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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "William Milward"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "William Milward")') 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
We found 10791 matches on Author, 2263 matches on Performance Comments, 463 matches on Event Comments, 51 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

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

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lord William Actor: Kelly

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Related Works
Related Work: The Follies of a Day Author(s): William Shield
Related Work: The Follies of a Day; or, The Marriage of Figaro Author(s): William Shield

Dance: End II: Negro Dance, as17911102; End: A Divertisement, as17920410

Song: End I: Charmante Petite Fille-Incledon; II: Sweet Bird, as17920228

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Related Works
Related Work: The Follies of a Day Author(s): William Shield
Related Work: The Follies of a Day; or, The Marriage of Figaro Author(s): William Shield

Dance: End: a Dance-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wild Oats

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Related Works
Related Work: The Poor Soldier Author(s): William Shield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

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

Afterpiece Title: The Spoil'd Child

Song: Vocal Parts, as17911109, but _Sedgwick, Mrs _Crouch; Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite, as17911125

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Related Works
Related Work: The Winter's Tale Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: A Winter's Tale Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Winters Tale Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Related Works
Related Work: The Irishman in London; or, The Happy African Author(s): William Macready

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Song: In 2nd piece: As17920421; End II: a Selection of the most favourite Catches and Glees from Harrison and Knyvett's Vocal Concert-; O let the merry peal go on-(Danby); When Arthur first in Court began-(Callcott); Tweedside What beauties does Flora-(Corfe); Come let us all a Maying go-(Hilton)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Widow Of Malabar

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

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

Afterpiece Title: A Cure for a Coxcomb; or, The Beau Bedevil'd

Performance Comment: Speaking Character-Johnstone, Incledon, Wilson, Fawcett, Davies, Powel, Darley, Munden, Mrs Davis, Mrs Harlowe, Miss Leserve, Miss Chapman. [Cast from Larpent MS: Darby-Johnstone; Ramble-Incledon; Townly-Davies; Williams-Powel; Capt. Cracker-Munden; Sophia-Mrs Davis; Winifred-Miss Leserve; Eliza-Miss Chapman. Wilson, Fawcett, Darley, Mrs Harlowe are unassigned.]
Cast
Role: Williams Actor: Powel

Song: In 3rd piece: will be introduced the following Favorite songs: When virtue forms-Mrs Davis; The Bottle-Davies; The Pleasures of the Chace-Incledon; Farewell each Tonish Life-Munden; Bucket of Water, 'Tis a mighty fine thing-Johnstone; Kitty Grogan, Tho' I'm no dancing master-Johnstone; Anna's Love-Incledon; The Pig, You all must have heard-Fawcett; To-morrow, In the downhill of life-Darley; You are aw nodding-Mrs Harlowe; Coach box, You may feast your ears-Cubitt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fashionable Levities

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

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

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Related Works
Related Work: The Irishman in London; or, The Happy African Author(s): William Macready

Song: In 3rd piece: As17920421

Entertainment: MonologueEnd II: [a Jeu D'Esprit[; or, Jerry Sneak's intended Law Suit with the Major-Fawcett; [My] Little Pig lays without any Straw-Fawcett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comedy Of Errors

Related Works
Related Work: The Twins; or, A Comedy of Errors Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Comedy of Errors Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17910923, but Bacchanals-_Williamson.
Cast
Role: Bacchanals Actor: _Williamson.

Dance: As17920410

Song: End II 1st piece: a new Comic Song, The Ups and Downs of Life-Munden; in 3rd piece: Give me Wine rosy Wine, Nor on beds of fading flowers-Incledon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Related Works
Related Work: Cymbeline Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Injured Princess; or, The Fatal Wager Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: A Divertisement

Dance: End III: A Divertisement, as17920410; In afterpiece: the Dances-Byrne, Mlle St.Amand

Song: II: Masquerade, in which Hark! the Lark at Heaven's Gate sings-Incledon, Marshall, Gray, Linton, Darley, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Martyr; End II: (for that night only) The Lucky Escape; or, The Ploughboy's return from the Sea (composed by Dibdin)-Mrs Harlowe in Character

Entertainment: MonologueEnd: Jeu D'Esprit, as17920516; Little Pig lays without any Straw, as17920516

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

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

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter of Naples; or, Royal Clemency

Related Works
Related Work: The Deserter Author(s): William Reeve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Related Works
Related Work: The Deserter Author(s): William Reeve

Song: In: an additional Obligato Bravura Song (composed by Sacchini,)-Mrs Billington; accompanied on the violin-Weichsel; the favorite Rondo, Se Ti Perdo (composed by Guglielmi)-Mrs Billington (as introduced in The Woodman)

Music: End II: a concerto on the Grand Piano Forte-Mrs Billington

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Related Works
Related Work: The Heiress Author(s): William Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle

Afterpiece Title: The Spoil'd Child

Dance: End: a Dance-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

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

Dance: After Singing: A Pastoral Dance-Byrne, Mlle St.Amand

Song: End: Black Eyed Susan-Incledon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17910917, but Sir Francis Gripe-Quick; William-Ledger.
Cast
Role: William Actor: Ledger.

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Related Works
Related Work: The Poor Soldier Author(s): William Shield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Related Works
Related Work: Twelfth Night Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Love Betray'd; or, The Agreable Disapointment Author(s): William ShakespeareWilliam Burnaby

Afterpiece Title: The Doctor and the Apothecary

Song: End II: a favourite Duett(composed by Florio Jun.)-Miss Hagley, Mrs Bland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

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

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Performance Comment: As17920521, but William-Sedgwick.
Cast
Role: William Actor: Sedgwick.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Related Works
Related Work: The Heiress Author(s): William Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement; Or, An Adventure At Margate

Related Works
Related Work: Summer Amusement; or, An Adventure at Margate Author(s): William Augustus Miles

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Cast
Role: La Varenne Actor: Williamson

Dance: End I: An Allemand-Whitmell, Miss Jacobs, Miss DeCamp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Flitch Of Bacon

Related Works
Related Work: The Flitch of Bacon Author(s): William Shield

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Cast
Role: La Varenne Actor: Williamson

Song: As17920815

Entertainment: Monologue End 2nd piece: New Occasional Address-Mrs Kemble

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Haunted Tower

Cast
Role: Lord William Actor: Kelly

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Related Works
Related Work: Cross Purposes Author(s): William O'Brien

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex; Or, The Unhappy Favorite

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Related Works
Related Work: The Poor Soldier Author(s): William Shield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Related Works
Related Work: The Flitch of Bacon Author(s): William Shield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

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

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Related Works
Related Work: The Irishman in London; or, The Happy African Author(s): William Macready