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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Topham Sr"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Topham Sr")') 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 513 matches on Performance Comments, 222 matches on Performance Title, 218 matches on Author, 100 matches on Event Comments, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Song: In Praise of Love and Wine-Leveridge, Legare

Dance: Saraband-Dupre, Mrs Wall; Pastoral-Glover, Mrs Wall; Stripping Dance-Newhouse, Mrs Rogier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Music: Three Pieces-; End I: particularly a Piece with French Horns-

Dance: End II: Louvre-Mrs Wall; III: French Peasant-Lanyon, Mrs Ogden; IV: Saraband-Glover, Mrs Wall; V: Dutch Boor-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cheats Of Scapin

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Afterpiece Title: Jupiter and Europa

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Barbier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Song: Smugg Upon Tuesday-Mrs Willis

Dance: The Union of the Two Nations, composed by Prince-Houghton, Bridgewater, Mrs Willis, Mrs Houghton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Dance: Houghton, Mrs Willis

Song: A Mimick Song in Praise of the Country Life-Mrs Willis

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Dance: End I: Running Footman's Dance-; III: French Peasant-; IV: Highland Lilt-; V: Union Dance-

Song: Singing in Imitation of Birds and Beasts-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses; Or, The Custom Of The Country

Song: Original Songs-

Dance: With the Original Dances-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus, King Of Thebes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Jupiter and Europa; or, The Intrigues of Harlequin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Dance: With all the usual Dancers perform'd by Dupre, Nivelon, Glover, Newhouse, Pelling, Lanyon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer; or, Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant; Or, Beggar's Bush

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Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess; Or, The Generous Portuguese

Song: Mrs Isabella Chambers; The Enthusiastick Song-Leveridge; In Praise of Love and Wine-Leveridge, Legar

Dance: The usual Dances by Dupre, Nivelon, Glover, Pelling, Lanyon, Mlle L'Inconnu, Mrs Legar, Mrs Wall, Mrs Ogden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Cuckolds

Dance: Dupre, Nivelon, Glover, Mrs Legar, Mrs Wall; Flag Dance-Nivelon; Pastoral-Glover, Mrs Wall; Spanish Dance-Dupre, Mrs Wall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats; or, The Tavern Bilkers

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Barbier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Afterpiece Title: Amadis

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal; Or, The Humours Of The Navy

Dance: Nivelon, Glover, Lally, Mrs Wall; particularly The Scating Dance-in the Character of a Dutch Sailor Nivelon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Soldier's Fortune

Song: Singing in Italian-Mrs Barbier

Dance: Dupre, Nivelon, Lally, Pelling, Mrs Rogier, Mrs Wall; French Peasant-Nivelon; Pastoral Dance of Myrtillo-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Bedlam

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Of A Wife; Or, A Comical Transformation

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Dance: Nivelon, Lally, Glover, Mrs Legar, Mrs Wall; Scating Dance-Nivelon; Pastoral-Glover, Mrs Legar; Passacaille-Lally, Mrs Wall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cheats Of Scapin

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler of Preston

Dance: Dupre, Nivelon, Glover, Lally, Pelling, Mrs Legar, Mrs Wall, Mrs Ogden; Myrtillo-; Peasants-Nivelon, Mrs Legar; Passacaille-Lally, Mrs Wall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Dance: Nivelon, DuPre, Glover, Lally, Newhouse, Mrs Legar, Mrs Wall, Mrs Ogden; Flag Dance-Nivelon; Myrtillo-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And A Bottle

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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark