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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "prince William"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "prince William")') 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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13716 results for: Keyword - prince William
We found 11056 matches on Author, 2327 matches on Performance Comments, 1274 matches on Event Comments, 559 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

1751
21 January 1758 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: William Actor: Collins

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Returned from Paris

Dance: As17571217

1752
22 June 1767 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Sir William Wealthy Actor: Castle
Related Works
Related Work: Romeo and Juliet Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The History and Fall of Caius Marius Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

1753
27 October 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: William Actor: Messink

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Dance: I: Hearts of Oak, as17671022

1754
10 November 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: William Actor: Messink

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Dance: I: The Irish Hay@makers, as17670919

1755
26 March 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: William Actor: Messink

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: I: The Wake, as17680220

1756
13 April 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: William Actor: Messink

Afterpiece Title: The Absent Man

Dance: I: The Wake, as17680220

1757
06 May 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: William Actor: Messink

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: I: New Comic Dance, as17681210

1758
08 May 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: William Actor: Messink

Afterpiece Title: The Ephesian Matron; or, The Widow's Tears

Song: I: The Sycamore Shade-Mrs Wrighten; IV: The Soldier Tir'd-Mrs Wrighten

Dance: End: A Minuet, Louvre-Noverre, Miss Rogers, his scholar

1759
23 October 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: William Actor: Messink

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Related Works
Related Work: The Elopement Author(s): William Havard

Dance: I: The Sailors Revels, as17711008

1760
17 December 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: William Actor: Messink

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: I: The Sailors Revels, as17711008

1761
09 April 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: William Actor: Messink

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: I: The Amusements of Strasburgh, as17711118

1762
05 June 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: William Actor: Messink

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: I: The Sailors Revels, as17711008

Entertainment: Bucks Have at Ye All-Mas. Palmer

1763
19 April 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: William Actor: Messink

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin's Invasion; or, A Christmas Gambol Author(s): William Boyce

Dance: I: A Dance-Daigville's scholars

Entertainment: End: (First time) an Address to the Town-Miss P. Hopkins

1764
17 March 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: William Actor: Messink

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17730918

1765
19 October 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: William Actor: Messink

Afterpiece Title: The Election

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Dance: Giorgi's Scholars

1766
13 December 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: William Actor: Messink

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler

Related Works
Related Work: The Cobler of Castlebury Author(s): William Shield

Dance: I: Grand Provencalle Dance, as17741208, but with a view of the Port of Genoa

1767
24 January 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: William Actor: Wewitzer

Afterpiece Title: The Two Misers

Dance: I: The Reel, as17741028

1768
01 February 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: William Actor: Wewitzer

Afterpiece Title: The Two Misers

Dance: I: A New Pantomimical Dance, call'd The Enchantress-Aldridge, Miss Valois

1769
29 April 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: William Actor: Wewitzer

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Related Works
Related Work: Cross Purposes Author(s): William O'Brien

Dance: I: New Comic Dance-Langrish (pupil to Aldridge), Miss Mathews; III: A New Pantomimical Dance call'd The Enchantress, as17750201; End: The Humours of Blackwall; or, The Indiaman Return'd-Aldridge, Mas. Jackson (his pupil), first appearance, Mrs Stephens, Miss Besford

1770
13 May 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: William Actor: Wewitzer

Afterpiece Title: The Country Madcap

Dance: I: Comic Dance-Langrish[, as17750429

Song: II: (By Particular Desire) The Shady Blest Retreat-Miss Wilde

1771
02 August 1775 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Patron

Performance Comment: Sir ThomasLofty-Foote; Sir Peter-Whitefield; Bever-Aickin; Younger-Fearon; Sir Roger Dowlas-Griffith; Rust-Weston; Dactyl-Lloyd; Puff-Wilson; Staytape-Jones; Robin-Jacobs; John-Everard; Juliet-Mrs Williams.
Cast
Role: Juliet Actor: Mrs Williams.

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Cast
Role: Harry Actor: Williams
Related Works
Related Work: Cross Purposes Author(s): William O'Brien

Dance: The Merry Lasses-

1772
18 October 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: William Actor: Messink

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: End I: A New Dance call'd The Merry Peasants-M Fontaine (from the Opera at Paris), Mrs Sutton, Others; End I Afterpiece: The Irish Fair, as17751003

1773
10 May 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: William Actor: Messink

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Dance: I: The Sailors Revels, as17751220

1774
14 May 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: William Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: As17780512

Song: End I: He's Aye Kissing Me, as17780428; End II: the much-admir'd song in The Milesian being a description of a Naval Engagement Stand to your guns my hearts of oak-Bannister; In V: song, as17771203

1775
11 January 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: William Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: The Wonders of Derbyshire

Dance: End I: The Coopers, as17781211