SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Topham"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Topham")') 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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We found 542 matches on Roles/Actors, 165 matches on Performance Title, 68 matches on Performance Comments, 40 matches on Event Comments, and 12 matches on Author.
Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; MD 3, by Miles Peter Andrews and Frederick Reynolds. Prologue by Edward Topham; Epilogue by Miles Peter Andrews (Crouch, II, 229)]: With new Scenes, Dresses and Decorations. The new Music composed, and the rest selected by Shield. Morning Chronicle, 25 Feb. 1795: This Day is published The Mysteries of the Castle (2s.). [Mrs Cornelys was from the Crow Street Theatre Dublin.] Receipts: #243 12s. (241.19; 1.13)

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Mainpiece Title: The Mysteries Of The Castle

Afterpiece Title: Two Strings to Your Bow

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by Thomas Morton. Prologue by William Thomas Fitzgerald. Epilogue by Edward Topham ( see text)]: With new Scenery, Dresses, &c. [Oracle, 1 Feb. 1796, recounts the financial transactions relative to this play. Thomas Harris, the cg proprietor, bought the copyright from Morton for #140; he was also to give Morton #100 on each of his benefit nights, i.e. the 3rd, 6th, 9th and 21st of the run of the play. Morton's profit was therefore #540.] Receipts: #281 16s. 6d. (278.9.6; 3.7.0)

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Mainpiece Title: The Way To Get Married

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; CO 3, by John O'Keeffe. Altered by the author the following season as The Wicklow Mountains. Dross not listed in Airs, but it is the only other character in Larpent MS 1117]: With new Scenery, Music, and Dresses. The Music partly compiled, and the Overture, new Music, and the Accompanyments to the National Airs, composed by Shield.The Union Pipes and the Harp to be played by Topham and Weippert. The Scenes painted by Richards, Hodgins, Phillips, Hollogan, Blackmore and assistants. Books of the Songs to be had in the Theatre. Receipts: #215 (210.18; 4.2)

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Mainpiece Title: The Lad Of The Hills; Or, The Wicklow Gold Mine

Afterpiece Title: Crotchet Lodge

Dance: With a new Irish Ballet (composed by Byrn)Spinsters' Lottery-Byrn, Platt, Mrs Watts, Miss Smyth, Mlle St.Amand. [Announced in playbill, but "The dance advertised was changed to another, on account of the indisposition of one of the performers" (Morning Herald, 11 Apr.).

Event Comment: Mainpiece: 42nd [recte 40th] Time [i.e. in continuation of the reckoning for the previous season. Epilogue by Edward Topham]. Receipts: #212 17s. (209.6.6; 3.10.6)

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Mainpiece Title: The Way To Get Married

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key