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14801 results for: Keyword - Miss Griffiths
We found 13892 matches on Performance Comments, 4403 matches on Performance Title, 1767 matches on Event Comments, 103 matches on Roles/Actors, and 64 matches on Author.

5426
26 January 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Discovery

Cast
Role: Miss Richly Actor: Miss Hopkins
Role: Lousia Medway Actor: Miss P. Hopkins.

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: Martini, Sga Paccini. [Title unspecified on playbill.

5427
24 February 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: As17760109, but Gloster-Aickin, first time; Ratcliffe-Griffiths.
Cast
Role: Ratcliffe Actor: Griffiths.
Role: Alicia Actor: Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

5428
01 June 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Cast
Role: Jacintha Actor: Miss Younge
Role: Milliner Actor: Miss Jarratt

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Dance: I: The Savage Hunters, as17751118

5429
14 June 1776 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Afterpiece Title: The Contract

Cast
Role: Miss Eleanor Actor: Mrs Gardner
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Essex
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Platt

Dance: Tambourine Dance-

5430
10 July 1776 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orators

Afterpiece Title: Taste or The Diversions of the Morning

Monologue: A Modern, Operatical, Sentimental, Crying, Tragedy call'd Purity [sic] in Pattens. Butler-Parsons; Squire-Fearon; Candy-Mrs W. Palmer; Polly-Mrs Jewell

Dance: The Haymakers-

5431
29 July 1776 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Patron

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Cast
Role: Mrs Bruin Actor: Miss Platt

Dance: Tambourine Dance-

5432
09 August 1776 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Commissary

Cast
Role: Commissary Actor: Foote
Role: Bridoun Actor: Griffiths
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Platt

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: As17760729 but Heeltap-Griffiths.
Cast
Role: Heeltap Actor: Griffiths.
Role: Mrs Bruin Actor: Miss Platt

Dance: The Haymaker-

5433
06 September 1776 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cozeners

Afterpiece Title: Taste

Dance: The Venetian Regatta-

5434
26 September 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: New Brooms

Cast
Role: Dripping Actor: Griffiths
Role: Doxy Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Miss Dripping Actor: Miss Stageldoir
Role: Miss Quaver Actor: Mrs Wrighten

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Village

Performance Comment: Hawthorn-Vernon; Justice Woodcock-Parsons; Young Meadows-Dodd; Sir William Meadows-Aickin; Eustace-Davies; Hodge-King; Margery-Mrs Wrighten; Deborah Woodcock-Mrs Love; Lucinda-Miss Jarratt; Rosetta-Mrs Baddeley (1st appearance in that character these 5 years).
Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Jarratt

Afterpiece Title: The Note of Hand or Trip to Newmarket

Performance Comment: O'Connor Mac Cormuck-Moody; Revell-Palmer; Sapling-Lamash; Sunderland-Jefferson; Rivers-Farren; Dipp-Wright; Spavin-Carpenter; Putty-Wrighten; Tom Epping-Waldron; Francis-Burton; Secretary-Griffiths; Issachar-Messink; Mrs Cheveley-Mrs Greville.
Cast
Role: Secretary Actor: Griffiths

Dance: I: a Country Dance- incident to the main piece; End II: The Sailors Revels-Blurton

5435
10 October 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: New Brooms

Cast
Role: Dripping Actor: Griffiths
Role: Doxy Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Miss Dripping Actor: Miss Stageldoir
Role: Miss Quaver Actor: Mrs Wrighten

Afterpiece Title: Braganza

Performance Comment: Duke of Braganza-Reddish; Almada-Aickin; Ribiro-Palmer; Mendoza-Brereton; Lemos-Farren; Corea-Hurst; Roderic-Wright; Mello-R. Palmer; Pizarbo-Davies; Ramirez-Packer; Antonio-Wrighten; Ferdinand-Griffiths; Velasquez-Smith; Ines-Mrs Johnston; Dutchess of Braganza-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Ferdinand Actor: Griffiths

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Candidates

5436
23 October 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Smith; King-Jefferson; Ghost-Bransby; Horatio-Packer; Polonius-Baddeley; Laertes-Aickin; Rosencraus-Davies; Guildenstern-Fawcett; Marcellus-Wrighten; Player King-Hurst; Lucianus-Waldron; Messenger-Wright; Bernardo-Griffiths; Francisco-Norris; Queen-Mrs Hopkins; Player Queen-Mrs Johnston; Ophelia-Mrs Baddeley.
Cast
Role: Bernardo Actor: Griffiths

