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1147 results for: Keyword - Capt. Griffin
We found 1077 matches on Performance Comments, 85 matches on Event Comments, 27 matches on Author, 5 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

176
28 February 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Performance Comment: Sir William Belfond-Phillips (from the Theatre Royal Dublin); Squire-Chapman; Sir Edward Belfond-Bridgwater; Belfond Jun-Hale; Lolpoop-Hippisley; Truman-Cashell; Attorney-Ridout; Scrapeall-James; Capt Hack'em-Marten; Cheatly-Rosco; Shamwell-Gibson; Termagant-Anderson; Teresia-Mrs Hale; Isabella-Mrs Vincent; Lucia-Miss Hippisley; Mrs Hack'em-Stoppelaer; Ruth-Mrs Martin; Mrs Termagant-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Capt Hack'em Actor: Marten

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

177
01 May 1744 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant; Or, The Sick Lady's Cure

Performance Comment: Lady Sadlife-Mrs Woffington; Atall-Giffard; Careless-Mills; Clerimont-Havard; Sir Solomon-Morgan; Sir Harry-Collins; Old Wilful-Dunstall; Capt Strut-Neale; Dr Bolus-Taswell; Finder-Berry; Lady Dainty-Mrs Giffard; Clarinda-Mrs Bennet; Sylvia-Mrs Walter; Wishwell-Mrs Cross; Situp-Mrs King; China Woman-Mrs Egerton.
Cast
Role: Capt Strut Actor: Neale

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Song: II, IV: Morland

Dance: III: Mlle Auguste; V: Minuet-Muilment, Mrs Walter

178
10 October 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Performance Comment: Squire-Chapman; Belfond Jun.-Hale; Sir Edward Belfond-Bridgwater; Sir William Belfond-Dunstall; Lolpoop-Hippisley; Trueman-Cashell; Attorney-Ridout; Scrapeall-James; Cheatly-Rosco; Shamwell-Gibson; Capt Hackem-Marten; Termagant-Anderson; Teresia-Mrs Hale; Isabella-Mrs Vincent; Lucia-Miss Hippisley; Ruth-Mrs Martin; Mrs Hackem-Stoppelaer; Mrs Termagant-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Capt Hackem Actor: Marten

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: LLe Gondalier-Cooke, Villeneuve, Delagarde, Rector, Destrade, Mrs Delagarde, Mrs Norman, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve; La Provencale-Picq, Mlle Duval

179
17 December 1744 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant; Or, The Sick Lady's Cure

Performance Comment: Double Gallant-Chapman; Careless-Hale; Clerimont-Cashell; Sir Solomon-Hippisley; Lady Sadlife-Mrs Clive; Clarinda-Mrs Pritchard; Sylvia-Mrs Vincent; Old Wilful-Marten; Old Atall-Dunstall; Bolus-Ridout; Rhurbarb-Carr; Finder-James; Supple-Vaughan; Capt Strut-Stoppelaer; Wishwell-Mrs Hale; Lady Dainty-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Capt Strut Actor: Stoppelaer

Dance: As17441117

180
17 April 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Performance Comment: Sir John Daw-Cibber; Morose-Bridgwater; Truewit-Hale; Dauphin-Cashell; Clerimont-Ridout; Capt Otter-Marten; Cutbeard-James; Silent Woman-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Haughty-Mrs Hale; Mrs Centaure-Mrs Bland; Mrs Doll-Miss Hippisley; Mrs Otter-Mrs James; Sir Amorous La Fool-Woodward.
Cast
Role: Capt Otter Actor: Marten

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

181
30 April 1745 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: Chrononhotonthologos

Performance Comment: Chrononhotonthologos-Philips; Aldiborontiphoscophornia-Cross; Rigdum Funidos-Blakes; Bombardinion-Green; King of Fidlers-Simpson; King of Antipodes-Berkley; Capt of Guards-Woodburn; Dumb Master of Ceremonies-Vaughan; Doctor-Leigh; Cook-Usher; First Lady-Miss Cole; Second Lady-Mrs King; Cupid-Miss Yates; Tatlanthe-Mrs Yates; Venus-Miss Bradshaw; Fadladinida-Miss Budgell; In the Farce The Early Horn-Lowe.
Cast
Role: Capt of Guards Actor: Woodburn

