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185 results for: Author - Benjamin Griffin
Results not only include performances of plays known to be by 'Benjamin Griffin', but also performances of associated titles, including adaptations.

126
01 May 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Dance: I: a Masquerade, Dance-Henry, Miss Armstrong

Related Works
Related Work: The Masquerade: or, An Evening’s Intrigue Author(s): Benjamin Griffin

Song: Mainpiece: the Funeral Procession-; Vocal Parts-Gaudry, Edwards, Fawcett, Holcroft, Chaplin, Shaw, Miss Field, Miss Collett, Miss Kirby, Mrs Granger, Mrs Booth, Mrs Smith, the Miss Stageldoirs, Miss Simson

127
24 September 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Marriage Act

Dance: In Act I of mainpiece a Masquerade Scene incident to the Play and a Minuet by Aldridge and Miss Besford. [These were included, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]

Song: End of Act iv of mainpiece Juliet's Funeral Procession with the Solemn Dirge. Vocal Parts by Mattocks, Reinhold, Davies, Robson, J. Wilson, Baker, Darley, Doyle, Simpkinson; Miss Harper, Mrs Martyr, Miss Morris, Mrs Morton, Miss Stuart, Mrs Kennedy

128
02 February 1782 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Viaggiatori Felici

Dance: End of Act I Pastoral Dance [see17811117] by Henry, Bournonville, Raymond, with a Pas Seul by Mlle Simonet, and to conclude with the Dances introduced in the Masquerade [held at this theatre, 24 Jan.: The Prince of Wales's Minuet, The Emperor's Cossac, The Queen's Allemande, Quadrilles] (composed by Noverre) by Gardel and Mme Simonet, Nivelon, Mlle Theodore, Simonet, Sga Crespi, Slingsby, Mlle Baccelli; End of Act II Le Triomphe de 1'Amour Conjugal, as17820110

129
19 March 1782 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Contadina In Corte

Dance: In the Masquerade Scene a Minuet by Mlle Theodore and Nivelon; End of Act I Le Triomphe de l'Amour Conjugal, as17820110; End of Act II a new Ballet (composed by Noverre), La Rosihe de Salency, by Gardel, Mlle Baccelli, Nivelon, Mlle Theodore, Leger, Henry, Bournonville, Olivier, Miss Simonet, Sga Crespi

130
10 May 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: Don Juan; or, The Libertine Destroy'd

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece a new Masquerade Dance, in which a Minuet by Zuchelli and Miss M. Stageldoir; Afterpiece to conclude with a Dance of Furies (performers not listed)

Song: In Masquerade Dance a favorite song by Miss Romanzini, and to conclude with a Serious and Comic Air by Delpini

131
09 August 1782 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Dance: In Act I of mainpiece a Masquerade, in which a Dance by Master and Miss Byrn; End of Act III, as17820606

Song: In Masquerade a Song by Miss Morris. imitations. End of mainpiece, by Bannister Jun

132
07 October 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: Retaliation

Dance: In Act I of mainpiece a Masquerade Scene, and a Minuet by Harris and Miss Matthews

Song: End of Act IV of mainpiece Juliet's Funeral Procession, with the Solemn Dirge. Vocal Parts by Mattocks, Reinhold, Brett, Mahon, J. Wilson, Darley, Doyle; Miss Harper, Mrs Martyr, Miss Morris, Miss Stuart, Mrs Kennedy

133
18 February 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Dance: In Act II of mainpiece a Masquerade Scene, with Dancing by Williamson and Miss M. Stageldoir; End of Act III, as17820917

Song: In Masquerade, by Miss Romanzini

Related Works
Related Work: The Masquerade: or, An Evening’s Intrigue Author(s): Benjamin Griffin

134
03 March 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: The Triumph of Mirth

Dance: In Act II of mainpiece a Masquerade and Dance proper to the Play

135
06 May 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea

Song: In the Masquerade Scene in mainpiece a favourite Burlesque Italian Medley Cantata by Reinhold; End of mainpiece several of the most favourite Catches and Glees by Reinhold, Champness, Brett, Reynoldson, Perry, Billington, Master Barthelemon, and several others

