
Related Work: The Farmer Author(s): William Shield

Afterpiece Title: The Child of Nature

Dance: End 1st piece: Peggy's Love- in which, by permission of the Proprietor of the Opera House, who has generously allowed Principal Dancers and Whole Corps de Ballet to appear, the following Ladies and Gentlemen will exert their well known Abilities:Laborie, Didelot, Mme Laborie, Mme Hilligsberg; End 2nd piece: La Vengeance d'Amour, in which the Pas de Quatre de Panurge-Laborie, Didelot, Mme Laborie, Mme Hilligsberg

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Management

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Related Works
Related Work: The Farmer Author(s): William Shield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every One Has His Fault

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Related Works
Related Work: The Farmer Author(s): William Shield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bath; Or, The Western Lass

Related Works
Related Work: The Snuff Box; or, A Trip to Bath Author(s): William Heard

Song: Let the dreadful Engines-Leveridge; Since the Times are so Bad-Leveridge, Mrs Lindsey; Sing Sing All Ye Muses-Laroone, Hughs; A Scotch Song-Leveridge

Dance: Between every Act: Genteel Round-a Devonshire Girl never seen on the Stage before, to the Harp alone; an Irish Humour, The Whip of Dunboyne-Devonshire Girl, her Master; another genteel dance-Devonshire Girl; a Highland Lilt-Devonshire Girl, her Master; A Country Farmer's Daughter-Devonshire Girl all in Natural Habits

Related Works
Related Work: The Man's The Master Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Dancing Master Author(s): William Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle
Related Work: The French Dancing Master Author(s): William Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle
Related Work: The Gentleman Dancing Master Author(s): William Wycherley
Related Work: Love Without Interest; or, The Man Too Hard for the Master Author(s): William Penkethman
Related Work: Every Body Mistaken Author(s): William Taverner

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tunbridge Walks

Music: A piece of Instrumental Musick- to be perform'd on the Stage

Song: Mr Laroon, Mrs Hughs; particularly a Two/part Song-Mr Laroon, Mrs Hughs compos'd by the late Mr Henry Purcell

Song: Country Farmer's Daughter, Highland Lilt-the Devonshire Girl; The Whip of Dunbyn-Claxton; a new Entry-Mrs Campion, others; A Scotch Dance-Mrs Bicknell; a new Scaramouch Man and Scaramouch Woman-Laferry, Mrs Lucas

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Song: A gentleman, his first on the stage

Related Works
Related Work: Two Gentleman of Verona Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Gentleman Dancing Master Author(s): William Wycherley
Related Work: The Noble Gentlemen Author(s): William Rowley
Related Work: The Gentlemen of Verona Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: A Shoemaker's a Gentleman Author(s): William Rowley

Dance: Harlequin Man and Woman-Laforest, Devonshire Girl; Quaker's Dance, Country Farmer's Daughter-Devonshire Girl

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Taming Of The Shrew; Or, Sawny The Scot

Related Works
Related Work: Sauny the Scot; or, The Taming of a Shrew Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Taming of the Shrew Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Catherine and Petruchio Author(s): William Shakespeare

Dance: Country Farmer's Daughter, Highland Lilt-Mrs Mosse; Whip of Dunboyn, an Irish Humour-Claxton, her Master

Related Works
Related Work: The Man's The Master Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Dancing Master Author(s): William Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle
Related Work: The French Dancing Master Author(s): William Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle
Related Work: The Gentleman Dancing Master Author(s): William Wycherley
Related Work: Love Without Interest; or, The Man Too Hard for the Master Author(s): William Penkethman
Related Work: Every Body Mistaken Author(s): William Taverner

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

Dance: Grotesque dances, Punchanello-Cherrier; Country Farmer's Daughter-Mrs Moss; Harlequin-Laforrest, Mrs Bicknell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Politiques

Song: A Two Part Song Compos'd by the late Famous Mr Eccles for Her Majesty's Birthday-Cook

Dance: Imitation of a Country Farmer's Daughter-Mrs Bruce; also a Chacone-Mrs Bruce, taught by Elford

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Politiques

Song: Mrs Hodgson, Cook

Dance: Country Farmer's Daughter, Entry, The Wood Nymph-Miss Bruce Mrs Elford's Scholar; rope dancing-Pinkethman's Two famous French Maidens; ...the eldest...Dancing without a Pole and turning her self round, which never could be done by any yet before her (as all the Quality of England are satisfy'd of), and who are desir'd by the said Quality, and most part of the Town to perform; Also vaulting on the manag'd Horse-Evans wherein he performs several surprizing Entertainments, especially his Body lying extended on one Arm, and drinking 9 Glasses of Wine from the other

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Woman Is A Riddle

Dance: Salle, Mlle Salle; A new Italian Mimic Scene between a Scaramouch, Harlequin, Country Farmer, His Wife, and others-

Related Works
Related Work: Friar Bacon; or, Harlequin's Adventures in Lilliput, Brobdignag, &c Author(s): William Shield
Related Work: Harlequin Junior; or, The Magic Cestus Author(s): William Shield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess

Afterpiece Title: Pyramus and Thisbe

Dance: Moreau, Shaw, Thurmond, Cook, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Schoolding, Miss Smith, Salle, Mlle Salle; Likewise an Italian Mimic Scene never perform'd but once, call'd Harlequin Executed; or, The Farmer Disappointed See17161226-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Dance: As17170110; Harlequin Executed-; or, The Farmer Disappointed-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Song: As17170204

Dance: Moreau, Thurmond Jr, Mrs Schoolding, Miss Smith, Salle, Mlle Salle; Harlequin Executed; or The Farmer Disappointed-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian, King Of Portugal

Dance: As17170110; Harlequin Executed-; or, The Farmer Disappointed

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Dance: Moreau, Mrs Bullock; Grand Comic Wedding Dance-Moreau, Mrs Schoolding, Salle, Mlle Salle; Harlequin Executed; or, The Farmer Disappointed-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Afterpiece Title: The School of Folly

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Executed; or, The Farmer Disappointed

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Half Pay Officers

Afterpiece Title: Hob's Wedding

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Executed; or, The Farmer Disappointed

Dance: delaGarde's Two Sons , being the first Time of their Appearance on the Stage this Season