Song: I: a Cantata-Lowe

Dance: II: Muilment; III: Sga Bettini

182
23 November 1745 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Performance Comment: Silent Woman-Mrs Pritchard; Truewit-Hale; Morose-Bridgwater; Sir Amorous-Woodward; Dauphine-Cashell; Clerimont-Ridout; Capt Otter-Marten; Cutbeard-James; Lady Haughty-Mrs Hale; Mrs Centaure-Mrs Bland; Mrs Mavis-Miss Hippisley; Mrs Otter-Mrs James; Sir John Daw-Cibber.
Cast
Role: Capt Otter Actor: Marten

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

183
18 February 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Performance Comment: As17451123, but Capt. Otter-Phillips.
Cast
Role: Capt Otter Actor: Marten

Afterpiece Title: Pyramus and Thisbe

Dance: Cooke, Sga Campioni, Sodi

184
08 March 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Performance Comment: As17460218, but Capt Otter-Marten.
Cast
Role: Capt Otter Actor: Marten.

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Dance: To conclude with New Comic Ballet, The Italian Peasants, as17460306

185
15 March 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Copper Capt-Ryan; Leon-Hale; Juan-Cashell; Cacafogo-Marten; Duke-Rosco; Sanchio-Anderson; Lorenzo-Carr; Alonzo-Gibson; Old Woman-Hippisley; Margarita-Mrs Vincent; Altea-Mrs Bland; Clara-Mrs Rowley; Estifania-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Copper Capt</a> Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Dance: PPeasant-Cooke; Les Allemandes, as17451109

186
26 December 1746 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Performance Comment: Squire-Chapman; Sir William-Morgan; Sir Edward-Bridgwater; Belfond Jun-Havard; Lolpoop-Hippisley; Trueman-Cashell; Attorney-Ridout; Scrapeall-James; Cheatly-Rosco; Shamwell-Gibson; Capt Hackum-Marten; Termagant-Anderson; Teresia-Mrs Hale; Isabella-Mrs Vincent; Lucia-Miss Hippisley; Ruth-Mrs Marten; Mrs Hackum-Stoppelaer; Mrs Termagant-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Capt Hackum Actor: Marten

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace; or, Harlequin Skeleton

187
17 January 1747 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer; Or, The Haunted House

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble-Garrick; Sir Simon Loveit-Hippisley; Capt Loveit-Havard; Puff-Chapman; Flash-Woodward; Jasper-Arthur; Aunt-Mrs Marten; Miss Biddy-Miss Hippisley; Tag-Mrs Pritchard; Epilogue by the author of the Prologue-Mrs Pritchard [cast from 1747 edition, but listed in the order in which the actors' names appear in General Advertiser].cast from 1747 edition, but listed in the order in which the actors' names appear in General Advertiser].
Cast
Role: Capt Loveit Actor: Havard

188
02 February 1747 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant; Or, The Sick Lady's Cure

Performance Comment: Double Gallant-Chapman; Sir Soloman-Hippisley; Careless-Havard; Lady Dainty-Mrs Horton; Sylvia-Mrs Hale; Clarinda-Mrs Vincent; Clerimont-Cashell; Old Willful-Marten; Old Atall-Dunstall; Dr Bolus-Ridout; Rhubarb-Carr; Capt Strut-Stoppelaer; Finder-James; Supple-Vaughan; Wishwell-Mrs Bland; Situp-Mrs Vaughan; Lady Sadlife-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Capt Strut Actor: Stoppelaer

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

189
14 January 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar; Or, The Double Discovery

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble-Cushing (who performed Wagtail in Mr Foote's Farce); Flash-Cibber; Biddy-Miss Mattocks her 1st appearance on any stage; Sir Simon-Collins; Jasper-Morgan; Capt Loveit-Anderson; Puff-Dunstall; Tag-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Capt Loveit Actor: Anderson

