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6898 results for: Keyword - Thomas Griffith
We found 5767 matches on Author, 1007 matches on Performance Comments, 441 matches on Event Comments, 61 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

5601
02 May 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Deserted Daughter

Related Works
Related Work: The Deserted Daughter Author(s): Thomas Holcroft

Afterpiece Title: The Social Songsters

Afterpiece Title: Netley Abbey

Dance: End II 1st piece: the Duchess of York's New Minuet and Waltz= (The Music composed by Alde [recte Alday], Dance by D'Egville)-Master and Miss D'Egville; In 2nd piece: Dance-Master D'Egville, Miss Packwood, Miss D'Egville

Entertainment: Monologue. End I 1st piece: Appropriate Address written on the Occasion-Mrs Mattocks

5602
06 May 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heir At Law

Afterpiece Title: The Revivd Anacreontics i

Afterpiece Title: The Castle of Sorrento

Related Works
Related Work: The Castle of Sorrento Author(s): Thomas Attwood

Song: End II 1st piece: The Witches, as18000415, but added: Denman, +Street

5603
09 May 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Speed The Plough

Related Works
Related Work: Speed the Plough Author(s): Thomas Morton

Afterpiece Title: Paul and Virginia

Dance: As18000503

5604
10 May 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Thieves

Related Works
Related Work: The Honest Thieves; or, The Faithful Irishman Author(s): Thomas Knight

Afterpiece Title: The Soldiers Festival

Entertainment: Vaudeville. End 1st piece: Black Ey'd Susan-Incledon; Whims & Fancies[; or, +Patches from Harlequin's Jacket (an Entertainment, both Serious and Comic, selected from the best Authors)-Betterton; The Bull and Boat[; or, +Law! Law! Law!-; The Snug [i.e. Tight] Little Island-Townsend

5605
15 May 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Birth Day

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Related Works
Related Work: The Follies of a Day Author(s): Thomas Holcroft
Related Work: The Follies of a Day; or, The Marriage of Figaro Author(s): Thomas Holcroft

Afterpiece Title: St

Cast
Role: Shepherds Actor: Linton, Denman, Whitmore, Platt, Curties, Street, Bologna, Lee, Hawtin, Blurton, Coombs, Thomas, Noble, Lewiss

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

5606
19 May 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Speed The Plough

Related Works
Related Work: Speed the Plough Author(s): Thomas Morton

Afterpiece Title: Paul and Virginia

Dance: As18000503

Song: As18000503

5607
21 May 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: St Davids Day

Related Works
Related Work: St. David's Day Author(s): Thomas Attwood

Afterpiece Title: Liberal Opinions

Afterpiece Title: Paul and Virginia

Dance: In 3rd piece: As18000501

Song: In 3rd piece: As18000501

5608
22 May 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abroad And At Home

Afterpiece Title: Britains Sons or Success to our Heroes

Afterpiece Title: The Turnpike Gate

Related Works
Related Work: The Turnpike Gate Author(s): Thomas Knight

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

5609
23 May 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Afterpiece Title: The Dramatist

Afterpiece Title: The Mouth of the Nile

Related Works
Related Work: The Mouth of the Nile Author(s): Thomas Attwood

Dance: In 1st piece: Hornpipe-Cuerton; End 2nd piece: The Minuet de la Cour, a Favorite Scotch Pas Deux-Klanert, Mrs Watts

5610
24 May 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Indiscretion

Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Wathen

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Related Works
Related Work: The Follies of a Day Author(s): Thomas Holcroft
Related Work: The Follies of a Day; or, The Marriage of Figaro Author(s): Thomas Holcroft

5611
26 May 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Speed The Plough

Related Works
Related Work: Speed the Plough Author(s): Thomas Morton

Afterpiece Title: Paul and Virginia

Dance: As18000503

Song: As18000503

5612
09 June 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Speed The Plough

Related Works
Related Work: Speed the Plough Author(s): Thomas Morton

Afterpiece Title: Paul and Virginia

Dance: As18000503

Song: As18000503

5613
11 June 1800 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Road To Ruin

Related Works
Related Work: The Road to Ruin Author(s): Thomas Holcroft

Afterpiece Title: The Turnpike Gate

Related Works
Related Work: The Turnpike Gate Author(s): Thomas Knight

Dance: End: New Hornpipe-a Young Lady (1st appearance in public [Miss Rogers]); End I afterpiece: A Scotch Pas Deux-Jackson, Miss Bologna

Song: After 1st dance: The Little Farthing Rushlight-Master Standen

5614
14 June 1800 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Blue Devils

Afterpiece Title: The Jew

Afterpiece Title: The Castle of Sorrento

Related Works
Related Work: The Castle of Sorrento Author(s): Thomas Attwood

Song: 3rd piece: Chorus-Kenrick, Little, Willoughby, Dibble, Aylmer

5615
17 June 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Related Works
Related Work: The Follies of a Day Author(s): Thomas Holcroft
Related Work: The Follies of a Day; or, The Marriage of Figaro Author(s): Thomas Holcroft

Song: In course evening: The Soldier tir'd of War's alarms-Miss Stephens; End I afterpiece: Crazy Jane-Mrs Bland

5616
17 June 1800 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zorinski

Related Works
Related Work: Zorinski Author(s): Thomas Morton

Afterpiece Title: Tis All a Farce

5617
24 June 1800 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zorinski

Related Works
Related Work: Zorinski Author(s): Thomas Morton

Afterpiece Title: Tis All a Farce

5618
25 July 1800 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Point Of Honour

Afterpiece Title: The Castle of Sorrento

Related Works
Related Work: The Castle of Sorrento Author(s): Thomas Attwood

Song: Afterpiece: Chorus, as18000614

5619
02 August 1800 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Afterpiece Title: The Castle of Sorrento

Related Works
Related Work: The Castle of Sorrento Author(s): Thomas Attwood

Song: As18000725

5620
05 August 1800 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heir At Law

Afterpiece Title: The Castle of Sorrento

Related Works
Related Work: The Castle of Sorrento Author(s): Thomas Attwood

Song: As18000725

5621
21 August 1800 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Blue Devils

Afterpiece Title: The Point of Honour

Cast
Role: Chorus of Negro Men Actor: Thomas.

