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14798 results for: Keyword - Miss Griffiths
We found 13890 matches on Performance Comments, 4403 matches on Performance Title, 1767 matches on Event Comments, 103 matches on Roles/Actors, and 64 matches on Author.

14476
17 March 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Birth Day

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir J. Loverule (with Old Towler)-Incledon; Butler-Townsend; Cook-Abbot; Coachman-Gardner; Conjuror-Thompson; Jobson-Munden; Lady Loverule-Mrs Dibdin; Lucy-Mrs Norton; Lettice-Miss Leserve; Nell-A Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [Mrs Beaumont]).Mrs Beaumont]).
Cast
Role: Lettice Actor: Miss Leserve

Afterpiece Title: Raymond and Agnes

Cast
Role: Annette Actor: Miss Burnett.
Role: Antonio Actor: Miss Sims

14477
21 March 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea 0; Grand Selection 0

Cast
Role: Principal Vocal Performers Actor: Master Elliot, Incledon, Dignum, Denman, Sale, Mrs Second, Miss Capper, Miss Tennant, Miss Crosby

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea 3

Performance Comment: Part III A Grand Miscellaneous Act-; Overture and Dead March- (Saul); My faith and truth-Miss Tennant, Master Elliot (Samson); Behold the Nations-Sale; O Baal-Chorus (Deborah); What tho' I trace-Mrs Dussek (Solomon); Come if you dare-Incledon, Chorus (Purcell); The Soldier tir'd-Mrs Second (Dr Arne); Rule Britannia (Purcell) and God save Great George our King-Chorus.
Cast
Role: My faith and truth Actor: Miss Tennant, Master Elliot

Music: End I: a Military Concerto on the new Patent Grand Piano Forte-Mrs Dussek built by Corri and Dussek; with tambourine-; triangle-; End II: concerto on the oboe-W. Parke

14478
22 March 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17991022, but Miss Prue-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Miss Prue Actor: Mrs Jordan.
Role: Angelica Actor: Miss Biggs
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: Of Age To-morrow

Cast
Role: Sophia Actor: Miss Stephens
Role: Maria Actor: Miss DeCamp

14479
24 March 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Egyptian Festival

Performance Comment: As18000313but Slaves-Miss Willis.
Cast
Role: 000313but Slaves Actor: Miss Willis.
Role: Violetta Actor: Miss Stephens
Role: Jackina Actor: Miss DeCamp

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John Loverule-Dignum; Butler-Sedgwick; Jobson-Bannister Jun.; Lady Loverule-Miss Heard; Nell-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Miss Heard

14480
01 April 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stranger

Cast
Role: Countess Wintersen Actor: Miss Heard.
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Stuart.

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Performance Comment: Solyman-Barrymore; Osmyn-Dignum; Elmira-Mrs Cuyler; Ismene-Miss Leak; Roxalana-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Ismene Actor: Miss Leak

Music: As17991127

14481
17 April 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Votary Of Wealth

Performance Comment: As17990925, but Drooply (for that night only)-Holman; Caroline-the Late Miss Betterton [i.e. now Mrs Glover]; Servant-_; Waiter-_; Simpson-_.
Cast
Role: Caroline Actor: the Late Miss Betterton
Role: Mrs Cleveland Actor: Miss Chapman

Afterpiece Title: The Rendezvous

Cast
Role: Emily Actor: Miss Chapman
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Leserve

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

14482
18 April 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Scarborough

Performance Comment: As18000219, but Miss Hoyden-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Miss Hoyden Actor: Mrs Jordan.
Role: Berinthia Actor: Miss Mellon
Role: Amanda Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Mrs Coupler Actor: Miss Tidswell

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

14483
21 April 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17991108, but Salanio-Trueman; Lorenzo-Dignum; Portia-Mrs Siddons; Jessica-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Jessica Actor: Miss Heard.
Role: Nerissa Actor: Miss DeCamp

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss DeCamp.

14484
23 April 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [The playbill assigns Albina Mandeville to Mrs Jordan, but "The Public are most respectfully informed that Mrs Jordan, being unable to have the honour of appearing before them this Evening, to prevent a Change of the Play Miss DeCamp has undertaken to perform Albina...and humbly hopes to experience the usual indulgence" (printed slip attached to Kemble playbill).] Receipts: #166 6s. (99.1; 63.3; 4.2)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Will

Cast
Role: Albina Mandeville Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Cicely Copsley Actor: Miss B. Menage

Afterpiece Title: Of Age To-morrow

Cast
Role: Sophia Actor: Miss Stephens
Role: Maria Actor: Miss DeCamp

14485
25 April 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle-spectre

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Performance Comment: As17991204, but Dorothy-Miss DeCamp.
Cast
Role: Dorothy Actor: Miss DeCamp.
Role: Nelly Actor: Miss B. Menage.
Role: Louisa Actor: Miss Wentworth
Role: Margaretta Actor: Miss Stephens

14486
26 April 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pizarro

Cast
Role: Cora Actor: Miss Biggs

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Performance Comment: As17991218, but Miss Lucy-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Miss Lucy Actor: Mrs Jordan.

