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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Will Wilks"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Will Wilks")') 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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2381 results for: Keyword - Will. Wilks
We found 2495 matches on Roles/Actors, 1214 matches on Performance Comments, 64 matches on Event Comments, 1 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Author.

2326
10 May 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Cast
Role: Loveless Actor: Wilks

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Servants Actor: Berry, Oates, Fielding, Miss Williams, Miss Oates.

Dance: TThe Hussars-Essex, Mrs Booth; Saraband-Lally, Miss Mears

2327
22 May 1724 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Epsom Wells

Performance Comment: Wilks, Mills, Johnson, Wilks Jr, Norris, Harper, Penkethman, Mrs Thurmond, Mrs Younger, Mrs Heron, Mrs Baker, Miss Tenoe.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Hill, who never appear'd on this Stage before

2328
17 July 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wit

Cast
Role: Merry Actor: Wm. Wilks
Role: Dame Rash Actor: Mrs Willis.

Song: As17151028

Dance: A New Dance-Boval, Prince, Birkhead

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

2329
26 July 1716 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wit

Cast
Role: Merry Actor: Wm. Wilks
Role: Dame Rash Actor: Mrs Willis.

Dance: Boval, Prince, Birkhead

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: As17151028

2330
18 February 1717 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wit

Cast
Role: Merry Actor: W. Wilks
Role: Dame Rash Actor: Mrs Willis.

Song: As17161022

Dance: Night Scene as17161022

2331
11 March 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wit

Cast
Role: Merry Actor: William Wilks
Role: Dame Rash Actor: Mrs Willis.

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

2332
01 January 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Cast
Role: Principal parts Actor: Booth, Cibber, Wilks, Mills, Johnson, Miller
Related Works
Related Work: Henry The Eighth Author(s): William Shakespeare

2333
28 May 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Cast
Role: Principal parts Actor: Booth, Cibber, Wilks, Mills, Johnson, Miller
Related Works
Related Work: Henry The Eighth Author(s): William Shakespeare

Music: Concerto on Little Flute-Baston

Dance:

2334
21 October 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Greenwich Park; Or, The Merry Citizens

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

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Mr Wilks Actor: .

Dance: EEnglish Maggot-Houghton, Mrs Walter; Tambourine-Miss Robinson

2335
26 October 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Performance Comment: George Barnwell-Cibber Jr; Millwood-Mrs Butler; Thorowgood-Bridgwater; Barnwell Sr-Roberts; Trueman-Wm. Mills; Blunt-R. Wetherilt; Maria-Miss Williams; Lucy-Mrs Charke.
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Williams

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Mr Wilks Actor: .

Song: Miss Raftor

Dance: I: Tambourine-Miss Robinson; IV: Scot's Dance-Houghton, Mrs Walter; End of Farce: Dutchwoman-Miss Robinson

2336
04 November 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Mr Wilks Actor: .

Dance: LLes Bergeries, as17321019

2337
08 November 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Mr Wilks Actor: .

Dance: TTambourine-Miss Robinson; Scots Dance-Haughton, Mrs Walter; Grand Dance of Moors-Essex, Mrs Booth, Lally Jr, Haughton, Lally, Tench, Mrs Walter, Mrs D'Lorme, Miss Williams, Miss Mears

2338
10 November 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Cast
Role: Mrs Chat Actor: Mrs Willis.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Mr Wilks Actor: .

Dance: Haughton, Mrs Walter, Miss Robinson

2339
11 January 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Mr Wilks Actor: .

Dance: Houghton, Mrs Walter, Miss Robinson

2340
24 January 1733 @ 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: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Mr Wilks Actor: .

2341
26 January 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Mr Wilks Actor: .

Dance: As17330125

2342
05 March 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Mr Wilks Actor: .

Dance: Denoyer, Mrs Booth, Essex, Miss Robinson, Haughton, Mrs Walter

2343
12 March 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Mr Wilks Actor: .

Dance:

2344
29 March 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Mr Wilks Actor: .

Dance: TThe Flight-Essex, Miss Robinson; Scots Dance-Haughton, Mrs Walter; Les Bergeries-Essex, Haughton, Miss Robinson

2345
08 November 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Fleance Actor: Master Wilks
Related Works
Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): William ShakespeareSir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

2346
10 November 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Fleance Actor: Master Wilks
Related Works
Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): William ShakespeareSir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

2347
11 November 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Fleance Actor: Master Wilks
Related Works
Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): William ShakespeareSir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

2348
24 November 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Fleance Actor: Master Wilks
Related Works
Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): William ShakespeareSir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

2349
27 December 1746 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Fleance Actor: Master Wilks
Related Works
Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): William ShakespeareSir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disappointment

2350
14 March 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Fleance Actor: Master Wilks
Related Works
Related Work: Macbeth Author(s): William ShakespeareSir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: Salomon, Sga Padouana, Muilment, Salomon's Son, the Mechels

Related Works
Related Work: Windsor Castle Author(s): William Pearce