Afterpiece Title: A ChristmasTale

Cast
Role: The Other Characters Actor: Hurst, Burton, Lamash, R. Palmer, Wright, Fawcett, Kear, Master Pulley, Miss Platt, Mrs Scott, Miss Jarratt, Edition of 1776
Role: in various characters Actor: Hurst, Burton, Wright, Carpenter, Miss Platt, Mrs Scott, Miss Jarratt, Mrs Johnston, Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Account Actor: Book adds: Chorus Singers-Follett, Chaplin, Reynoldson, Webbe, Mrs J. Smith, Miss Collett, Mrs Love, Mrs Pitt, Miss Abrams, Miss Boyd.
Role: Chorus Singers Actor: Follett, Chaplin, Reynoldson, Webbe, Mrs J. Smith, Miss Collett, Mrs Love, Mrs Pitt, Miss Abrams, Miss Boyd.

5437
18 April 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Lamash, Griffiths & Norris. Receipts : #214 11s. (51.0; 18.13; 0.0; tickets: 144.18) (charge: #65 11s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Runaway

Cast
Role: Dripping Actor: Griffiths
Role: Doxy Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Miss Dripping Actor: Miss Stageldoir
Role: Miss Quaver Actor: Mrs Wrighten

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Cast
Role: Rosalind Actor: Miss Younge.
Role: Miss Tittup Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Lady Minikin Actor: Miss Pope.

Dance: As17761128

5438
15 May 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Miss Jarratt
Role: Ruth Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Bailiff Actor: Griffiths

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Cast
Role: Soldiers Actor: Legg, Kear, Griffiths, Chaplin, Follett
Role: Louisa Actor: Miss Collett.

Dance: End I: The Corn Thrashers, as17770419; End II: a Hornpipe-Master Staples (scholar of Blurton)

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. Jack in Distress-Blurton; Wapping Landlady-Mr Griffiths; Orange Woman-Mrs Sutton

Performance Comment: Jack in Distress-Blurton; Wapping Landlady-Mr Griffiths; Orange Woman-Mrs Sutton.
Cast
Role: Wapping Landlady Actor: Mr Griffiths

5439
16 June 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Cast
Role: Portia Actor: Miss Barsanti

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Performance Comment: Mr Honeycombe-Parsons; Scribble-R. Palmer; Ledger-Griffiths; Mrs Honeycombe-Mrs Gardner; Nurse-Mrs Love; Polly Honeycombe-Mrs Hitchcock.
Cast
Role: Ledger Actor: Griffiths

Dance: As17770611

5440
26 June 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Henderson (1st appearance in that character [in London]); King-Fearon; Horatio-Davies; Rosencraus-Stevens; Guildenstern-Egan; Polonius-Edwin; Laertes-Aickin; Player@King-Griffiths; Lucianus-Blissett; Osrick-R. Palmer; Gravediggers-Parsons, Massey; Ghost-Palmer; Ophelia-Mrs Hitchcock; Player@Queen-Mrs Poussin; Queen-Mrs Hunter.
Cast
Role: Player@King Actor: Griffiths

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Cast
Role: Ledger Actor: Griffiths

5441
10 September 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute-Digges (1st appearance in that character [in London]); Heartfree-Aickin; Constant-Davies; Lord Rake-Egan; Justice-Massey; Constable-Griffiths; Watchmen-Jackson, Besford; Razor-R. Palmer; Taylor-Blissett; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Lisley; Belinda-Mrs Hitchcock; Mademoiselle-A Young Gentlewoman (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified]); Lady Brute-Mrs Hunter.
Cast
Role: Constable Actor: Griffiths

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Cast
Role: Nysa Actor: Miss Twist.
Role: Jupiter Actor: Griffiths

Dance: End: Dance-

5442
30 September 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Henderson (1st appearance on this stage); King-Packer; Horatio (1st time)-Farren; Polonius-Baddeley; Laertes-Aickin; Rosencraus-Davies; Guildenstern-Lamash; Marcellus-Wrighten; Player King-Hurst; Lucianus-Waldron; Messenger-Wright; Bernardo-Griffiths; Francisco-Norris; Ghost-Palmer; Queen-Mrs Hopkins; Player Queen-Mrs Johnston; Ophelia-Mrs Robinson (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Bernardo Actor: Griffiths

Afterpiece Title: All the Worlds a Stage

Performance Comment: As17770920, but Miss Kitty Sprightly-Miss P. Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Miss Kitty Sprightly Actor: Miss P. Hopkins.
Role: Miss Bridget Pumpkin Actor: Mrs Hopkins.

