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2178 results for: Keyword - R. Griffith
We found 2081 matches on Performance Comments, 285 matches on Event Comments, 69 matches on Author, 24 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

476
09 January 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Countess Of Salisbury

Performance Comment: Alwin-Crawford; Grey-Aickin; Morton-Farren; Sir Ardolph-Norris; Laroches-Chaplin; Peasant-Wright; Knights-Phillimore, Fawcett, Griffiths; Lord William-Miss Langrish; Raymond-Palmer; Eleanor-Miss Sherry; Countess of Salisbury-Mrs Crawford.
Cast
Role: Knights Actor: Phillimore, Fawcett, Griffiths

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

477
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: 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 World's a Stage

Cast
Role: Wat Actor: Griffiths

478
12 October 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Performance Comment: Putf-King; Dangle-Dodd; Sir Fretful Plagiary-Parsons; Signor Pasticcio Ritorncllo-Delpini; Interpreter-Baddeley; Under Prompter-Phillimore; Sneer-Palmer; Mrs Dangle-Mrs Hopkins; Italians-Miss Field, the Miss Stageldoirs. Characters of the Tragedy: Lord Burleigh-Chaplin; Gov. of Tilbury Fort-Wrighten; Earl of Leicester-Farrcn; Sir Walter Raleigh-Burton; Sir Christ. Hatton-Waldron; Master of the Horse-Griffiths; Beefeater-Wright; Justice-Packer; Son-Lamash; Constable-Fawcett; Don Ferolo Whiskerandos-Bannister Jun.; Nieces-Miss Collett, Miss Simson; Justice's Lady-Mrs Booth; Confidant-Mrs Love; Tilburina-Miss Pope .
Cast
Role: Master of the Horse Actor: Griffiths

479
16 October 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Performance Comment: Sir Gilbert Pumpkin-Baddeley; Charles-Farren; Harry Stukely-Lamash; Cymon-Burton; William-Norris; Waiter-Phillimore; Wat-Griffiths; Diggery-Parsons; Miss Kitty Sprightly-Mrs Brereton; Miss Bridget-Mrs Hopkins .
Cast
Role: Wat Actor: Griffiths

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece, as17811004; In Act III a Hornpipe as17811015

480
11 December 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Cast
Role: Guillamar Actor: Griffiths

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: As17811024, but added: Music-master-Fawcett; Hortensio-Norris; Pedro-Griffiths; Bianca-Miss Simson; Curtis-Mrs Love .
Cast
Role: Pedro Actor: Griffiths

Dance: As17811019, but omitted: Henry [and thereafter]

Song: As17811022

481
21 March 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Foundling

Afterpiece Title: Linco's Travels

Afterpiece Title: The Alchymist

Performance Comment: Abel Drugger-Dodd; Subtle-Aickin; Sir Epicure Mammon-Griffiths; Surly-Wrighten; Kastril-Burton; Lovewit-Packer; Face-Palmer; Dame Pliant-Miss Simson; Doll Common-Mrs Hopkins .
Cast
Role: Sir Epicure Mammon Actor: Griffiths

482
13 May 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Thompson, Griffiths & Nix. Tickets delivered for A Bold Stroke for a Wife will be taken. Receipts: #287 15s. (84/14; 20/15; 01/6; tickets: 182/0) (charge: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Cast
Role: Master of the Horse Actor: Griffiths

Dance: As17820318athi

483
31 January 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Charles I

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera (Last Act only)

Performance Comment: Captain Macheath-A Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified]); Peachum-Thompson; Lockit-Connell; Mat o' th' Mint-Griffiths; Ben Budge-Loader; Filch-Wood; Lucy-Mrs Henley; Polly-Miss Hemet .
Cast
Role: Mat o' th' Mint Actor: Griffiths

Dance: In afterpiece a Hornpipe by Middleton. IMITATIONS. End of mainpiece a variety of new Imitations by a Gentleman [probably Kean (see17850124)]. VAUDEVILLE. After the Imitations A Comic Sketch of the Times by Ryder, Greville, Mrs Hudson; and Bucks have at ye All by Cross

484
05 June 1786 @ Windsor Castle Inn, King Street, Hammersmith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer; Or, The Mistakes Of A Night

