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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "William Shakespear"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "William Shakespear")') 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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12706 results for: Keyword - William Shakespear
We found 11030 matches on Author, 1683 matches on Performance Comments, 1329 matches on Event Comments, 57 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

11201
14 May 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Burton, Gallery-Boxkeeper, and Mrs Sherburn. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Viiith

Related Works
Related Work: Henry VIII Author(s): William Shakespeare

11202
28 September 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: For the Entertainment of his Excellency Count Kinski, Ambassador from his Imperial Majesty the Emperor of Germany. Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Viiith

Related Works
Related Work: Henry VIII Author(s): William Shakespeare

11203
18 October 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Alter'd from Shakespear, by the late Mr Betterton. Afterpiece: Composed by Mons Roger

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Ivth Part Ii With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff And Justice Shallow

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Happy and Poor Pierrot Married

11204
18 April 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Viiith

Cast
Role: Surrey Actor: Williams
Related Works
Related Work: Henry VIII Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

11205
21 April 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit the Author of Shakespeare Restor'd. Mainpiece: Written Originally by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Falshood Or The Distressd Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Strolers

Dance: TThe Fawns-; The Pierete-

11206
07 May 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Shireburn and Miss Brett. Mainpiece: Alter'd from Shakespear by Mr Betterton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Ivth Part Ii

Afterpiece Title: The Strolers

Dance: Miss Brett; Gondolier and Courtezan-Master Lally, Miss Brett

11207
10 October 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Receipts: #103 17s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Ivth With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

11208
13 November 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Receipts: #30 2s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar With The Death Of brutus And cassius

Afterpiece Title: The Dutch and Scotch Contention

11209
30 December 1729 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Alter'd from Shakespear, by Mr Betterton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth Part Ii

Cast
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Williams
Related Works
Related Work: Henry ye Fourth, Part II Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Phebe or The Beggars Wedding

11210
12 February 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: For the Entertainment of the Grand Master of the Antient and Hon. Society of Free and Accepted Masons. Alter'd from Shakespear by Mr Betterton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth Part Ii

Cast
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Williams
Related Works
Related Work: Henry ye Fourth, Part II Author(s): William Shakespeare

11211
28 May 1730 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Wilmer and Widow Redfern, Boxkeepers. Written by Shakespear. Receipts: money #19 13s.; tickets #126 6s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear And His Three Daughters

Song: As17300527

Dance: SScottish Dance-Mrs Bullock; Chacone-Delagarde, Miss Wherrit; Numidian-Glover, Miss LaTour

11212
21 April 1733 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Paget and Mrs Forrester. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Alter'd from Shakespear. Receipts: money #29 8s.; tickets #106. Tickets at Paget's House, next the Castle Tavern, Fleet Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Antient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

Afterpiece Title: A Journey to Bristol

Dance: IV: Scottish Dance, as17330329 V: Tambourine-Miss Rogers; II of Farce: Tollet's Grounds-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

11213
04 September 1733 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Cibber-Griffin-Bullock-Hallam Booth. [The Fair to run to Friday, 7 Sept.] Second piece: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality and Distinction, and eminent Merchants and Citizens. Taken from the Works of the Immortal Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: The Comical Humours of Sir John Falstaff Justice Shallow Ancient Pistol and Others

Afterpiece Title: The Ridotto Al Fresco

Cast
Role: Phathusa Actor: Mrs Williamson

Dance: End I Second Piece: Black Joke-Smith, Miss Brett; II: Comic Dance-Mrs Booth

11214
10 October 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Afterpiece: Taken from the French of Moliere. The principal Characters (in the Play) new drest

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Iv Part 1

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

11215
14 November 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Viiith

Related Works
Related Work: Henry VIII Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

11216
14 November 1733 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Antient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

Dance: The Nassau, as17331112

11217
07 January 1734 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Alter'd from Shakespear by Mr Dryden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tro1lus And Cress1da

Dance: By Malter and Mlle Salle

11218
16 January 1734 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Emperor

Music: Select Pieces

Dance: By Nivelon, Essex, Miss Robinson, Miss Latour, Miss Mann

11219
17 April 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry Ivpart I

Afterpiece Title: Cupid and Psyche

11220
09 October 1734 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece: A New Comedy of Two Acts, intermixed with Songs, taken from Plautus and Shakespear. [Author unknown. Apparently not printed. Daily Journal lists Raleigh-Hall.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Afterpiece Title: See If You Like It or Tis All a Mistake

Dance: Tambourine by Glover and Miss Rogers. Scot's Dance, as17340920

11221
18 December 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wednesday Ss The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: Merlin

Related Works
Related Work: Birth of Merlin; or, The Childe hath found his Father Author(s): William Rowley

11222
07 February 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Viiith

Related Works
Related Work: Henry VIII Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

11223
27 February 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mrs Centlivre. Afterpiece: Taken from Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: A Cure for a Scold

Cast
Role: Sir William Worthy Actor: Shepard

Dance: A new Peasant Dance by Lalauze, Mrs Walter, Miss Mann. Russian Sailor by Denoyer, &c

11224
01 March 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit the Author of the Farce. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Addison. Afterpiece: Taken from Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Afterpiece Title: A Cure for a Scold

Cast
Role: Sir William Worthy Actor: Shepard

11225
27 October 1735 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: For the Entertainment of a Foreigner of Distinction. [Prince of Modena present.] Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Viiith

Related Works
Related Work: Henry VIII Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Dance: Le Chasseur Royal by Denoyer, Mlle Roland, &c. French Peasants by Poitier and Mlle Roland. By Essex and Mrs Walter