136
22 September 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Choice of Harlequin; or, The Indian Chief

Dance: In Act I of mainpiece a Masquerade incident to the Play, and a Minuet by Harris and Miss Matthews

Song: End of Act iv of mainpiece Juliet's Funeral Procession, with a solemn Dirge. Vocal Parts by Bannister, Mattocks, Reinhold, Brett, Mahon, Darley, Doyle; Mrs Bannister, Mrs Johnstone, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Morton, Miss Stuart, Mrs Kennedy

137
03 January 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: Too Civil by Half

Dance: In Act II of mainpiece a Masquerade Scene, with Dancing by Williamson and Miss M. Stageldoir; End of Act III The Devonshire Minuet by the Miss Stageldoirs

Song: In Masquerade Scene a New Song by Miss George

138
19 November 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Rivals

Dance: In Act II of mainpiece a Masquerade Scene, with Dancing by Williamson and Miss M. Stageldoir; End of Act III The Sportsmen's Return, as17840916

Song: In Masquerade, by Miss George

Related Works
Related Work: The Masquerade: or, An Evening’s Intrigue Author(s): Benjamin Griffin

139
21 January 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: The Magic Cavern

Dance: In Act II of mainpiece a Masquerade Dance incident to the Play [performers not listed]

140
02 November 1785 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Dance: In Act II of mainpiece a Masquerade Dance incident to the Play; End of mainpiece The Wapping Landlady by Blurton, Rayner, Miss Besford

141
21 November 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Song: In Act II of mainpiece a Masquerade Scene, with Dancing by Williamson and Miss Stageldoir, and Singing by Miss Field; End of Act III The Market-Day, as17851024

142
26 December 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Prince

Afterpiece Title: The Battle Royal

Dance: In Act V of mainpiece a Masquerade, and a Minuet de la Cour by Master Corbyn and Miss Keen

Song: End of mainpiece most of the favourite airs from The Poor Soldier [singers not listed]. Vaudeville. End of afterpiece a short Pantomimical Scene, in which Harlequin will leap through a Hogshead on Fire

143
24 January 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: Omai

Dance: Masquerade Dance, as17851102

144
26 April 1786 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Widow Bewitch'd

Afterpiece Title: (End of Act I of mainpiece) Jewish Education

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: In Act V of mainpiece a Masquerade and Dance [performers not listed]

Song: In Act IV of mainpiece a song in character by Mrs Crouch

Monologue: 1786 04 26 End of mainpiece John Gilpin's Ride by Baddeley

145
13 May 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Dance: In Act II of mainpiece a Banquet and Masquerade Dance [performers not listed]; End of mainpiece Leap Year, as17851010

146
26 July 1786 @ Windsor Castle Inn, King Street, Hammersmith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Fool

Afterpiece Title: Hurly-Burly; or, Chiswick Fair

Dance: In Act IV of 1st piece a Masquerade Scene, with a Grotesque Dance by the Characters; Between the Acts Hornpipe by Wright

Song: Between the Acts of mainpiece, by Price and Miss Phillips

147
23 October 1786 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Dance: In I: Masquerade Scene-(incident to the mainpiece)

Song: End IV: Juliet's Funeral Procession-; With the Solemn Dirge-; Vocal Parts-Johnstone, Cubitt, Brown, Darley, Pemberton, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Morton, Miss Stuart, Mrs Davenett, Miss Cranfield, Mrs Kennedy

148
29 January 1787 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Dance: II: a Masquerade Scene-; with Dancing-Ferrere, Menage, Miss Stageldoir; End III: La Soiree Provencalle, as17870113

Song: II: Singing-Miss Romanzini [The Dancing was included, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances]

149
11 April 1787 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Dance: II: a Masquerade Dance-incident to the Play; End: The Indian's Ransom, as17870217

150
25 May 1787 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: Harvest Home

Dance: II: a Masquerade Scene-; with Dancing-