Song: As17991228

14487
26 April 1800 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Fawcett. 1st piece: By Permission of the Proprietor of the Theatre Royal, Hay-Market. 2nd piece [1st time; M. INT 1]. 3rd piece: Never acted here; by Permission of the Proprietor of the Theatre Royal, Hay-Market. With appropriate Scenes, Dresses & Decorations. The Music composed & selected by Attwood. Morning Chronicle, 15 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Fawcett, No. 3, Tanfield-court, Temple. Receipts: #535 6s. (233.2; 7.3; tickets: 295.1)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heir At Law

Performance Comment: Daniel Dowlas (alias Lord Duberly)-Emery; Dick Dowlas-Knight; Doctor Pangloss-Fawcett; Zekiel Homespun-Munden; Henry Morland-H. Johnston; Stedfast-Murray; Kenrick-Johnstone; Deborah Dowlas (alias Lady Duberly)-Mrs Davenport; Caroline Dormer (1st time)-Miss Murray; Cicely Homespun-Mrs Gibbs (1st appearance this season); With the original Epilogue-the Dramatis Personae.
Cast
Role: Caroline Dormer Actor: Miss Murray

Afterpiece Title: The Social Songsters

Afterpiece Title: The Castle of Sorrento

14488
28 April 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Speed The Plough

Cast
Role: Susan Ashfield Actor: Miss Murray
Role: Miss Blandford Actor: Mrs H. Johnston

Afterpiece Title: Raymond and Agnes

Performance Comment: As18000217, but Nuns of the Convent of St. Claire-Miss? _Bologna, Mrs _Blurton.
Cast
Role: Claire Actor: Miss? _Bologna, Mrs _Blurton.
Role: Annette Actor: Miss Burnett.
Role: Antonio Actor: Miss Sims

14489
13 May 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline, King Of Britain

Performance Comment: Posthumus-Holman; Cymbeline-Waddy; Bellario-Murray; Cloten-Betterton; Arviragus-Claremont; Guiderius-H. Johnston; Pisanio-Whitfield; Caius Lucius-Mansel; Cornelius-Thompson; Lords-Curties, Abbot; Frenchman-Klanert; Phillario-Atkins; Iachimo-Pope; Queen-Mrs Dibdin; Helen-Miss Mills; Imogen-Mrs Pope (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Helen Actor: Miss Mills

Afterpiece Title: The Child of Nature

Performance Comment: As18000423, but Principal Characters-_Munden, Davenport, Miss _Murray, Mrs +Pope (1st time). +Epilogue as18000423 .
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: _Munden, Davenport, Miss _Murray, Mrs +Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Soldier's Festival

Cast
Role: Ruth Actor: Miss Mills
Role: Arabella Actor: Miss Sims
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Munden, Murray, Betterton, Whitfield, Thompson, Atkins, Whitmore, Miss Murray, Mrs Mattocks

Song: In II 1st piece: Hark! the Lark-Hill, Linton, Miss Wheatley, Mrs Atkins; Young William was a Seaman True (composed by himself), Sally in our Alley-Incledon

Performance Comment: the Lark-Hill, Linton, Miss Wheatley, Mrs Atkins; Young William was a Seaman True (composed by himself), Sally in our Alley-Incledon.
Cast
Role: he Lark Actor: Hill, Linton, Miss Wheatley, Mrs Atkins

14490
14 May 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Kelly. 1st ballet [1st time]: Composed by D'Egville. By permission of the Proprietors of the Opera House. With their [the Peruvians'] Religious Ceremonies, Processions, &c. Morning Chronicle, 2 May: Tickets to be had of Kelly, No. 9, New Lisle-street, Leicester-square. Receipts: #596 2s. 6d. (306.0.6; 51.8.0; 4.15.0; tickets: 233.19.0) (charge: #207 6s. 5d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Performance Comment: Lord William-Kelly; Edward-Bannister Jun.; Hugo-Dowton; Lady Elinor de Courcy-Mrs Crouch; Adela (1st time)-Miss DeCamp.
Cast
Role: Adela Actor: Miss DeCamp.

