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1225 results for: Keyword - S. Griffiths
We found 1474 matches on Roles/Actors, 410 matches on Performance Comments, 69 matches on Event Comments, 64 matches on Author, and 3 matches on Performance Title.

1
24 January 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Platonic Wife

2
06 March 1786 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Benefit for Griffiths, formerly of Drury-Lane Theatre. The Doors to be opened at 5:00. To begin at 6:00. Tickets delivered by Griffiths for the 27th of February will be taken. Tickets and Places to be had of Griffiths, at the Theatre, every Morning from 10 till 12. Fires are kept to keep the Theatre warm

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane The Great

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: Major Sturgeon-Griffiths; Sir Jacob Jollup-Connell; Bruin-Kent; Crispin Heeltap-Nash; Roger-J. Bartholomon; Jerry Sneak-Decastro; Mrs Bruin-Miss Woodcock; Mrs Sneak-Miss Shelbourn .
Cast
Role: Major Sturgeon Actor: Griffiths

Dance: After the Imitations, The Dwarf Dance by Powel

Song: Between the acts of mainpiece several Catches and Glees by some of the principal performers in London. imitations. End of mainpiece Imitations, Vocal and Rhetorical, by Decastro

3
25 May 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Song: II: The Soldier Tir'd-Mrs Wrighten

Entertainment: V: Bucks Have at Ye All-Master Cape

4
24 May 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Entertainment: End: Scrub's Trip to the Jubilee-Jacobs

5
18 September 1777 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [Extra night] By Permission [of the Lord Chamberlain]. Benefit for Griffiths and Fearon. Tickets delivered for Hamlet and a Comedy will be admitted. Tickets to be had of Griffiths and of Fearon at Clay's, Cabinet-maker, Princess-street, Soho

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: As17770910, but Lord Rake-Griffiths; Taylor-Stevens; Belinda-Miss Hale; Mademoiselle-Miss Walton (1st appearance); Lady Brute-Mrs Burden; Col. Bully (with a song)-Bannister; Constable-_.
Cast
Role: Lord Rake Actor: Griffiths
Role: Constable Actor: Griffiths

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: As17770917, but Sir Jacob Jollup-Massey; Bruin-Fearon; Heel@tap-Griffiths.
Cast
Role: Heel@tap Actor: Griffiths.

6
12 March 1787 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Benefit for Griffiths. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. 1st Gallery 2s. 2nd Gallery 1s. The Doors to be opened at 5:15. To begin at 6:30. Tickets to be had of Griffiths, No. 3, Southampton-buildings, Holborn; at the Royalty Coffee-house, Well Close Square; King's Arms, Leadenhall-street; Band Coffee-house; Sun-tavern, Foster-lane; Grotto, Southampton-buildings; Angel, St. Giles's; Cock and Bottle, Upper Brook-street; Nag's Head, Carnaby-market; One Tun, St. James's Market; Fox's Coffee-house, Bow-street; the Go, the Jump, and the Finish; and of Rice, at the Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: Belcour-Baker; Stockwell-Simpson; Young Dudley-A Young Gentleman (1st appearance on that stage); Captain Dudley-Lloyd; Fulmer-Jackson; Varland-Cooper; Stukeley-Smith; Major O'Flaherty-Griffiths; Louisa Dudley-Mrs Fox; Lady Rusport-Mrs Crisp; Mrs Fulmer-Mrs Waldron; Lucy-Miss Clerk; Charlotte Rusport-Miss Powell (from the Theatre-Royal, Richmond).
Cast
Role: Major O'Flaherty Actor: Griffiths

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: Cadwallader-Griffiths; Sprightly-Jackson; Mrs Cadwallader-Miss Shelbourne.
Cast
Role: Cadwallader Actor: Griffiths

Song: End: This is the life of a frolicksome fellow-the Gentleman who performs Young Dudley; Four@and@twenty fidlers-Simpson

Entertainment: After Singing: Theatrical Imitations, vocal and rhetorical,-Weston (1st appearance on any stage)

7
30 April 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Dance: Roger, Essex, Lally, Houghton, Rainton, Mrs Walter, Mlle Delorme, Miss Robinson

8
06 May 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Dance: End: Tambourine, as17650427

Song: End: By Particular Desire the Favorite song in the Play Love a-la-Mode,-Moody

9
01 October 1770 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: Othello-Davis; Iago-Lloyd; Cassio-Dancer; Roderigo-Vandermere; Brabantio-Rogers; Duke-Parker; Lodovico-Griffiths; Gratiano-Farrell; Montano-Freeman; Aemilia-Mrs Read; Desdemona-Mrs Dyer.
Cast
Role: Lodovico Actor: Griffiths

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Song: I: A Song, in which will be introduc'd a Variety of Imitations-Church

