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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "William Shirley"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "William Shirley")') 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 11102 matches on Author, 1666 matches on Performance Comments, 448 matches on Event Comments, 53 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: William Actor: C. Powell

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

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

Dance: As17901020

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Widow Of Malabar

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Cast
Role: William Actor: Cubitt
Related Works
Related Work: The Deaf Lover Author(s): William Shield

Afterpiece Title: A Divertisement

Performances

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

Afterpiece Title: The Little Hunchback

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Dance: As17901119

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Lovers' Quarrels

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

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Barataria; or, Sancho Turn'd Governor

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Performance Comment: As17910303but Musical Characters-Williamson, Miss +Williams, Mrs +Lloyd, Mrs +Warrell, Miss _Francis.
Cast
Role: 910303but Musical Characters Actor: Williamson, Miss +Williams, Mrs +Lloyd, Mrs +Warrell, Miss _Francis.

Dance: As17901119

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Two Strings to Your Bow

Performances

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

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Modern Antiques; or, The Merry Mourners

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Modern Antiques

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Modern Antiques

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Modern Antiques

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Modern Antiques

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Modern Antiques

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Modern Antiques

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Modern Antiques

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

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

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Performance Comment: As17901214, but John-_; ThomasWilliam-_.
Cast
Role: William Actor: Alfred
Related Works
Related Work: The Deaf Lover Author(s): William Shield

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Modern Antiques

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Modern Antiques

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Modern Antiques

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Modern Antiques