Afterpiece Title: The Castle of Sorrento

Related Works
Related Work: The Castle of Sorrento Author(s): Thomas Attwood

Song: As18000614

5622
08 September 1800 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heir At Law

Afterpiece Title: The Castle of Sorrento

Related Works
Related Work: The Castle of Sorrento Author(s): Thomas Attwood

Song: As18000725

5623
22 June 1770 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lame Lover

Performance Comment: Parts by Foote, Weston, Vandermere, Robson, Wheeler, Dancer, Knowles, Griffiths, Mrs Jewell, Mrs Saunders, Mrs Read, Mrs White, Miss Trowel, Mrs Gardner. With a Prologue written and spoken-Mr Gentleman; Sir Luke Limp-Foote; Circuit-Vandermere; Jack-Weston; Col. Secret-Robson; Woodford-Knowles; Mrs Circuit-Mrs Gardner; Charlot-Mrs Jewell; Mrs Simper-Mrs Saunders; Betty-Mrs Reed (Edition of 1770).

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Performance Comment: Blister-Sparks; Coupee-Hamilton; Goodwill-Farrell; Thomas-Griffiths; Quaver-Dancer; Lucy-Mrs Read.
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Griffiths

Dance: TThe Cowkeeper, as17700521

5624
21 September 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Prelude [1st time: PREL 1, by George Colman elder; incidental music by Thomas Linley Sen. and Nicola Piccinni. Prologue by David Garrick (Poetical Works, II, 327)]. The Words of the Songs in [the] Prelude will be given at the Theatre. The Doors to be opened at 5:3O. To begin at 6:30 [see 11 Nov.]. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. 1st Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Places for the Boxes to be taken of Fosbrook at the Stage Door. No Money to be taken at the Stage Door, nor any Money returned after the Curtain is drawn up. The TR opened this Season under the Management of Messrs Lacy, Sheridan, Ford and Linley. This Summer the Flys has been raised considerably--the Stage widened and heitened--the orchestra enlarged, and Iron ornaments at the Top. New Brooms written by G. Colman Esq. went off with tolerable Applause--is much too long (Hopkins Diary). Public Advertiser, 3 Oct. 1776: This Day at Noon will be published New Brooms! (1s.). [Yates had last acted Malvolio at dl on 6 Jan. 1764 and at cg on 5 May 1772.] Receipts: #269 19s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: New Brooms

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by King, Moody, Palmer, Parsons, Bannister, Baddeley, Wrighten, Carpenter, Griffiths, Wright, Burton, R. Palmer, Dodd, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Love, Miss Platt, Miss Stageldoir, Mrs Wrighten. [Cast from text (T. Becket. 1776): Sprightly-King; Phelim-Moody; Catcall-Palmer; Sir Dulcimer Dunder-Parsons; Sailor-Bannister; Mezzetin-Baddeley; Furrow-Wrighten; Dripping-Griffiths; Musician-Wright; Frank Furrow-Burton; Lad-R. Palmer; Crotchet-Dodd; Mrs Dripping-Mrs Bradshaw; Mrs Furrow-Mrs Love; Doxy-Miss Platt; Miss Dripping-Miss Stageldoir; Miss Quaver-Mrs Wrighten; unassigned-Carpenter; Prologue[, not listed on playbill,-King [; it was presumably, spoken at all subsequent performances].; it was presumably, spoken at all subsequent performances].
Cast
Role: Dripping Actor: Griffiths

Afterpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Performance Comment: Malvolio-Yates (1st appearance in that character these 1O years); Sir Andrew Ague@Cheek-Dodd; Sir Toby Belch-Palmer; Orsino-Jefferson; Sebastian-Davies; Fabian-Lamash; Antonio-Wrighten; Captain-Wright; Officer-Carpenter; Priest-Griffiths; Valentine-Norris; Curio-Everard; Clown-Vernon; with the original Epilogue song-Vernon; Olivia (with a song)-Mrs Baddeley; Maria-Mrs Hopkins; Viola-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Priest Actor: Griffiths

Afterpiece Title: Miss in her Teens

5625
22 March 1755 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Sparks. Afterpiece: A farce never perform'd before. [Possibly Thomas Sheridan's The Brave Irishman, but see Ten English Farces, Leo Hughes and A. H. Scouten (Austin, Texas, 1948), pp. 221 ff.] Last time of the company's performing till the holidays

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Murphy first time; Myrtle-Smith; Sir John-Gibson; Sealand-Sparks; Tom (with a song in character)-Dyer; Phillis-Mrs Woffington; Cimberton-Arthur; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Griffiths; Lucinda-Mrs Baker; Humphrey-Anderson; Isabella-Miss Ferguson; Daniel-Collins; Indiana-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Griffiths

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Song: Lowe

Dance: As17541203