5443
18 November 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Braganza

Performance Comment: Velasquez-Smith; Almada-Aickin; Ribiro-Palmer; Mendoza (1st time)-Farren; Lemos-Chaplin; Corea-Hurst; Roderic-Wright; Mello-R. Palmer; Pizarro-Davies; Ramirez-Packer; Antonio-Wrighten; Ferdinand-Griffiths; Duke of Braganza-Brereton (1st appearance in that character); Ines-Mrs Johnston; Dutchess of Braganza-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Ferdinand Actor: Griffiths

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Cast
Role: Forge Actor: Griffiths
Role: Dolly Snip Actor: Miss Pope.

5444
15 October 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Braganza

Performance Comment: Velasquez-Smith; Almada-Aickin; Ribiro-Palmer; Mendoza-Farren; Lemos-Chaplin; Corea-Hurst; Roderic-Wright; Mello-R. Palmer; Pizarro-Davies; Ramirez-Packer; Antonio-Wrighten; Ferdinand-Griffiths; Duke of Braganza-Brereton; Ines-Mrs Johnston; Dutchess of Braganza-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Ferdinand Actor: Griffiths

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Webster, Moody, Parsons, Bannister, Baddeley, Carpenter, Wrighten, Burton, Fawcett, Dodd; Mrs Robinson, Mrs Cuyler, Miss Farren, Mrs Love, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Booth, Miss Kirby, Mrs Wrighten, Miss Walpole. Prologue-Palmer; [This was spoken, as here assigned, at the first 46 performances, except on 9, 10, 17, 18 Nov. (see17790209).] [Cast from Morning Chronicle, 16 Oct.: Corporal [later called William]-Webster; O'Daub-Moody; Gage-Parsons; Serjeant-Bannister; Mons Bluard-Baddeley; Recruits-Carpenter, Fawcett, Holcroft, Chaplin; Countrymen-Wrighten, Burton, Waldron; Sir Charles Plume [later called Sir Harry Bouquet]-Dodd; Commander@in@Chief at the Camp-Farren; Officers of Regiments-R. Palmer, Lamash, Kenny; Lady Plume-Mrs Robinson; Lady Gorget-Mrs Cuyler; Lady Sash-Miss Farren; Countrywomen-Mrs Love, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Booth, Miss Kirby; Nell-Mrs Wrighten; Nancy-Miss Walpole.
Cast
Role: Lady Sash Actor: Miss Farren
Role: Countrywomen Actor: Mrs Love, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Booth, Miss Kirby
Role: Nancy Actor: Miss Walpole.

5445
13 April 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: As17781120, but Coachman-Griffiths.
Cast
Role: Coachman Actor: Griffiths.
Role: Lydia Languish Actor: Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Pastoral Nymph Actor: Miss Collett
Role: Sabrina Actor: Miss Field

Song: Between the acts: Tally ho!-Mrs Wrighten; In afterpiece: Sweet Echo-Mrs Wrighten; accompanied-Parke

5446
22 April 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Mrs Candour Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Lady Sneerwell Actor: Miss Sherry

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Performance Comment: As17781008, but Clod-Griffiths; Fat Cook-Johnston.
Cast
Role: Clod Actor: Griffiths
Role: Queen Mab Actor: Miss Abrams
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Collett.

Song: As17781006

5447
19 March 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preservd

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Crawford (1st appearance in that character); Priuli-Aickin; Renault-Packer; Bedamor-R. Palmer; Duke-Chaplin; Spinosa-Williams; Elliot-Phillimore; Officer-Griffiths; Pierre-Bensley; Belvidera-Mrs Crawford.
Cast
Role: Officer Actor: Griffiths

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: End: The Dutch Quaker, as17810312End I afterpiece: The Irish Fair, as17800930

5448
31 March 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lord Of The Manor

Cast
Role: Du Actor: Bellamy, Suett, R. Palmer, Williams, Holcroft, Chaplin, Griffiths, Phillimore, Nash, Helme, Palmer, Miss Prudom, Mrs Wrighten, Miss Farren. Cast from text
Role: Annette Actor: Miss Prudom
Role: Sophia Actor: Miss Farren
Role: unassigned Actor: Holcroft, Chaplin, Griffiths, Phillimore, Nash, Helme.

Afterpiece Title: The Conquest of St

Performance Comment: Eustatia. Principal Parts by Vernon, Baddeley, Gaudry, Suett, Burton. [Cast from London Chronicle, 4 Apr.: Sea Officer-Vernon; Van Brugen-Baddeley; Land Officer-Gaudry; Oliver Cant-Wrighten [recte Suett (?)]; Van Spragen-Burton; Frenchman-Lamash; Don Carlos-Norris; Governor-Griffiths.
Cast
Role: Governor Actor: Griffiths.

