SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Tom Hill"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Tom Hill")') 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 853 matches on Performance Comments, 451 matches on Performance Title, 256 matches on Author, 216 matches on Event Comments, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.
Event Comment: Third Piece: A new Pantomime Entertainment. With Cloaths, Scenes, Machines, and other Decorations, all entirely New. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Adventure; or, The Plague of a Wanton Wife

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Adventure

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Adventure

Dance: WWooden Shoe Dance-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Adventure

Dance: WWooden Shoe Dance-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Afterpiece Title: The Amorous Adventure

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Author's Farce

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Afterpiece Title: The Battle of the Poets

Cast
Role: Tom Thumb Actor: Miss Jones

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Generous Freemason

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Afterpiece Title: The Battle of the Poets

Cast
Role: Tom Thumb Actor: Miss Jones

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Dance: SScaramouch-Sandham

Song: AA Satyr Upon all Trades-Rosco, Pearce; The Trifle-Stoplaer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Dance: Sandham

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Entertainment: As17320216

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb the Great

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tom Jones

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: I: By Desire, a Minuet-Aldridge, Mrs Bulkley; II: [Not performed this season, The Tambourine-Aldridge, Sga Manesiere [see17671119]; End Opera: [A New Pantomime Dance call'd, The Old Ground Young-Aldridge, Master Lion, (his scholar) Miss Twist; [with, By Particular Desire, an Allemande-Aldridge, Miss Twist

Song: I of the Farce: In the Shady Blest Retreat-Mas. Lion

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Spanish Friar

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Knights

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Event Comment: [As afterpiece the playbill announces the 1st night of Hide and Seek (see 24 Feb.), but "On account of Johnstone's Indisposition, the new Farce is unavoidably deferr'd...Tom Thumb will therefore be performed this Evening" (printed slip on BM playbill, cg, Vol. VI).] Receipts: #220 18s. (207.2.6; 13.15.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comedy Of Errors

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Song: End I 2nd piece: The Old Four and Twenty Fiddlers all on a Row-Edwin

Entertainment: Monologues. End: a Comical, Whimsical, Operatical, Farcical Rhapsody, Lingo the Butler's Opinion on Men and Manners-Edwin; End 2nd piece: a Dissertation upon Law (from the Lecture on Heads)-Lee Lewes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Tom-Cibber; Indiana-Miss Jenny Cibber, first time that part; Phillis-Mrs Elmy, from Dublin; Sir John Bevil-Paget; Sealand-Johnson; Young Bevil-Charles; Myrtle-Mills; Cimberton-Bernard; Humphrey-Furnival; Daniel-Hacket; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Hill; Lucinda-Mrs Bailey; Isabella-Mrs Freeman; With a Prologue-nobody; Epilogue-nobody.
Cast
Role: Tom Actor: Cibber
Role: Phillis Actor: Mrs Elmy, from Dublin
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Hill

Afterpiece Title: Love in Low Life

Performance Comment: Old Melton-Paddick; Old Pye Fleet-Naylor; Lieutenant-Mozeen; Harry Pye/Fleet-Charles; Peggy-Mrs Hill; Jenny-Mrs Chetwood.
Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Mrs Hill

Music: German Flute-Burk Thumoth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Tom-Cibber (Burney; Daily Post missing); but Daily Post, 31 March, lists: Tom-Cibber; Sir John-Mills; Young Bevil-W. Mills; Myrtle-Bridgwater; Sealand-Roberts; Cimberton-Griffin; Humphrey-Shepard; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Shireburn; Isabella-Mrs Mullart; Lucinda-Miss Holliday; Phillis-Miss Raftor; Indiana-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Tom Actor: Cibber
Role: Tom Actor: Cibber
Role: Phillis Actor: Miss Raftor

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: DDrunken Peasant-LeBrun; Dutchwoman-Miss Robinson; French Gardiner-Haughton, Mrs Walter

Music: II: Solo of Corelli's on Violin-Charke

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Taylor

Performance Comment: Tom-Mullart; Charles-Lacy; Nicodemus Stitch-Ayres; Shears-Reynolds; Snip-Cross; Shopboard-Dove; Patrick O'Thimble-Hallam; Evan ap Remmant-Jones; Mynheer Van Bodkin-Hicks; Sawney Mac Staytape-Wathen; Mons le Foppery-Davenport; Mrs Stitch-Mrs Lacy; Harriot-Miss Price; Betty-Mrs Nokes.
Cast
Role: Tom Actor: Mullart

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb-Master Woodward; With a New Prologue by Master Woodward-Master Woodward.
Cast
Role: Tom Thumb Actor: Master Woodward

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Tom-Cibber [Burney; Daily Post missing].Burney; Daily Post missing].
Cast
Role: Tom Actor: Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Opera Of Operas

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb-Master Arne; King-Mountier; Grizzle-Waltz (Daily Advertiser) or Watts (Daily Post); Noddle-Snider; Doodle-Minet; Merlin-Davis; Parson-Snider; Ghost-Waltz (Watts); Queen-Mrs Jones; Huncamunca-Mrs Mason; Glumdalca-Mrs Camano; Cleora-Miss Palms; Mustacha-Miss Bennet.
Cast
Role: Tom Thumb Actor: Master Arne

Entertainment: TThe Crowing of the Cock-a Gentleman for his Diversion

Dance: new dance (by Dew dance (by Desire)-Jones to the 5th Concerto of Vivaldi, which he accompanies himself upon the Violin, the first time of his performing it in public

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Opera Of Operas

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb-Master Kilburn, the first time of his appearance on any stage; King Arthur-Stoppelaer; Dollalolla-Mrs Clive; Merlin-Nichols; Noodle-Mountier; Doodle-Snider; Foodle-Rainton; Parson-Snider; Bailiff-Rainton; Follower-Nichols; Cleora-Miss Atherton; Mustacha-Miss Palms; Grizzle and Ghost of Gaffer Thumb-Waltz; Huncamunca-Mrs Mason; Glumdalca-Topham, who never appeared on any stage before .

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cornish Squire

Afterpiece Title: The Livery Rake; or, The Intriguing Servants

Performance Comment: Tom-Stoppelaer; Harry-Turbutt; Charles-Nichols; Toby-Mullart; 1st Phillis-Miss Atherton; 2d-Mrs Clive; Lucy-Miss Moss; Dorcas-Mrs Herle .
Cast
Role: Tom Actor: Stoppelaer
Role: 1st Phillis Actor: Miss Atherton

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Opera of Operas

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb-Master Arne; Princess-Miss Arne; King Arthur-Kelly; Dolalolla-Jones; Grizzle-Cropponi; Doodle-Ellis Roberts; Glumdalca-Corse .
Cast
Role: Tom Thumb Actor: Master Arne

Dance: By Nivelon, Miss Robinson, Miss Mann