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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Thomas Farmer"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Thomas Farmer")') 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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6519 results for: Keyword - Thomas Farmer
We found 5448 matches on Author, 767 matches on Performance Comments, 404 matches on Event Comments, 259 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

4301
15 January 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Related Works
Related Work: The Winter's Tale Author(s): Thomas Hull

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

Dance: End: As17870113

4302
27 January 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Related Works
Related Work: The Orphan; or, The Unhappy Marriage Author(s): Thomas Otway

Afterpiece Title: The Man Milliner

4303
07 February 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Related Works
Related Work: The Orphan; or, The Unhappy Marriage Author(s): Thomas Otway

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

4304
13 March 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seduction

Related Works
Related Work: Seduction Author(s): Thomas Holcroft

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Related Works
Related Work: Richard Coeur de Lion Author(s): Thomas Linley Sr.

4305
17 March 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seduction

Related Works
Related Work: Seduction Author(s): Thomas Holcroft

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Phillimore

4306
19 March 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seduction

Related Works
Related Work: Seduction Author(s): Thomas Holcroft

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Related Works
Related Work: Richard Coeur de Lion Author(s): Thomas Linley Sr.

4307
22 March 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seduction

Related Works
Related Work: Seduction Author(s): Thomas Holcroft

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Related Works
Related Work: The Sultan Author(s): Thomas Arne

4308
24 March 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seduction

Related Works
Related Work: Seduction Author(s): Thomas Holcroft

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Related Works
Related Work: The Sultan Author(s): Thomas Arne

4309
27 March 1787 @ Red-Lion Inn, Lordship Road, Stoke Newington

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan; Or, The Unhappy Marriage

Related Works
Related Work: The Orphan; or, The Unhappy Marriage Author(s): Thomas Otway

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Song: End I: The Wedding Day-Wilson; End III: Ma chere amie-Wilson; End Monologue: The Old Woman of 80-Wilson

Entertainment: Monologue. End: The Picture of a Playhouse; or, Bucks have ye all-Marriot

4310
31 March 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): Thomas Arne

Song: In afterpiece: Sweet Echo-Mrs Billington; accompanied on the hautboy-W. Parke

4311
12 April 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seduction

Related Works
Related Work: Seduction Author(s): Thomas Holcroft

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

4312
14 April 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distress'd Mother

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): Thomas Arne

Song: As17870331

4313
17 April 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Related Works
Related Work: Venice Preserv'd; or, A Plot Discover'd Author(s): Thomas Otway
Related Work: Venice Preserv'd Author(s): Thomas Otway

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

4314
30 April 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Related Works
Related Work: The Miser Author(s): Thomas Shadwell

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

4315
30 April 1787 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Related Works
Related Work: The Hypocrite Author(s): Thomas Shadwell
Related Work: Trick for Trick; or, The Debauch'd Hypocrite Author(s): Thomas D'Urfey

Afterpiece Title: Taste; or, Lady Pentweazel sitting for her Picture

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin Restor'd; or, Taste a la Mode Author(s): Thomas Arne

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Song: End III: Bow wow wow (from Patrick in Prussia [i.e. Love in a Camp])-the Gentleman who plays Maw-Worm; In 3rd piece: a duet, The Hermit[, taken from part of Goldsmith's Hermit,-the Young Lady, the Gentleman who performs Maw-Worm

4316
01 May 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seduction

Related Works
Related Work: Seduction Author(s): Thomas Holcroft

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Phillimore

Dance: As17870115

4317
03 May 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Related Works
Related Work: The Winter's Tale Author(s): Thomas Hull

Afterpiece Title: The Distress'd Baronet

4318
05 May 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seduction

Related Works
Related Work: Seduction Author(s): Thomas Holcroft

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

4319
07 May 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Related Works
Related Work: The Miser Author(s): Thomas Shadwell

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp

Dance: As17870131

4320
21 May 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rose And Colin

Performance Comment: Colin (1st time)-Mrs Martyr; Gregory-Darley; Farmer-Thompson; Goody Fidget-Mrs Pitt; Rose-A Young Lady (1st appearance on that stage [unidentified]).unidentified]).
Cast
Role: Farmer Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Related Works
Related Work: The Winter's Tale Author(s): Thomas Hull

Afterpiece Title: The Cantabs

Song: II 2nd piece: Come come my good Shepherds-Mrs Martyr; In course Evening: Four@and@Twenty Fidlers-Edwin

Monologue: Vaudeville End 2nd Piece: A Scene in a Masque Ball , with an Illumination. Huntress-Mrs Martyr; Tantivy the welkin resounds-Mrs Martyr; Mad Tom-Darley; song-Johnstone; Highland Lad and Lass-Mrs Kennedy, Mrs Martyr; Say bonny Lass will you carry a Wallet?-Mrs Kennedy, Mrs Martyr; To conclude with a Grand Dance-

4321
22 May 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Related Works
Related Work: The Orphan; or, The Unhappy Marriage Author(s): Thomas Otway

Afterpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

4322
08 June 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Related Works
Related Work: The Cheats of Scapin Author(s): Thomas Otway

4323
09 June 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Related Works
Related Work: Venice Preserv'd; or, A Plot Discover'd Author(s): Thomas Otway
Related Work: Venice Preserv'd Author(s): Thomas Otway

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

4324
19 July 1787 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Related Works
Related Work: Venice Preserv'd; or, A Plot Discover'd Author(s): Thomas Otway
Related Work: Venice Preserv'd Author(s): Thomas Otway

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Entertainment: Monologue End: a monody, The Shadows of Shakespeare; or, Shakespeare's Characters doing Homage to Garrick (written by Samuel Jackson? Pratt)-Browne

4325
21 July 1787 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): Thomas Arne