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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
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: The Winter's Tale

Cast
Role: Rogero Actor: Williames
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 Deserter

Cast
Role: Russet Actor: Williames
Related Works
Related Work: The Deserter Author(s): William Reeve

Dance: End: As17881113

Song: As17880916

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Related Works
Related Work: The Highland Reel Author(s): William Shield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Cast
Role: Duke of Suffolk Actor: Williames
Related Works
Related Work: Henry The Eighth Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Doctor and the Apothecary

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prophet

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

Afterpiece Title: Duke and No Duke

Dance: End: a New Dance, as17881107, but Mrs _Ratchford

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Related Works
Related Work: Love for Love Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prophet

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

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

Song: End: God save the King-Bannister, Johnstone, Blanchard, Davies, Darley, Cubitt, Rock, Bonville, Janson, Lee

Related Works
Related Work: Junius Brutus Author(s): William Duncombe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prophet

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

Afterpiece Title: The Child of Nature

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Related Works
Related Work: The Highland Reel Author(s): William Shield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Cast
Role: Duke of Suffolk Actor: Williames
Related Works
Related Work: Henry The Eighth Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Pannel

Cast
Role: Don Pedro Actor: Williames

Song: In IV: song-Miss Romanzini

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: Marian

Related Works
Related Work: Marian Author(s): William Shield

Song: As17881013

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Hecate Actor: Williames
Related Works
Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): William ShakespeareSir William Davenant

Song: As17881016, but Chorusses and Accompaniments-Miss _Collett, Mrs _Crouch

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fontainbleau

Related Works
Related Work: Fontainbleau; or, Our Way in France Author(s): William Shield

Afterpiece Title: The Child of Nature

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

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

Afterpiece Title: Aladin; or, The Wonderful Lamp

Related Works
Related Work: Aladdin; or, The Wonderful Lamp Author(s): William Shield

Dance: In Afterpiece: Byrne, King, Ratchford, Mrs Watts, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Ratchford. [Included, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

Related Works
Related Work: The History of King Lear Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Tragical History of King Richard III Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: King Henry the Fourth: With the Humours of Sir John Falstaff Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Tragedy of King Richard II Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: King Edward the Third: With the Fall of Mortimer, Earl of March Author(s): William Mountfort
Related Work: King Lear Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Henry the Fourth, Part I Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Henry The Eighth Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: King John Author(s): William Shakespeare

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Cast
Role: Duke of Suffolk Actor: Williames
Related Works
Related Work: Henry The Eighth Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Doctor and the Apothecary

Song: As17881125

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Norfolk Actor: Williames
Related Works
Related Work: The Tragical History of King Richard III Author(s): William Shakespeare

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

Related Works
Related Work: The Roman Father Author(s): William Whitehead

Afterpiece Title: Aladin

Song: In V: a Roman Ovation-; Vocal Parts-Johnstone, Darley, Cubitt, Doyle, Bonville, Rock, Janson, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mountain, Miss Stuart, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Watts, Mrs Gray, Miss Rowson, Miss Paye, Mrs Byrne, Mrs Kennedy

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: Aladin

Song: In III: a song in character-Mrs Kennedy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Cast
Role: Duke of Suffolk Actor: Williames
Related Works
Related Work: Henry The Eighth Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Selima and Azor

Song: As17881220

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

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

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Cast
Role: Russet Actor: Williames
Related Works
Related Work: The Deserter Author(s): William Reeve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Related Works
Related Work: The Highland Reel Author(s): William Shield

Afterpiece Title: Aladin

Dance: As17881107

Entertainment: Vaudeville As17890105

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Cast
Role: Duke of Suffolk Actor: Williames
Related Works
Related Work: Henry The Eighth Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Katharine and Petruchio

Song: As17881220

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Norfolk Actor: Williames
Related Works
Related Work: The Tragical History of King Richard III Author(s): William Shakespeare

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Farmer

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

Afterpiece Title: The Child of Nature

Afterpiece Title: Aladin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: Lovemore-Farren; Sir Brilliant Fashion-Lewis; William-Bernard; Sideboard-Booth; Sir Bashful Constant-Quick; Mrs Lovemore-Mrs Pope; Lady Constant-Mrs Inchbald; Muslin-Miss Stuart; Mignionet-Miss Wewitzer; Furnish-Miss Brangin; Widow Belmour (with a song)-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: William Actor: Bernard

Afterpiece Title: Marian

Related Works
Related Work: Marian Author(s): William Shield