Performance Comment: Hardcastle-Clarke; Young Marlow-Curtis; Hastings-Smith; Sir Charles Marlow-Griffith; Diggory-Watts; Jeremy-Westenholt; Landlord-Wilson; Countrymen-Johnston, Meadows, &c; Tony Lumpkin-Wright; Mrs Hardcastle-Mrs Johnston; Miss Neville-Miss Williams; Maid-Miss Stevens; Miss Hardcastle-Mrs Villars .
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Marlow Actor: Griffith

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Waldron; Justice Guttle-Griffith; Beau Trippit-Wilson; Dick-Watts; Gayless-Hill; Melissa-Mrs Villars; Mrs Gadabout-Miss Williams; Mrs Trippit-Miss Stevens; Kitty Pry-Mrs Benson .
Cast
Role: Justice Guttle Actor: Griffith

Song: End of Act I of mainpiece Nobody by Villars; End of mainpiece Freedom and his native Land by Price

485
08 January 1787 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

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

486
29 April 1788 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakly-L'Estrange; Lord Trinket-Cooper; Capt. O'Cutter-Griffiths; Tom-Goodwin; Major Oakly-Follett; Lady Freelove-Mrs Day; Mrs Oakly-Mrs Hunter.
Cast
Role: O'Cutter Actor: Griffiths

Afterpiece Title: Miss in her Teens

Performance Comment: Captain Flash-Griffiths; Fribble-Cooper; Tag-Mrs Delpini; Biddy-Mrs Bolton.
Cast
Role: Captain Flash Actor: Griffiths

Dance: End IV: Double Hornpipe-Mr and Miss Bourk

Song: End I: Crazy Kate-Chambers; End III: song-Arrowsmith

Entertainment: End II: Imitations-a Gentleman [unidentified]

Monologue: Vaudeville. End: Bunbury's Representation of the Prince's Bow. Teacher-Delpini; in which he will introduce a song, Woman turn us round about-Delpini

487
30 September 1788 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Miss In Her Teens

Performance Comment: Capt. Flash-Griffiths; Captain Loveit-Davis; Puff-Follett? Sen.; Jasper-Smith; Fribble-Cooper; Tag-Mrs Waldron; Biddy-Mrs Bolton, .
Cast
Role: Flash Actor: Griffiths

Afterpiece Title: Barnaby Brittle; or, A Wife at her Wit's End

Performance Comment: Barnaby Brittle-Grace; Sir Peter Pride-Gaudry; Lovemore-Cooper; Clodpole-Griffiths; Jeremy-Follett Jun,; Damaris-Mrs Waldron; Lady Pride-A Gentlewoman (1st appearance [unidentified]); Mrs Brittle-Mrs Bolton.
Cast
Role: Clodpole Actor: Griffiths

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Entertainment: Monologue. End 1st piece: Scrubb's Trip to the Jubilee (as altered by the late David Garrick, Esq., in character,)-Death; Vaudeville. End 2nd piece: a new favourite song-Birkett; Dance-the Miss Simonets; A Pantomimical Interlude: Harlequin (with the celebrated Dying Scene)-Follett Jun., Clown- Follett Sen.; +A martial song-Birkett

488
27 March 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0 Of Sacred Music

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Performance Comment: Overture (Tamerlane) and Dead March-(Saul); Honour and Arms-Griffiths (Samson); Fallen is the Foe-Chorus (Judas Maccabaeus); Ye Men of Gaza-Miss Cantelo (Samson); When his loud Voice-Chorus (Jephtha); O come let us worship-Harrison; The Lord shall reign-Chorus; Sing ye to the Lord-Sga Storace; The Horse and his Rider-Chorus (Israel in Egypt); God save Great George our King-.
Cast
Role: Honour and Arms Actor: Griffiths

Music: As17890306

489
19 February 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah, Preceded By god Save The King(coronation Anthems)

Performance Comment: Principal Singers-Harrison, Sale, Griffiths, Champness, Gore, Webb, Reynoldson, Saville, Miss Poole, Miss Mahon, Miss Dall (1st appearance), Miss Cantelo, with the Choristers of His Majesty's Chapel-Royal and Westminster-Abbey.
Cast
Role: Principal Singers Actor: Harrison, Sale, Griffiths, Champness, Gore, Webb, Reynoldson, Saville, Miss Poole, Miss Mahon, Miss Dall

Music: End II: a concerto on the violin-Mme Gautherot (from Paris)

490
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

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

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

491
03 March 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection Of Sacred Music 0; Messiah

