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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

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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: What Is She

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

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

Dance: As17990418

Performances

Mainpiece Title: What Is She

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abroad And At Home

Related Works
Related Work: Abroad and at Home Author(s): William Shield

Afterpiece Title: The Vanguard; or, British Tars Regaling after Battle

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Related Works
Related Work: The Opera of Operas; or Tom Thumb the Great Author(s): William Hatchett

Song: In course Evening: Lovely Nan (By permission of Dibdin), Black Ey'd Susan-Incledon; A Bundle of Proverbs-Munden; In the Dead of the Night-Miss Poole; Together let us range-Incledon, Miss Poole

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Related Works
Related Work: The Tragical History of King Richard III Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Magic Oak

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

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

Afterpiece Title: The Paradox

Afterpiece Title: Lovers' Quarrels

Related Works
Related Work: Every Body Mistaken Author(s): William Taverner

Song: In the course of the Evening: As17990430; End IV 1st piece: The Funeral Procession of Juliet, Dirge-; Vocal Parts, as17981008, but Hill, _Gray, Miss +Waters, Mrs +Atkins, Miss _Leserve, Miss _Gray

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

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

Afterpiece Title: The Tars of Old England; or, Humours of Greenwich Fair

Afterpiece Title: The Adopted Child

Dance: End 1st piece: The Highland Lovers, as17990423; Del Caro's Hornpipe-Miss Brugier

Song: 1st piece: Vocal Parts, as17981215, but Miss Waters, Mrs +Atkins, _Gray, Miss _Leserve, Miss _Gray; In 3rd piece: +The Tower Song-Mrs Atkins

Entertainment: Monologue. After the Dancing: The Satyrist The Groom and the Cook; or, Daniel and Dishclout's Law Suit-Betterton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Related Works
Related Work: Henry The Eighth Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Hartford Bridge

Related Works
Related Work: Hartford Bridge; or, The Skirts of the Camp Author(s): William Pearce

Song: In course of Evening: Black Ey'd Susan-Incledon; Tomorrow-Incledon

Music: Preceding: Grand Sonata on the Piano Forte-Master Parker; with a new Rondo-Master Parker (Haydn); End I: a celebrated Lesson of Nicolai-Master Parker

Entertainment: Monologues End II: Alexander's Feast-Master Parker; End: Grand Address to the Audience-Master Parker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas; Or, The Noble Shepherd

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

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

Song: Between the Acts: Watkinson, Master Crisp, Hayden

Entertainment: Monologues A Prologue and Epilogue-a Gentleman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle-spectre

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

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

Entertainment: Monologues End: Collins's Ode on the Passions (1st time)-Miss Heard; Epilogue in the Character of Cupid-Master Chatterley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Performance Comment: As17981002, but Nelly-Miss B. Menage; William-_; Servant-_.
Cast
Role: William Actor: Sedgwick

Song: End I: Sweet Lillies of the Valley-Dignum; End IV: My Friend is the Man I'd copy through Life (written by Miles Peter Andrews, Esq., composed by Hook)-Dignum; V: a song, as17990214

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Laugh When You Can

Afterpiece Title: Netley Abbey

Related Works
Related Work: Netley Abbey Author(s): William PearceWilliam Shield

Dance: End: Hornpipe in Fetters-Blurton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Related Works
Related Work: The Mourning Bride Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: Katharine and Petruchio

Performances

Mainpiece Title: What Is She

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pizarro

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Related Works
Related Work: The Deaf Lover Author(s): William Shield

Song: As17990524

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ramah Droog

Related Works
Related Work: Ramah Droog; or, Wine does Wonders Author(s): William Reeve

Afterpiece Title: Raymond and Agnes

Cast
Role: William Actor: Abbot
Related Works
Related Work: Raymond and Agnes; or, The Castle of Lindenbergh Author(s): William Reeve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pizarro

Afterpiece Title: The Purse; or, Benevolent Tar

Related Works
Related Work: The Purse; or, Benevolent Tar Author(s): William Reeve

Song: As17990529

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lie Of The Day; Or, A Party At Hampton Court

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key

Related Works
Related Work: Lock and Key Author(s): William Shield

Afterpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

Song: End II: The Death of Admiral Benbow-Incledon; End: a song-Townsend; End I 2nd piece: The Snug Little Island-Townsend; End 2nd piece: Old Towler-Incledon

Entertainment: Monologue Alexander's Feast-Mrs Litchfield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abroad And At Home

Related Works
Related Work: Abroad and at Home Author(s): William Shield

Afterpiece Title: An Egeirophadron

Performance Comment: As17990513, but added: Young William was a sailor true composed and sung-Incledon; The Irish Haymaker-Johnstone; Sally in our Alley-_; A New Planxty-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Round Tower; or, The Chieftains of Ireland

Related Works
Related Work: The Round Tower; or, The Chieftains of Ireland Author(s): William Reeve

Song: In: Together let us range-Incledon, Mrs Atkins

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 Brilliants

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Dance: In II 3rd piece: a Dance-Naiads

Song: In: Maria; or, The Beggar Girl-Mrs Atkins; Young William-Incledon; a new song, The Negro Boy (written by Rees, and composed by Attwood)-Miss Sims (in character)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ramah Droog

Related Works
Related Work: Ramah Droog; or, Wine does Wonders Author(s): William Reeve

Afterpiece Title: The Birth Day

Cast
Role: William Actor: Abbot

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Flitch Of Bacon

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

Afterpiece Title: Ways and Means

Afterpiece Title: Fortune's Frolick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Related Works
Related Work: Much Ado About Nothing Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Much Ado about Nothing Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Law Against Lovers Author(s): William ShakespeareSir William Davenant
Related Work: The Universal Passion Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Cast
Role: William Actor: Sedgwick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zorinski

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

Song: End: My Mother bids me bind my Hair (by Haydn)-Master Suett (1st appearance in public)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Red-cross Knights

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Red-cross Knights

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

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