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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "William Cobston"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "William Cobston")') GROUP BY eventid ORDER BY weight() desc, eventdate asc OPTION field_weights=(perftitleclean=100, commentpclean=75, commentcclean=75, roleclean=100, performerclean=100, authnameclean=100), ranker=sph04

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We found 10794 matches on Author, 1664 matches on Performance Comments, 434 matches on Event Comments, 51 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

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Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew; Or, The Merry Beggars

Related Works
Related Work: The Jovial Crew; or, The Merry Beggars Author(s): William Bates
Related Work: The Jovial Crew Author(s): William BatesWilliam YongeWilliam Concanen

Dance: Dance between Two Frenchmen and two Frenchwomen-; Night Scene by a Harlequin and a Scaramouch , after the Italian manner,-Serene, another Person lately arrived in England

Entertainment: The famous Mr Clench of Barnet, who will perform an Organ with 3 Voices, the double Curtell the Flute and the Bells with the Mouth-Mr Clench; the Huntsman the Hounds and the Pack of Dogs-Mr Clench; with vaulting on the Horse-

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Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

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Related Work: The Plain Dealer Author(s): William Wycherley

Entertainment: To be expressed in the Bills

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Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

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Related Work: The Old Batchelor Author(s): William Congreve
Related Work: The Credulous Husband Author(s): William Congreve

Song: Let the dreadful Engines (the mad song in Don Quixote)-Leveridge

Dance: With several Dances-

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Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

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Related Work: The Country Wife Author(s): William Wycherley
Related Work: The Country Wife Author(s): William Wycherley
Related Work: The Country Girl Author(s): William Wycherley

Dance: The Mad/Man's Dance . A new Dance perform'd-16 Persons in Grotesque Habits; in which Variety of Postures-a Black will perform to Admiration; Roger a Coverly-Weaver , as it was done Originally after the Yorkshire manner

Song: The Chimney Sweeper's Dialogue-; A Trumpet Song never sung but twice on the Stage-; Mrs Hodgson, Mrs Willis

Music: The Turkey/Cock Music-. An Entertainment performed before the Doge and Senate of Venice at the last Carnival

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Mainpiece Title: The Jew Of Venice

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

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Mainpiece Title: Othello

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Related Work: Othello Author(s): William Shakespeare

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

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Related Work: The History of Timon of Athens, the Man-Hater Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Timon of Athens Author(s): William Shakespeare

Music: A Mask set to Musick by the late Mr Henry Purcell-; Italian Sonatas-Gasperini

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Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens

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Related Work: The History of Timon of Athens, the Man-Hater Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Timon of Athens Author(s): William Shakespeare

Entertainment: A variety, which will be express'd in the Great Bills-

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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

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Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Related Works
Related Work: The Old Batchelor Author(s): William Congreve
Related Work: The Credulous Husband Author(s): William Congreve

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Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

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Related Work: Hamlet Author(s): William Shakespeare

Song: Mrs Campion

Dance: Mrs Bicknell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

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Related Work: The Plain Dealer Author(s): William Wycherley

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Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

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Related Work: Hamlet Author(s): William Shakespeare

Song: As17031102

Dance: As17031102

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

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Related Work: The Old Batchelor Author(s): William Congreve
Related Work: The Credulous Husband Author(s): William Congreve

Dance: As17031026

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Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

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Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): William ShakespeareSir William Davenant

Music: All the Musick being compos'd-Mr Leveridge, wherein he performs his own parts

Song: As17031125

Dance: Several comical Dances-

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Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

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Related Work: The Double Dealer Author(s): William Congreve

Music: Seignior Olsii, lately come from Italy

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Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

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Related Work: The Tempest Author(s): William ShakespeareSir William Davenant
Related Work: The Tempest; or, The Enchanted Island Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Performances

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

Related Works
Related Work: The History of Timon of Athens, the Man-Hater Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Timon of Athens Author(s): William Shakespeare

Music: With the Original Masque- , set to Musick by the late Mr Henry Purcell

Dance: As17031019

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Mainpiece Title: The History And Fall Of Caius Marius

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Related Work: The History and Fall of Caius Marius Author(s): William Shakespeare

Music: As17031109

Song: As17031102

Dance: As17031102

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

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Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): William ShakespeareSir William Davenant

Music: Vocal and instrumental music composed by Leveridge-Leveridge, others; Violin sonatas-Gasperini

Dance: As17031102

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens

Related Works
Related Work: The History of Timon of Athens, the Man-Hater Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Timon of Athens Author(s): William Shakespeare

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

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Related Work: All for Love; or, The World Well Lost Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Love Betray'd; or, The Agreable Disapointment Author(s): William ShakespeareWilliam Burnaby
Related Work: The British Enchanters: or, No Magick like Love Author(s): William Corbett
Related Work: The Temple of Love Author(s): William Davenant
Related Work: Twelfth Night Author(s): William Shakespeare

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Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Related Works
Related Work: Hamlet Author(s): William Shakespeare

Song: As17031102

Music: As17031109

Dance: Several new Entertainments, which were perform'd yesterday before Her Majesty at St. James's-duRuel, Cherrier, Mrs Mayers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History And Fall Of Caius Marius

Related Works
Related Work: The History and Fall of Caius Marius Author(s): William Shakespeare

Song: As17031102

Dance: With a new Chacone composed-Monsieur Cherrier and-him, 6 others

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

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Related Work: Othello Author(s): William Shakespeare

Song: A Dialogue which was Sung before Her Majesty on Her Birthday at St. James's-; Likewise a comical Dialogue-Mr Dogget, others

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens

Related Works
Related Work: The History of Timon of Athens, the Man-Hater Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Timon of Athens Author(s): William Shakespeare

Song: As17031102

Music: Several Italian Sonatas for the Violin-Signior Gasperini, compos'd by the Famous Bolonchini