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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 Merry Wives Of Windsor

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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: Amadis

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

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

Dance:

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: Macbeth

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Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): William ShakespeareSir 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

Dance: Shaw, Thurmond, Mrs Younger, Mrs Bullock

Music: Between the Acts: Select Pieces-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

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Related Work: Othello Author(s): William Shakespeare

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

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

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Isabella Chambers, being the first Time of her performing on that Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

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

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

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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: Jupiter and Europa; or, The Intrigues of Harlequin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Viii

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Related Work: Henry The Eighth Author(s): William Shakespeare

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

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

Dance: Thurmond, Topham, Mrs Bullock, Miss Tenoe

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Related Work: Small Talk; or, The Westminster Boy Author(s): William Shield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

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

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: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

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Related Work: Hamlet Author(s): William Shakespeare

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Troilus And Cressida

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

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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 Union of the Three Sister Arts

Dance: Dupre, Nivelon, Glover, Mrs Rogier, Mrs Wall, Mrs Bullock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

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

Dance: As17231028

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: Jupiter and Europa

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

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

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

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

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Related Works
Related Work: The Way of the World 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: Greenwich Park

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

Song:

Dance: Particularly A Drunken Swiss-Noaseman