Entertainment: IV: A new musical Interlude, The Old Women Weather@wise-Vandermere, Dancer, Lyon; End of Play: A new Piece call'd The Drunken News Writer-Dancer

10
19 September 1774 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Aickin; Aimwell-Owenson; Boniface-Williams; Foigard-Griffiths; Gibbet-Follet; Sir Charles-Burton; Sullen-Carpenter; Scrub-Weston; Dorinda-Miss Ambrose; Cherry-Mrs Gardner; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Love; Gypsey-Mrs Weston; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Williams.
Cast
Role: Foigard Actor: Griffiths

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Monologue: After Imitations: an Interlude call'd Piety in Pattens. Butler-Weston; Squire-Carpenter; Mrs Candy-Mrs Love; Polly-Mrs Jewell

Entertainment: End: Imitations-Bannister; after the Interlude: Abel Drugger's return from the Fete Champetre-Weston

11
18 May 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Chaplin, Griffiths, Holcroft & Miss Field. Tickets delivered by Stevens, Collins and the Miss Stageldoirs will be taken. Receipts: #253 8s. (30.5; 13.7; 2.22.12; tickets: 207.4) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: As17781026, but Lord Mayor-Griffiths.
Cast
Role: Lord Mayor Actor: Griffiths.

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: Major Sturgeon (1st time)-Griffiths; Sir Jacob Jollup-Waldron; Mr Bruin-Wright; Lint-Wrighten; Heeltap-Burton; Jerry Sneak (1st time)-Holcroft; Mrs Bruin-Miss Kirby; Mrs Sneak-Mrs Wrighten.
Cast
Role: Major Sturgeon Actor: Griffiths

Dance: In: Master Morey, 3 Miss Stageldoirs

12
20 December 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Wrangling Lovers; or, Like Master Like Man

Entertainment: Imitations. After the Epilogue: a Variety of new Imitations-Decastro; Monologue. End IV: Address to the Town, in which several Dramatic Characters will be introduced-Master Russell

13
11 May 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-King; Johnson-Lamash; Smith-Aickin; Others-Baddeley, Parsons, Moody, Whitfield, Hurst, Fawcett, Waldron, Bransby, Burton, Carpenter, Griffiths, Norris, Garland, Wrighten, Wright, Legg, Messink, Cubitt, Everard, Master Pulley, Mrs W. Palmer, Miss Platt, Mrs Davies; With an Additional Reinforcement of Bayes's New Raised Troops-.
Cast
Role: Others Actor: Baddeley, Parsons, Moody, Whitfield, Hurst, Fawcett, Waldron, Bransby, Burton, Carpenter, Griffiths, Norris, Garland, Wrighten, Wright, Legg, Messink, Cubitt, Everard, Master Pulley, Mrs W. Palmer, Miss Platt, Mrs Davies

Afterpiece Title: The Election

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17751003; II: The Sailors Revels, as17751220

14
09 May 1755 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Redman, R. Smith, Mrs Griffiths and Miss Ferguson. Tickets delivered out by Hurst, Paddick, Miss Cokayne &c. will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Schoolboy

Dance: IItalian Peasants-Granier and Mrs Granier

15
18 September 1771 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Positively the last night but one of Mr Foote's company performing this season. By permission of the Lord Chamberlain. A new mock Tragedy of three Acts. Tickets delivered out by Davis and Griffiths will be taken. Twenty box Tickets for the above mock Tragedy being taken out of a lady's pocket at Marybone 27 Aug., those sold at the doors will not be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Madrigal And Truletta

Performance Comment: Parts-Davis, Dancer, Knowles, Vandermere, Griffiths, Farrell, Groves, Vowell, Mas. Sewett (with songs), Miss Smith, first time on any stage, Mrs Granger, Mrs Collins; Prologue-; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Davis, Dancer, Knowles, Vandermere, Griffiths, Farrell, Groves, Vowell, Mas. Sewett

Afterpiece Title: The Busy Body

16
25 January 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Platonic Wife

17
26 January 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Platonic Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Tale

Dance: III: The Millers, as17650118; End: New Tambourine, as17640929

18
28 January 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Platonic Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Tale

Dance: II: A Comic Dance, as17641213; IV: New Tambourine, as17640929

19
29 January 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Platonic Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: II: A Comic Dance, as17641213; IV: The Medley, as17641120

20
31 January 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Platonic Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Tale

Dance: II: A Comic Dance, as17641213; IV: New Tambourine, as17640929

21
20 January 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fashionable Lover

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

22
23 October 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: End Act I of the Farce: A New Dance call'd The Irish Fair-Atkins, Mrs Sutton, being her first appearance that stage

23
11 December 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycomb

24
27 December 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Christmas Tale

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

25
19 March 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heroine Of The Cave

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Music: II: A Solemn Hymn-

Dance: IV: The Sailors Revels, as17730918