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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.

2001
11 November 1720 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Troilus And Cressida

Related Works
Related Work: Troilus and Cressida; or, Truth Found Too Late Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Troilus and Cressida Author(s): William Shakespeare

2002
12 November 1720 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Troilus And Cressida

Related Works
Related Work: Troilus and Cressida; or, Truth Found Too Late Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Troilus and Cressida Author(s): William Shakespeare

2003
17 November 1720 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Related Works
Related Work: The Merry Wives of Windsor Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Comical Gallant: or, The Amours of Sir John Falstaffe Author(s): William Shakespeare

2004
19 November 1720 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

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

Dance: Dupre, Newhouse, Sandham

2005
24 November 1720 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Coriolanus

Related Works
Related Work: Coriolanus; or, The Roman Matron Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Ingratitude of a Common-Wealth; or, The Fall of Caius Martius Coriolanus Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Coriolanus Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Invader of His Country: or, The Fatal Resentment Author(s): William Shakespeare

2006
25 November 1720 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Related Works
Related Work: The Double Dealer Author(s): William Congreve

Dance: Dupre, Mrs Cross

2007
26 November 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

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

2008
28 November 1720 @ Southwark

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

Song:

Dance: Particularly The Italian Shadows-

2009
02 December 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

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

2010
03 December 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

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

2011
03 December 1720 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Related Works
Related Work: The Merry Wives of Windsor Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Comical Gallant: or, The Amours of Sir John Falstaffe Author(s): William Shakespeare

2012
05 December 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

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

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:

2013
06 December 1720 @ 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

2014
08 December 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

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

2015
08 December 1720 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Related Works
Related Work: Measure for Measure; or, Beauty the Best Advocate Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Measure for Measure Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Law Against Lovers Author(s): William ShakespeareSir William Davenant

2016
09 December 1720 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Related Works
Related Work: Measure for Measure; or, Beauty the Best Advocate Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Measure for Measure Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Law Against Lovers Author(s): William ShakespeareSir William Davenant

2017
10 December 1720 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Related Works
Related Work: Measure for Measure; or, Beauty the Best Advocate Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Measure for Measure Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Law Against Lovers Author(s): William ShakespeareSir William Davenant

2018
12 December 1720 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Related Works
Related Work: Measure for Measure; or, Beauty the Best Advocate Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Measure for Measure Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Law Against Lovers Author(s): William ShakespeareSir William Davenant

2019
13 December 1720 @ 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

Dance:

2020
13 December 1720 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Related Works
Related Work: Measure for Measure; or, Beauty the Best Advocate Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Measure for Measure Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Law Against Lovers Author(s): William ShakespeareSir William Davenant

2021
14 December 1720 @ 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

Dance: Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Boval, Mrs Younger, Mrs Tenoe, Miss Smith

2022
15 December 1720 @ 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

2023
15 December 1720 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Related Works
Related Work: The Merry Wives of Windsor Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Comical Gallant: or, The Amours of Sir John Falstaffe Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Doctor

2024
21 December 1720 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Titus Andronicus; Or, The Rape Of Lavinia

Related Works
Related Work: Titus Andronicus; or, The Rape of Lavinia Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Titus Andronicus Author(s): William Shakespeare

2025
26 December 1720 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Coriolanus

Related Works
Related Work: Coriolanus; or, The Roman Matron Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Ingratitude of a Common-Wealth; or, The Fall of Caius Martius Coriolanus Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Coriolanus Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Invader of His Country: or, The Fatal Resentment Author(s): William Shakespeare

Dance: Dupre, Cook, Newhouse, Duff [Duffield?], Sandham, Mrs Cross, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Hutton, Miss Francis