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Performance Comment: Overture (Ariadne)-; Happy Iphis-Miss Poole (Jephtha); The many rend the Skies-Chorus (Alexander's Feast); The Lord is a man of war-Griffiths, Sale (Israel in Egypt); O come let us worship-Harrison (Coronation? Anthems); Behold the Monster Polypheme-Chorus (Acis and Galatea); Ye Men of Gaza-Miss Poole (Samson); Bless the true Church and save the King-Saville, Chorus (Athalia); The Mansion of Peace-Harrison (composed by Webbe).
Cast
Role: The Lord is a man of war Actor: Griffiths, Sale

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Music: As17900224

492
26 March 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection Of Sacred Music 0

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Performance Comment: First Grand Concerto-; 'Twas at the Royal Feast-Harrison; Happy Pair-Harrison, Chorus; With ravish'd ears-Miss Mahon; Bacchus ever young and fair-Griffiths; Baccahus' blessings are a treasure-Chorus (Alexander's Feast); Consider fond shepherd-Miss Dall (Acis and Galatea); Disdainful of danger-Saville, Harrison, Sale; Pious Orgies-Miss Cantelo (Judas Maccabaeus); No more to Ammon's God-Chorus as17900317 The Prince unable-Miss Poole as17900319 The Horse and his Rider-Double Chorus as17900224.
Cast
Role: Bacchus ever young and fair Actor: Griffiths

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3 Entirely selected from The Messiah

Music: As17900219

493
11 March 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0 Of Sacred Music, From The Works Of Handel

Performance Comment: Principal Vocal Performers-Harrison, Incledon, Griffith, Sale, Miss Poole, Mrs Piele, Mrs Billington; Leader of the Band-G. Ashley; The Organ-Knyvett.
Cast
Role: Principal Vocal Performers Actor: Harrison, Incledon, Griffith, Sale, Miss Poole, Mrs Piele, Mrs Billington

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Performance Comment: Part II Fifth Grand Concerto-; Honour and Arms-Griffith; Ye Men of Gaza-Miss Poole; Hear Jacob's God-Chorus; Justly these evils, Why does the God of Israel sleep?-Incledon; Then round about the starry Throne-Chorus (Samson); O come let us worship-Harrison (Coronation Anthems); The Mighty Power-Chorus (Athalia); O worse than Death and Angels ever bright-Mrs Billington (Theodora); Gird on thy Sword-Chorus (Saul).
Cast
Role: Honour and Arms Actor: Griffith

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

494
18 March 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'allegro Ed Il Penseroso; Grand Selection 0

Cast
Role: Principal Vocal Performers Actor: Harrison, Incledon, Griffith, Sale, Miss Poole, Mrs Piele, Mrs Billington

Afterpiece Title: L'Allegro ed il Penseroso 1

Performance Comment: PART I. First Grand Concerto-; Hence loathed Melancholy!-Harrison; Hence! vain deluding joys-Mrs Billington; Come thou goddess-Harrison; Come rather goddess-Mrs Billington; Haste thee nymph-Incledon, Chorus; Come and trip it-Mrs Piele, Chorus; Come pensive nun-Mrs Billingdon; Join with thee calm peace and quiet-Chorus; Mirth admit me of thy crew-Miss Poole; Sweet bird-Mrs Billington; Mirth admit me of thy crew [repeated]-Griffith; Oft on a plat of rising ground-Harrison; Or let the merry bells ring round-Mrs Billington; And young and old come forth to play-Chorus.
Cast
Role: repeated] Actor: Griffith

Afterpiece Title: L'Allegro ed il Penseroso 2

Afterpiece Title: PART III

495
25 March 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast; Grand Selection 0

Cast
Role: Principal Vocal Performers Actor: Harrison, Incledon, Griffith, Sale, Miss Poole, Mrs Piele, Mrs Billington

Afterpiece Title: Alexander's Feast 1

Afterpiece Title: Alexander's Feast 2

Performance Comment: PART II. Now strike the golden lyre again-Harrison; Revenge! Timotheus cries, Behold a ghastly band-Griffith; Give the vengeance due-Incledon; The Princes applaud-Incledon, Chorus; Thais led the way-Mrs Billington, Chorus; Thus long ago-Harrison; At last divine Cecilia came-Chorus; Let's imitate their notes above-Mrs Billington, Harrison; Let old Timotheus yield the prize-Chorus.
Cast
Role: Behold a ghastly band Actor: Griffith

