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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: Othello, Moor Of Venice

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Related Work: Othello Author(s): William Shakespeare

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

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Related Work: The Tempest; or, The Enchanted Island Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tragical History Of King Richard The Third

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard The Third

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

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Related Work: Julius Caesar Author(s): William Shakespeare

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

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Related Work: Othello Author(s): William Shakespeare

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

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Related Work: Julius Caesar Author(s): William Shakespeare

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

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Related Work: The Tempest Author(s): William ShakespeareSir William Davenant
Related Work: The Tempest; or, The Enchanted Island Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

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Related Work: The Old Batchelor Author(s): William Congreve
Related Work: The Credulous Husband Author(s): William Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard The Third

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

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Related Work: Julius Caesar Author(s): William Shakespeare

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

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

Dance: Mrs Bicknell, others

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History And Fall Of Caius Marius

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

Dance: Prince, Mrs Bicknell

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Related Work: Hamlet Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Prince of Agra Author(s): William Addington
Related Work: Edward the Black Prince; or, The Battle of Poictiers Author(s): William Shirley
Related Work: Pericles, Prince of Tyre Author(s): William Shakespeare

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew; Or, The Merry Beggars

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Related Work: The Jovial Crew; or, The Merry Beggars Author(s): William Bates
Related Work: The Jovial Crew Author(s): William BatesWilliam YongeWilliam Concanen

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

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Related Work: The Stage Coach Opera Author(s): William Chetwood

Dance: Prince, Mrs Bicknell; Two Dutch Skippers-

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Related Work: Hamlet Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Prince of Agra Author(s): William Addington
Related Work: Edward the Black Prince; or, The Battle of Poictiers Author(s): William Shirley
Related Work: Pericles, Prince of Tyre Author(s): William Shakespeare

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest; Or, The Inchanted Island

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Related Work: The Tempest Author(s): William ShakespeareSir William Davenant
Related Work: The Tempest; or, The Enchanted Island Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

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Related Work: Othello Author(s): William Shakespeare

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

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Related Work: The Old Batchelor Author(s): William Congreve
Related Work: The Credulous Husband Author(s): William Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

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Related Work: Hamlet Author(s): William Shakespeare

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

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Related Work: Julius Caesar Author(s): William Shakespeare

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History And Fall Of Caius Marius

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest; Or, The Inchanted Island

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Related Work: The Tempest Author(s): William ShakespeareSir William Davenant
Related Work: The Tempest; or, The Enchanted Island Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

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