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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,authname,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "William Shakespeare"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "William Shakespeare")') 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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12661 results for: Keyword - William Shakespeare
We found 11032 matches on Author, 1691 matches on Performance Comments, 646 matches on Event Comments, 85 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

9301
21 August 1784 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lord Russel

Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Williamson
Related Works
Related Work: Lord Russel Author(s): William Hayley

Afterpiece Title: Hunt the Slipper

9302
23 August 1784 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lord Russel

Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Williamson
Related Works
Related Work: Lord Russel Author(s): William Hayley

Afterpiece Title: Hunt the Slipper

Dance: As17840713

9303
24 August 1784 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Good naturd Man

Performance Comment: Croaker-Edwin; Sir William Honeywood-Aickin; Honeywood-Williamson; Leontine-Bannister Jun.; Bailiff-Wilson; Follower-Painter; Jarvis-Swords; Butler-Egan; Post-boy-Barrett; Lofty-Palmer; Mrs Croaker-Mrs Webb; Olivia-Mrs Inchbald; Garnet-Mrs Edwin; Landlady-Mrs Love; Miss Richland-Mrs Bulkley .
Cast
Role: Sir William Honeywood Actor: Aickin
Role: Honeywood Actor: Williamson

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

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

Song: End of Act I of afterpiece Four-and-Twenty Fiddlers all on a Row by Edwin

Monologue: 1784 08 24 End of mainpiece A Description of the Curiosities of the Tomer of London by Edwin, in the Character of a Warden

9304
25 August 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lord Russel

Related Works
Related Work: Lord Russel Author(s): William Hayley

9305
27 August 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lord Russel

Related Works
Related Work: Lord Russel Author(s): William Hayley

9306
27 August 1784 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lord Russel

Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Williamson
Related Works
Related Work: Lord Russel Author(s): William Hayley

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

9307
28 August 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lord Russel

Related Works
Related Work: Lord Russel Author(s): William Hayley

9308
31 August 1784 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Noble Peasant

Related Works
Related Work: The Noble Peasant Author(s): William Shield

Afterpiece Title: Hunt the Slipper

9309
03 September 1784 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Noble Peasant

Related Works
Related Work: The Noble Peasant Author(s): William Shield

Afterpiece Title: Hunt the Slipper

9310
04 September 1784 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Two Connoisseurs

Cast
Role: Cycle Actor: Williamson
Related Works
Related Work: The Two Connoisseurs Author(s): William Hayley

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

9311
06 September 1784 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lord Russel

Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Williamson
Related Works
Related Work: Lord Russel Author(s): William Hayley

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

9312
07 September 1784 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Two Connoisseurs

Cast
Role: Cycle Actor: Williamson
Related Works
Related Work: The Two Connoisseurs Author(s): William Hayley

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

9313
10 September 1784 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Two Connoisseurs

Cast
Role: Cycle Actor: Williamson
Related Works
Related Work: The Two Connoisseurs Author(s): William Hayley

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

9314
14 September 1784 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Two Connoisseurs

Cast
Role: Cycle Actor: Williamson
Related Works
Related Work: The Two Connoisseurs Author(s): William Hayley

Afterpiece Title: The Son in Law

9315
15 September 1784 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Noble Peasant

Related Works
Related Work: The Noble Peasant Author(s): William Shield

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Dance: As17840713

9316
20 September 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

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

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Rambler or The Convent in an Uproar

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin Rambler; or, The Convent in an Uproar Author(s): William Shield

9317
21 September 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Related Works
Related Work: The Poor Soldier Author(s): William Shield
Related Work: The Shamrock; or, The Anniversary of St. Patrick Author(s): William Shield

9318
23 September 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior or The Magic Cestus

Performance Comment: Characters by Wright, Williamson, Burton, Staunton, Williames, R. Palmer, Waldron, Fawcett, Chaplin, Phillimore, Wilson, Alfred, Spencer, Chapman, Grimaldi; Mrs Burnett, Miss Burnett, Miss Tidswell, Miss Barnes, Miss Cranford, Miss M. Stageldoir. [Partial cast from Parker's General Advertiser, 8 Jan. 1784: Old Harlequin-Wright; Magician-Staunton; Sailor-Williames; Clown-Grimaldi; Spirit-Miss Cranford; Colombine-Miss M. Stageldoir. Playbill of 10 Nov. 1788 lists the other parts: Harlequin, German Officer, French Gentleman, Valet, Miller, Landlord, Cook, Daemon, Taylor; Old Colombine, French Ladies.] hathi. Old Colombine, French Ladies.] hathi.
Cast
Role: Sailor Actor: Williames
Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin Junior; or, The Magic Cestus Author(s): William Shield

Dance: End of Act IV of mainpiece The Sportsmen's Return, as17840916

9319
25 September 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Capt. Macheath-Bannister (1st appearance on that stage these 3 years); Peachum-Moody; Filch-Suett; Lockit-Baddeley; Mat o' th' Mint-Williames; Ben Budge-Burton; Player-Wrighten; Beggar-Waldron; Lucy-Mrs Wrighten; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Hopkins; Diana Trapes-Mrs Love; Jenny Diver-Miss Hale; Polly-Miss Phillips. hathi.
Cast
Role: Mat o' th' Mint Actor: Williames

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior

Cast
Role: Sailor Actor: Williames
Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin Junior; or, The Magic Cestus Author(s): William Shield

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece The Sportsmen's Return, as17840916; In Act III Hornpipe by Mills. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]

9320
28 September 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior

Cast
Role: Sailor Actor: Williames
Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin Junior; or, The Magic Cestus Author(s): William Shield

9321
02 October 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin Junior; or, The Magic Cestus Author(s): William Shield

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece The Sportsmen's Return, as17840916

9322
20 October 1784 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Related Works
Related Work: The Poor Soldier Author(s): William Shield
Related Work: The Shamrock; or, The Anniversary of St. Patrick Author(s): William Shield

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece The Charms of a Camp, as17841008

9323
25 October 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Mat o' th' Mint Actor: Williames

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior

Cast
Role: Sailor Actor: Williames
Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin Junior; or, The Magic Cestus Author(s): William Shield

Dance: As17841002

9324
02 November 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior

Cast
Role: Sailor Actor: Williames
Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin Junior; or, The Magic Cestus Author(s): William Shield

Dance: As17841002

9325
08 November 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior

Cast
Role: Sailor Actor: Williames
Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin Junior; or, The Magic Cestus Author(s): William Shield