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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.

1626
13 December 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Related Works
Related Work: The Plain Dealer Author(s): William Wycherley

Dance: Moreau, Thurmond Jr, Shaw, Mrs Schoolding

1627
17 December 1715 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Related Works
Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): William ShakespeareSir William Davenant

Music: As17151018

Dance: delaGarde, Moreau, Shaw, Thurmond, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Schoolding

1628
22 December 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

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

1629
27 December 1715 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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: Venus and Adonis (Second Interlude)

Dance: As17151014

1630
28 December 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: The What D'ye Call It

1631
04 January 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Greenwich Park

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

Afterpiece Title: Myrtillo

Dance: As17151122

1632
06 January 1716 @ 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 (First Interlude)

1633
07 January 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

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

1634
09 January 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

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

Song: Rawlins

Dance: As17151219

1635
13 January 1716 @ 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

1636
18 January 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

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

1637
20 January 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew Of Venice

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

Song: As17151212

Dance: As17160111

1638
23 January 1716 @ 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

1639
08 February 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Greenwich Park

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

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler of Preston

Dance: As17151029

1640
10 February 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Related Works
Related Work: The Plain Dealer Author(s): William Wycherley

Afterpiece Title: The Beau Demolish'd

Dance: As17151102

1641
27 February 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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 Cobler of Preston

Dance: As17151122

1642
28 February 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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

Dance: As17151122

1643
12 March 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

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

1644
12 March 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Everybody Mistaken

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

Afterpiece Title: Presumptuous Love

Related Works
Related Work: Presumptuous Love Author(s): William TavernerWilliam Turner

1645
13 March 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Everybody Mistaken

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

Afterpiece Title: Presumptuous Love

Related Works
Related Work: Presumptuous Love Author(s): William TavernerWilliam Turner

1646
15 March 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, Part I

Related Works
Related Work: King Henry the Fourth: With the Humours of Sir John Falstaff Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Henry the Fourth, Part I 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, Randal, Pack, Mrs Fitzgerald

Dance: As17151104

1647
20 March 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

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

Dance: Night Scene, as17160308

1648
22 March 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

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

Dance: As17151122

1649
02 April 1716 @ 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 Contrivances; or, More Ways Than One

Song: Turner, Mrs Bowman

Related Works
Related Work: Presumptuous Love Author(s): William TavernerWilliam Turner

Dance: As17151122

1650
04 April 1716 @ 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: The Whimsical Death of Harlequin