Dance: End I: Telasco and Amgahi ; or, The Peruvian Nuptials. Principal Characters-Didelot, Laborie, Deshayes, Mlle Parisot, Mme Laborie, Mlle J. Hilligsberg, Mme Hilligsberg; Pas de Quatre-Deshayes, Laborie, Mme Hilligsberg, Mlle Parisot

Ballet: End Opera: Atalante and Hyppomenus; or, The Foot Race. Grecian Princes Hyppomenus-Deshayes; Pelus-Didelot; Adrastus-Laborie; Atalante-Mlle Parisot; Sererine (nymph of the Woods)-Mlle J. Hilligsberg; Zelie (nymph of the Woods)-Mlle J. Hilligsberg; Zelie (nymph of the Woods)-Mme Laborie; Clitie (nymph of the Woods)-Mme Hilligsberg; Shepherdesses Mlles D'Egville, Denis, B.? Denis, Lupini, Cranfield; Nymphs of the Woods, Fauns, Shepherds-The whole corps de Ballet; In which the favourite Skipping@rope Pas de Deux-Didelot, Mme Hilligsberg

14491
15 May 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Birth Day

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Performance Comment: Count Almaviva-Lewis; Figaro-Farley; Antonio-Munden; Bazil-Rees; The Page (with a song)-Mrs Mills (1st appearance in that character); The Countess-Miss Chapman; Susan-Mrs Glover.
Cast
Role: The Countess Actor: Miss Chapman

Afterpiece Title: St

Cast
Role: Taffline Actor: Miss Sims
Role: Welsh Girl Actor: Miss Leserve
Role: Miss Fuz Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: English Lady Actor: Miss Cox
Role: Ozora Actor: Miss Sims

Song: End I 1st piece: song-Master Gray; End I 2nd piece: Time has not thin'd my flowing Hair-Incledon, Townsend; End 2nd piece: This Life is like a Country Dance-Fawcett; The Advantage of Toping-Townsend; Fat Dolly the Cook-Munden; The Anchor Smiths-Townsend

Entertainment: Imitations End I 1st piece: a Few Select Imitations-Townsend

14492
19 May 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17991108, but Salanio-Trueman; Lorenzo-Dignum; Jessica-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Jessica Actor: Miss Heard.
Role: Nerissa Actor: Miss DeCamp

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As18000324but added: Cook-Hollingsworth; Doctor-Maddocks; Lettice-Miss Tidswell; Lucy-Mrs Roffey.
Cast
Role: Lettice Actor: Miss Tidswell
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Miss Heard

14493
20 May 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Absolute-Munden; Captain Absolute-Betterton; Faulkland-Holman; Sir Lucius O'Trigger-Johnstone; David-Townsend; Fag-Farley; Coachman-Thompson; Acres-Knight; Julia-Mrs Egerson (1st appearance in that character); Mrs Malaprop-Mrs Davenport; Lucy-Miss Leserve; Maid-Mrs Norton; Lydia Languish-Mrs Glover.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Leserve

Afterpiece Title: Hartford Bridge

Performance Comment: As18000313but Susan-Miss Sims; added to Captain Fieldair: Old Towler-Incledon.
Cast
Role: 000313but Susan Actor: Miss Sims

Song: End II: A New Hunting Song- (never [previously] performed, composed by Davy); End III: Sally in our Alley-Incledon; End: The Red Cross Knight, as18000426; End I afterpiece: The Sailor's Journal-Incledon

14494
22 May 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abroad And At Home

Cast
Role: Miss Hartley Actor: Mrs Atkins.

Afterpiece Title: Britain's Sons; or, Success to our Heroes

Cast
Role: Italian Girls Actor: Mrs Atkins, Miss Wheatley
Role: Nieces Actor: Mrs Watts, Miss Leserve

Afterpiece Title: The Turnpike Gate

Performance Comment: As17991205, but Old Maythorn-Hull in place of Gardner; Mary-Mrs Atkins (1st time) of Miss Waters.
Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Miss Sims

Song: In: Together let us range the Fields-Incledon, Mrs Atkins; The Soldier Tir'd (from Artaxerxes)-Mrs Atkins

14495
24 May 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Mellon [who is named in the Account-Book, at being allowed #50 of the tickets, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #187 2s. 6d. (80.16.0; 45.9.6; 0.0.0; tickets: 60.17.0) (charge: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Indiscretion

Cast
Role: Victoria Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss Biggs
Role: Laura Actor: Miss Heard

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Cast
Role: Page Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: The Countess Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Agnes Actor: Miss Wentworth
Role: Susan Actor: Miss Mellon.

