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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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12615 results for: Keyword - William Shirley
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.

1576
17 February 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

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

Dance: As17141006

1577
18 February 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

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

1578
21 February 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The History And Fall Of Caius Marius

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

1579
28 February 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew Of Venice

Related Works
Related Work: The Jew of Venice Author(s): William Shakespeare

Song: Rawlins, who never appeared on the Stage but once, Cook, Jones; Several Songs in Italian and English-the New Girl

Dance:

1580
08 March 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

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

1581
12 March 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

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

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Song: The New Boy

Dance:

1582
22 March 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew Of Venice

Related Works
Related Work: The Jew of Venice Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue

Song: The New Boy; A Dialogue-Leveridge, Pack

Music: A Flute Solo-John Baston

Dance: duPre, Miss Russell, others

1583
24 March 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens; Or, The Man-hater

Related Works
Related Work: The History of Timon of Athens, the Man-Hater Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Timon of Athens Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Bacchus and Cupid

Song: Dialogues-Leveridge, Cook, Pack

Dance: As17150305

1584
26 March 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

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

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Dance: As17141006

1585
02 April 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

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

Afterpiece Title: The Beau Demolished

Song: The New Boy

Dance: As17150125 Also a new Swedish Dance-delaGarde, Miss Russell; Dutch Skipper-

1586
04 April 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Ivth, Part I

Related Works
Related Work: Henry the Fourth, Part I Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: King Henry the Fourth: With the Humours of Sir John Falstaff Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Siege of Rhodes, Part I Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Siege of Rhodes, Part II Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: Henry ye Fourth, Part II Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Henry the Sixth: The First Part, With The Murder of Humphrey Duke of Glocester Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Misery of Civil War Author(s): William Shakespeare

Song: Leveridge; A Dialogue-Pack, Cook; A Three/Part Song-Rawlins, Cook, Jones

Music: A Flute Piece-Mr John Bastion, of his own Composition

Dance: duPre, delaGarde, Moreau, Bovil, Miss Russell, Miss Schoolding

1587
09 April 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

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

Dance: As17150319 Also Drunken Peasant-Coin

1588
18 April 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

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

Afterpiece Title: Venus and Adonis

1589
22 April 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens

Related Works
Related Work: The History of Timon of Athens, the Man-Hater Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Timon of Athens Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Bacchus and Cupid

Dance: duPre, Moreau, Bovil, Sandham, Newhouse, Miss Russell, Miss Schoolding

1590
10 May 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

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

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Song: Leveridge, the New Boy

Dance: delaGarde, duPre, Moreau, Bovil, Mrs Bullock; Also Swedish Dal Karl and His Wife, as17150509

1591
13 May 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

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

Dance: Prince, Wade, Birkhead, Mrs Bicknell, Mrs Willis

Related Works
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

Song: A New Two/part Song-Teno, Rainton

1592
17 May 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Related Works
Related Work: The Way of the World Author(s): William Congreve

Dance: As17150512

1593
18 May 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Related Works
Related Work: The Country Wife Author(s): William Wycherley
Related Work: The Country Wife Author(s): William Wycherley
Related Work: The Country Girl Author(s): William Wycherley

1594
23 May 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Related Works
Related Work: The Country Wife Author(s): William Wycherley
Related Work: The Country Wife Author(s): William Wycherley
Related Work: The Country Girl Author(s): William Wycherley

Afterpiece Title: Venus and Adonis

1595
27 May 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

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

Dance: As17150319

1596
06 June 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Related Works
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 Country Wake

Song: Country Dialogue-Renton, Mrs Willis; Mimick Song in Praise of a Country Life-Mrs Willis

Dance: Mrs Santlow, Mrs Bicknell, Prince

Related Works
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

1597
10 June 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

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

1598
21 June 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Greenwich Park

Related Works
Related Work: Greenwich Park Author(s): William Mountfort

1599
24 June 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Greenwich Park

Related Works
Related Work: Greenwich Park Author(s): William Mountfort

1600
30 June 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

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

Dance: Thurmond Jr