Afterpiece Title: All the Worlds a Stage

Cast
Role: Wat Actor: Griffiths
Role: Miss Kitty Sprightly Actor: Mrs Brereton
Role: Miss Bridget Actor: Mrs Hopkins.

5449
08 January 1787 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Benefit for Harwood, late prompter of the Theatre-Royal, Drury-Lane. Harwood's respectful compliments to his Friends in particular, and the publick in general, and assures them every effort in his power shall be exerted to render the Evening's Entertainment agreeable, and humbly hopes for their well-known candour and protection on the above occasion. Tickets and Places to be had of Harwood, next door to Drury-Lane Theatre, Little Russel-street, Covent Garden. [Harwood was prompter at dl from 1780 to 1786. Hooke was from cg.] Afterpiece: Written by the late Samuel Foote, Esq

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Hawthorn-Hooke (1st appearance on that stage); Justice Woodcock-Follett; Sir William Meadows-Daniel; Eustace-Smith (1st appearance on any stage); Hodge-Jones; Young Meadows-A Gentleman (1st appearance in that character); Lucinda-Mrs Fox; Deborah Woodcock-Mrs Brent; Margery-Miss Hooke (1st appearance in that character); Rosetta-Miss Floyd (1st appearance on that stage).
Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Miss Hooke
Role: Rosetta Actor: Miss Floyd

Afterpiece Title: The Devil upon Two Sticks

Performance Comment: Dr Squib (for that night only)-Kean; Dr Julep-Follett; Dr Apozem-Simpson; The Devil-Griffiths; Printer's Devil-Follett Jun.; Invoice-Smith; Doctor Last-Decastro (1st appearance in that character); Harriet-Mrs Harlowe.
Cast
Role: The Devil Actor: Griffiths

Entertainment: End: a variety of Theatrical and Senatorial Imitations-Kean

5450
24 February 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection of Sacred Music 0 Messiah

Performance Comment: [From the Performances in Westminster Abbey [on 26 May 1784.] As17900219, but Principal Singers-_Griffiths, _Champness, _Gore, _Webb, _Reynoldson, _Choristers.
Cast
Role: Principal Singers Actor: _Griffiths, _Champness, _Gore, _Webb, _Reynoldson, _Choristers.

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Performance Comment: Overture (Occasional Oratorio)-; Shall I in Mamre's Fertile plain-Sale; For all these Mercies-Chorus (Joshua); This new Creation-; Vain your Triumph-Miss Poole (Israel in Egypt); When his loud Voice-Chorus (Jephtha); Total Eclipse-Harrison; O first created beam-Chorus (Samson); Where e'er you walk-Miss Poole (Semele); He gave them Hailstones-Chorus (Israel in Egypt).
Cast
Role: Vain your Triumph Actor: Miss Poole
Role: Where e'er you walk Actor: Miss Poole

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Performance Comment: Fifth Grand Concerto-; Praise the Lord-Miss Dall (Esther); In sweetest Harmony-Miss Cantelo; O fatal Day-Chorus; O filial Piety, No cruel Father-Saville (Saul); Tyrants would-Miss Mahon, Chorus (Athalia); Every Day will I give thanks-Harrison (Chandos Anthems); The mighty Power-Chorus (Athalia); O worse than Death, Angels ever bright and fair-Miss Cantelo (Theodora); Gird on thy Sword-Chorus (Saul).
Cast
Role: Praise the Lord Actor: Miss Dall
Role: In sweetest Harmony Actor: Miss Cantelo
Role: Tyrants would Actor: Miss Mahon, Chorus
Role: Angels ever bright and fair Actor: Miss Cantelo

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Performance Comment: Ye Sons of Israel-Chorus (Joshua); Thou shalt bring them in-Saville (Israel in Egypt); O God@like Youth-Miss Dall; Sinfonia on Carrillons-; Welcome welcome mighty King-Chorus (Saul); Rendi il sereno al ciglio-Harrison (Sosarme); From the censer-Chorus (Solomon); O had I Jubal's lyre-Miss Mahon (Joshua); Ye sacred Priests, Farewell ye limpid springs-Miss Cantelo (Jephtha); The Horse and his Rider-Double Chorus (Israel in Egypt).
Cast
Role: O God@like Youth Actor: Miss Dall
Role: O had I Jubal's lyre Actor: Miss Mahon
Role: Farewell ye limpid springs Actor: Miss Cantelo

Music: End II: concerto on the Piano Forte-Clementi