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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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1022 results for: Keyword - Topham Sr
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.

176
25 September 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse; Or, Virtue In Danger

Dance: Thurmond, Topham, Boval, Mrs Booth, Miss Tenoe, Mrs Walter, Young Rainton, Miss Robinson; particularly Myrtillo-

Related Works
Related Work: Deaf Indeed! Author(s): Edward Topham
Related Work: The Fool Author(s): Edward Topham
Related Work: Small Talk; or, The Westminster Boy Author(s): Edward Topham
Related Work: Bonds without Judgement; or, The Loves of Bengal Author(s): Edward Topham

177
26 May 1741 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: I: La Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; III: Ballet-Maltere, Mlle Maltere

Song: II: Blow Blow thou Winter Wind-Lowe; IV: Was Ever Nymph Like Rosamond-Lowe; V: Mad Tom-Mr Topham the Strong Man

178
10 April 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Doctor

Dance: Nivelons, Glover, Newhouse, Lanyan, Mrs Rogeir, Mrs Wall, Mrs Ogden; particularly Flag Dance-Nivelon Sr; French Peasant-Nivelon Jr; Drunken French Peasant (new)-Nivelon Sr

179
23 April 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

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

Dance: Dupre, Nivelon Sr, Glover, Newhouse, Mr Rogier, Mrs Wall, Mrs Ogden; Flag Dance-Nivelon Sr

180
28 April 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Song: As17231116

Music: Select Pieces-; accompany'd by French Horns-; particularly a Lesson on the Harpsicord-a Youth who never perform'd before in publick

Dance: Nivelon Jr, Dupre, Glover, Mrs Rogier, Mrs Wall, Mrs Ogden; particularly Myrtillo-; French Peasant-Nivelon Sr, Mrs Rogeir; Flag Dance-Nivelon Sr

181
29 April 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian, King Of Portugal

Dance: Nivelon Sr, Mrs Brett; Flag Dance, Wooden Shoe Dance-Nivelon Sr

182
18 May 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Dance: Nivelon Sr, Newhouse, Lanyon, Mrs Rogier, Mrs Wall, Mrs Ogden; particularly Wooden Shoe Dance, French Peasant-Nivelon Sr, Mrs Rogier; Tollet's Grounds-Newhouse, Mrs Rogier

183
20 May 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Ivth; Part I

Dance: End I: Louvre-Mrs Wall; II: French Peasant-Nivelon Sr, Mrs Rogier; III: Dutch Boor-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; IV: Running Footman's Dance-Nivelon Sr, Mrs Rogier; V: Shepherd and Shepherdess-Glover, Mrs Wall

184
08 April 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Dance: Lally, Boval, Rainton, Mrs Booth, Mrs Mills, Miss Robinson Sr, Miss Brett; particularly Myrtillo-; Spanish Entry-Miss Robinson Sr; Harlequin-Lally, Miss Brett

185
15 May 1728 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Music: Between Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: End I: A Turkish Dance-Rainton, Miss Robinson Sr; II: Miss Robinson Jr; III: Ethiopian Dance-Essex, Lally, others; IV: Sultana-Miss Robinson Jr; V: Muzette-Essex, Miss Robinson Sr

186
22 March 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Love Runs All Dangers

Dance: End of Mainpiece: Hornpipe-Jones Sr; Concluding with a Dutch Skipper-Jones Sr, Jones Jr

187
26 March 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: Love Runs All Dangers

Dance: DDutch Skipper-Jones Sr, Jones Jr; Hornpipe-Jones Sr

188
19 November 1707 @ York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and instrumental Music-the best Performers the music composed by Claxton Jr for the Entertainment of the Foreign Ministers and other Persons of Quality

Dance: Several Grotesque Dances-; particularly The Whip of Dunboyn-Claxton Sr

189
25 April 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical History Of Don Quixote, Part Ii

Song: Leveridge, Mrs Fitzgerald; particularly Since Times Are So Bad-

Music: A New Concerto for the Flute-Bastion Sr, Bastion Jr

Dance: As17151217

190
06 December 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: Mars and Venus

Dance: Dupre, Moreau, Boval, Thurmond Jr, Tully, Cook Sr, Newhouse, Pelling, Cook Jr, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Schoolding, Mlle Gautier, Mlle Corail, Miss Smith, Miss Schoolding Jr; particularly Dupre's Harlequin-Dupre, Mlle Gautier; and a new French Peasant-Moreau, Mrs Bullock

191
26 July 1718 @ Richmond

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Dance: Moreau, Mrs Moreau, Cook Sr, Cook Jr, Pelling, Spiller; An Italian Night Scene between a Harlequin and a Countryman-Cook, Spiller

192
27 November 1723 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Song: As17231116

Dance: Drunken Swiss-Nivelon Jr; Running Footman's Dance-Nivelon Sr

Ballet: The Humours of Bedlam. Mad Taylor-Nivelon Sr; Mad Dancing Master-Glover; Mad Gamester-Pelling; Mad Soldier-Nivelon Jr; Mad Astrologer-Lanyam; Mad Lady-Mrs Rogeir

193
28 November 1723 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Like To Like; Or, A Match Well Made

Dance: Two Pierrots-Nivelons; French Peasant-Nivelon Sr, Mrs Rogeir

194
03 December 1723 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cartouche; Or, The French Robbers

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Dance: Dupre, Nivelon Sr, Nivelon Jr, Glover, Mrs Rogeir, Mrs Wall, Mrs Bullock

195
04 March 1724 @ Roussau's Dancing School

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Medley

Entertainment: Between Mr Aston, Mr Aston's wife, Mr Aston's Son , by Way of Natural Recitative; several Songs-Mrs Aston Sr

196
16 March 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Chambers; particularly a Song-Mrs Chambers; accompanied with the Harp-

Dance: Flag Dance-Nivelon Sr

197
19 March 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Titus Andronicus; Or, The Rape Of Lavinia

Dance: End I: Flag Dance-Nivelon Sr

Music: End II: A new Piece of Musick for the Harpsicord-Mr Eversman; accompany'd on Basson-Mr Kenny; End III: Mr Handell's Water Musick-; accompany'd with French Horns-

Song: End III: Cantata-Mrs Chambers

198
26 March 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A King And No King

Song: End II: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Chambers; End III: The Tipling Philosophers-Leveridge

Dance: End I: Two Pierrots-Nivelons; End IV: Flag Dance-Nivelon Sr

199
28 March 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

Dance: Dupre, Nivelons, Glover, Mrs Rogeir, Mrs Wall, Mrs Ogden; particularly Flag Dance (after a new manner)-Nivelon Sr

Song: Leveridge, Salway, Mrs Chambers

200
06 April 1724 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

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

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Song: Leveridge, Mrs Chambers

Dance: Dupre, Nivelons, Glover, Pelling, Newhouse, Lanyon, Mrs Rogeir, Mrs Wall, Mrs Ogden; particularly Flag Dance-Nivelon Sr; Two Pierrots-Nivelons; Tollet's Grounds-Newhouse, Mrs Rogeir