14496
24 May 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ramah Droog

Cast
Role: Eliza Actor: Miss Wheatley
Role: Agra Actor: Miss Sims

Afterpiece Title: The Ghost

Cast
Role: Susan Actor: Miss Sims.

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Performance Comment: As17990930, but Patrick-Mrs Trevor; Kathlane-Miss Sims.
Cast
Role: Kathlane Actor: Miss Sims.

Song: In course of Evening: Love thou maddening Power-Mrs Trevor; Old Towler-Incledon

14497
30 May 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Laugh When You Can

Cast
Role: Charles Mortimer Actor: Miss Gilbert
Role: Dorothy Actor: Miss Chapman
Role: Miss Gloomly Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp; or, Patrick in Prussia

Performance Comment: Captain Patrick-Johnstone; Darby-Munden; Quiz (1st time)-Simmons; Marshal Ferbelin-Claremont; Father Luke-Waddy; Olmutz-Emery; Rupert-Denman; Adjutant-Davenport; Mabel Flourish-Mrs Gilbert; Norah-Miss Mills; Flora-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Norah Actor: Miss Mills

Song: End I: The Sailor's Journal-Incledon; In course Evening: Young William was a seaman true-Incledon; All get drunk together-Townsend; United Englishmen-Munden; The Anchor Smiths-Townsend

14498
05 June 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lover's Vows

Cast
Role: Country Girl Actor: Miss Leserve

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina

Cast
Role: Principal Vocal Characters Actor: Hill, Denman, Street, Thomas, Little, Miss Waters.

Song: End II: The Fox Stag and Hare (written by T. Dibdin, and composed by Davy)-Incledon; End IV: The Anchor Smiths-Townsend; End: The Red Cross Knight-Incledon, Linton; afterpiece: I am a jolly gay Pedlar, as18000308Come every jovial fellow, as18000308O ever in my bosom live-Miss Wheatley, Mrs Atkins

Performance Comment: Dibdin=, and composed by Davy)-Incledon; End IV: The Anchor Smiths-Townsend; End: The Red Cross Knight-Incledon, Linton; afterpiece: I am a jolly gay Pedlar, as18000308Come every jovial fellow, as18000308O ever in my bosom live-Miss Wheatley, Mrs Atkins.
Cast
Role: as18000308O ever in my bosom live Actor: Miss Wheatley, Mrs Atkins.

Entertainment: End: a Variety of Imitations-Rees

14499
07 June 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Lewis; Sir George Airy-Holman; Charles Gripe-Whitfield; Whisper-Farley; Sir Jealous Traffic-Thompson; William-Abbot; Sir Francis Gripe-Munden; Isabinda-Mrs Litchfield; Patch-Mrs Mattocks; Scentwell-Miss Cox; Miranda-Mrs Glover.
Cast
Role: Scentwell Actor: Miss Cox

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Mimic

Cast
Role: Miss Melcomb Actor: Mrs Davenport

14500
12 June 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lie Of The Day

Performance Comment: Aircourt-Lewis; Alibi-Quick (1st appearance on this stage these 3 years); Metheglin-Fawcett; Larry Kavanagh-Knight; Sir Carrol O'Donnovan-Waddy; Young O'Donnovan-Claremont; Lady Arable-Miss Chapman; Katty Kavanagh-Mrs Davenport; Fib-Mrs Watts; Sophia-A Young Lady (2nd appearance [see18000517]).see18000517]).
Cast
Role: Lady Arable Actor: Miss Chapman

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Performance Comment: Sir Charles Racket-Lewis; Woodly-Claremont; Lovelace-Farley; Drugget-Quick; Dimity-Mrs Litchfield; Mrs Drugget-Mrs Davenport; Nancy (with a song)-Miss Sims; Lady Racket-Mrs Jordan [of dl].of dl].
Cast
Role: Nancy Actor: Miss Sims

Afterpiece Title: Paul and Virginia

Cast
Role: Mary Actor: Miss Sims
Role: Claire Actor: Miss? _Bologna, Mrs _Blurton.
Role: Annette Actor: Miss Burnett.
Role: Antonio Actor: Miss Sims

Song: In Course Evening: The Storm-Incledon

Entertainment: Monologue End II: personal address to the Audience in a Poetical Composition-O'Keeffe (written by Himself for the Occasion); End: Imitations-Rees