190
10 February 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Copper Capt.-Ryan; Leon-Bridgwater; Juan-Ridout; Cacafogo-Dunstall; Dulac-Rosco; Sanchio-Anderson; Old Woman-Collins; Alonzo-Gibson; Margarita-Mrs Hale; Altea-Mrs Bland; Clara-Miss Copen; Estifania-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Copper Capt. Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

191
21 April 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: As17480208, but Biddy-a Young Gentlewoman who never appear'd on any stage; Jasper-_; Sir Simon-_; Capt. Loveit-_; Puff-_.
Cast
Role: Capt Loveit Actor: Anderson

Song: I: Go Rose-Miss Faulkner; II: Ellen a Roon-Mrs Storer; III: Se Spuntan Vezzoze-Miss Faulkner; V: Come Ever Smiling Liberty, 'Tis Liberty alone-Miss Faulkner

Dance: V: Minuet-Villeneuve, Miss E. Faulkner

192
02 May 1748 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: As17480421 but Miss Biddy-Miss Mattocks; Jasper-Morgan; Sir Simon-Collins; Capt Loveit-Anderson.
Cast
Role: Capt Loveit Actor: Anderson.

193
29 May 1749 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'opera Du Gueux

Performance Comment: See17490502, but Capt Dubutin-Coustos; Delateur-Fern; Tourneclef-Smith; Mme Delateur-Mrs Knight; Mannon Delateur-Miss Davis; Lucie-Mrs Cushing; Hornpipe-Smith.
Cast
Role: Capt Dubutin Actor: Coustos

Dance: DDance a la Ronde-

194
03 October 1749 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble-Yates; Puff-James; Tag-Mrs James; Flash-Woodward; Capt Loveit-Havard; Biddy-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Capt Loveit Actor: Havard

195
17 March 1750 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Virtue Betrayed; Or, Anna Bullen

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Performance Comment: Macahone-Barrington; Squire Somebody-Dunstall; Capt Basil-Anderson; Micher-Collins; Jolt-Marten; Landlord-Stoppelaer; Fetch-Holtham; Hostler-Smith; Isabella-Miss Minors; Dolly-Miss Ferguson.
Cast
Role: Capt Basil Actor: Anderson

196
22 March 1750 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: As17500319 but Fribble-Yates; Capt. Loveit-Palmer; Puff-a young Gentleman who never appeared; Miss Biddy-Miss Cole.
Cast
Role: Capt Loveit Actor: Havard

Dance: CComic Dance, as17500221; Venetian Gardeners-Grandchamps, Mlle Auretti

197
06 November 1750 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Performance Comment: Macahone-Barrington; Squire Somebody-Dunstall; Capt Basil-Anderson; Micher-Collins; Jolt-Marten;Landlord-Stoppelaer; Fetch-Holtham; Hostler-Smith;Isabella-Miss Haughton; Dolly-Miss Ferguson.
Cast
Role: Capt Basil Actor: Anderson

198
07 March 1751 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, By Gentlemen

Performance Comment: Othello-Sir Francis Delaval; Iago-John Delaval Esq; Cassio-E. Delaval Esq; Brabantio, Lodovico-Sim Pine Esq; Roderigo-Capt. Stevens; Desdemona-Mrs Quarme (Hogan) , Mrs Quan (Cross), Mrs Qualm (Winston); Emelia-Mrs Stevens (Hogan).
Cast
Role: Roderigo Actor: Capt. Stevens

199
06 November 1751 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Leon-Sparks; Copper Capt.-Ryan; Juan-Ridout; Cacafoggo-Marten; Alonzo-Gibson; Sanchio-Bransby; Old Woman-Collins; Duke-Anderson; Clara-Miss Haughton; 1st Lady-Mrs Dunstall; 2nd Lady-Miss Ferguson; 3rd Lady-Miss Davis; Altea-Mrs Ridout; Margaritta-Mrs Barrington; Estifania-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Copper Capt. Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: Merlin's Cave

200
12 May 1756 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Performance Comment: As17560426 but Copper Capt.-Palmer, first time.
Cast
Role: Copper Capt. Actor: Palmer, first time.
Role: Copper Captain Actor: Woodward, first time

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: DDance of the Millers-