Afterpiece Title: PART III

496
30 March 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'allegro Ed Il Penseroso 0; Grand Selection 0

Cast
Role: He layeth the beams Actor: Griffith
Role: who in thy heavenly hand Actor: Griffith
Role: Principal Vocal Performers Actor: Harrison, Incledon, Griffith, Sale, Miss Poole, Mrs Piele, Mrs Billington

Afterpiece Title: Allegro ed il Penseroso 1 PART I

Performance Comment: As17910318but Let me wander not unseen-Mrs Billington; Or let the merry bells ring round-_; Come but keep thy wonted state, First and chief-Mrs Billington; Hence loathed melancholy-Miss Poole [as well as by Harrison]; Mirth admit me of thy crew-Miss Poole [as well as by Griffith].as well as by Griffith].
Cast
Role: repeated] Actor: Griffith

Afterpiece Title: L'Allegro ed il Penseroso 2

Performance Comment: As17910318but PART II. As17910318but But O! sad virgin-Mrs Billington; Populous cities please us then-Griffith, Chorus; There let Hymen oft appear-Miss Poole; Hence vain deluding joys, Me when the sun-Mrs Billington.
Cast
Role: Populous cities please us then Actor: Griffith, Chorus
Role: repeated] Actor: Griffith

Afterpiece Title: A Grand Miscellaneous Act

Cast
Role: repeated] Actor: Griffith

Music: End II: concerto on the violin-Weichsel

497
26 December 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Museum [and see17921220]

Performance Comment: Pantomimic Characters Harlequin-Boyce; Clodpole-Follett; Squire Foxchase-Farley; Paddy Rooney O'Gaffey-Rock; Sir Gregory Whimsey-Hawtin; Father Paul-Powel; Pudding Boy-Master Hodgins; Cook-Gaurion; Smuggler-King ; Cooper-Blurton; Jew-Wilde; Alderman-Rowson; Captain-Thompson; Starved Friar-Griffiths; Lover's Servant-Simmons; Waterman-Platt; Baker-Thompson [i.e. doubled Captain]; Fishwoman-Mrs Cross; Mother-Mrs Powell; Maid-Miss Leserve; Ladies at the Ship Launch[, Apollo Garden Scenes-Miss Paye, Mrs Masters, Miss Barnett, Mrs Rock; Colombine-Mme Rossi; [Principal Vocal Characters: Lieutenant-Incledon; Old England Forever!-Incledon; Shipwrights-Gray, Street, Linton; +God preserve his Majesty-Gray, Street, Linton; Cobler-Fawcett; Song-Fawcett; Punch-Munden; Punch's Song-Munden (each Song new and in Character); Skaiters-Gray, Linton; This bleak and frosty Morning-Gray, Linton; Mother Shipton (with songs)-Mr Darley.
Cast
Role: Starved Friar Actor: Griffiths

Dance: In afterpiece: the Burlesque Pas de Russe-Byrn, Miss Smith; Hornpipe-Holland; rest of the Dances-Byrn, Ratchford, Cranfield, Rayner, Platt, Jackson, Wilde, Mrs Watts, Miss Francis, Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Crowe, Mrs Bayzand, Mme Rossi

498
08 April 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

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

Afterpiece Title: Duke and No Duke; or, Trapolin's Vagaries

Performance Comment: Trapolin (for that night only)-Lewis (1st appearance in that character); Duke of Tuscany-Macready; Alberto-Thompson; Barbarino-Powel; Brunetto-Claremont; Mago-Davenport; Puritan-Simmons; Three Young Devils-Masters Standen, Goodwin, Griffiths; Flametta-Miss Logan; Prudentia-Mrs Watts; Rogera-Mrs Platt; Algera-Miss Leserve; Duchess of Tuscany-Mrs Follett.
Cast
Role: Three Young Devils Actor: Masters Standen, Goodwin, Griffiths

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina

499
19 June 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17980613 but Polly-Miss Griffiths ' name listed in playbill (2nd appearance on any stage).
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Griffiths ' name listed in playbill

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

500
21 June 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Thieves

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Performance Comment: Vapour-C. Kemble; Gossip-Suett; Souffrance-Caulfield; Sir Mathew Medley-Davenport; Woodley-Trueman; Waiter-Waldron Jun.; Servant-Lyons; Charlotte-Mrs Edward; Florella-Miss Griffiths (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Florella Actor: Miss Griffiths