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6099 results for: Keyword - Mr Griffin
We found 4260 matches on Event Comments, 1661 matches on Performance Comments, 529 matches on Performance Title, 45 matches on Author, and 2 matches on Roles/Actors.

1401
07 May 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, Part I

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Dance: Thurmond, Boval, Mrs Brett, Miss Tenoe, Young Rainton, Miss Robinson

1402
01 February 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fashionable Lover

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Ring

1403
21 January 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

1404
22 February 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sethona

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

1405
25 January 1675 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: Edition of 1681: Duke-$Lydal; Brabantio-$Cartwright; Gratiano-$Griffin; Lodovico-$Harris; Othello-$Hart; Cassio-$Kynaston; Iago-$Mohun; Roderigo-$Beeston; Montano-$Watson; Clown-$Jo Haynes; Desdemona-$Mrs Cox; Emilia-$Mrs Rutter; Bianca-$Mrs James. See also 6 Feb. 1668@9.
Cast
Role: Gratiano Actor: Griffin

1406
February 1679 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: During February and March 1678@9 two plays, titles unknown, were acted before the King. See an order: To Edward Griffin, Esq. Treasurer of the Chamber, to be paid over to John Lacy, assigne of Charles Killigrew, Mastr of the revells, for two plays acted before his said Majestie in Feb'ry and March 1678@9 (Moneys Received and Paid for Secret Services, ed. J. Y. Akerman, Camden Society, LII 1851, 34)

Performances

1407
08 November 1700 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: English Post, 8-11 Nov.: There was a full House...but Capt Griffin, who was chief actor therein, being taken ill, they were dismissed all having their money returned

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

1408
15 June 1704 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Griffin. Admission: 5s., 3s., 2s., 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King And No King

Dance: As17040613 particularly a French Peasant and his Wife-

1409
05 June 1705 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Griffin. Written by the famous Ben. Johnson. At 5:30 p.m. No Money to be return'd after the Curtain is drawn up

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone

Song: Purcell's Genius of England-Leveridge; A dialogue from King Arthur-Leveridge, Mrs Lindsey; also the new Boy

Dance: As17050518

1410
28 April 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Hall and Griffin. Afterpiece: [Author unknown. Apparently not published.] A New Farce

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian, King Of Portugal

Afterpiece Title: The Hypochondriack

Dance: As17171022; Thurmond's Grand Comic Dance-

1411
28 April 1719 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Griffin and Knap

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Afterpiece Title: The Hypochondriack

Dance: Moreau, Miss Schoolding

1412
02 April 1723 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Griffin. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Dance:

1413
16 September 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, Part Ii

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Quin; King-Milward; Prince-Mills; Lancaster-Havard; Justice-Boman; Westmoreland-Winstone; York-Wright; Poins-Cross; Bardolph-Ray; Feeble-Woodward; Falstaff's Boy-Miss Cole; Hostess Quickly-Mrs Cross; Doll Tearsheet-Miss Mann; Shallow-Johnson; Silence-Harper [Egerton 2320: Harper's name in for Silence Griffin play'd it]; Pistol-Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

1414
25 February 1769 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: To be published by Subscription: A General History of The Stage, for the last ten years; comprehending all remarkable Occurrences during that Period, the Production and Success of every new Piece, and Anecdotes of the Principal Performers. By Joseph Younger. Prompter to the Theatre Royal In Covent Garden. Printed Proposals to be had Becket and DeHondre in the Strand, and of Griffin in Catherine Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

1415
15 October 1771 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Paid Simpson for new music for the orchestra #10 10s. Paid Griffin, bookseller, as per bill #1 3s. 4d. (Account Book). Receipts: #193 4s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

1416
30 July 1718 @ no theater listed

Performances

1417
19 March 1747 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: New entertainments-Salomon, Sga Padouana, Salomon's son

1418
06 January 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

1419
08 December 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duel

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

1420
19 January 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

1421
05 January 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: As17780919

1422
20 June 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tartuffe; Or, The Hypocrite

1423
25 March 1756 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oratorio From First Book Of Paradise Regained

1424
14 September 1757 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: An Impromptu Faragolio

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolic

1425
17 December 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zingis

Afterpiece Title: The Absent Man