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5965 results for: Keyword - Mr Griffith
We found 4277 matches on Event Comments, 1525 matches on Performance Comments, 531 matches on Performance Title, 82 matches on Author, and 3 matches on Roles/Actors.

1226
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 Wits 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

1227
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

1228
19 February 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah Preceded By god Save The Kingcoronation 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)

1229
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

1230
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

1231
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

1232
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

1233
18 March 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lallegro Ed Il Penseroso Grand Selection 0

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

Afterpiece Title: LAllegro 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: LAllegro ed il Penseroso 2

Afterpiece Title: PART III

1234
25 March 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexanders Feast Grand Selection 0

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

Afterpiece Title: Alexanders Feast 1

Afterpiece Title: Alexanders 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

1235
30 March 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lallegro 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: LAllegro 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

1236
08 April 1797 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant Or A Sick Ladys Cure

Afterpiece Title: Duke and No Duke or Trapolins 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

1237
19 June 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Afterpiece Title: The Beggars 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

1238
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

1239
05 July 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa Or The School For Fathers

Performance Comment: Lionel-Kelly; Sir John Flowerdale-Aickin; Jessamy-R. Palmer; Harman-Trueman; Jenkins-Bannister; Colonel Oldboy-Munden; Diana-Miss DeCamp; Lady Mary Oldboy-Mrs Davenport; Jenny-Mrs Gibbs; Clarissa-Miss Griffiths (Their 1st appearance in those characters).
Cast
Role: Clarissa Actor: Miss Griffiths

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Thieves

Cast
Role: Florella Actor: Miss Griffiths

Song: "A new duet, composed by Kelly, was introduced." (Monthly Mirror, July 1798, p. 51), for which see17980711

1240
13 July 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Italian Monk

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Performance Comment: Robin-Fawcett; Frederick-D'Arcy (1st appearance in that character); Crop-Trueman; William-Caulfield; Endless-Suett; Dorothy-Mrs Bland; Louisa (1st time)-Miss Menage; Nelly-Mrs Edward; Margaretta-Miss Griffiths (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Margaretta Actor: Miss Griffiths

1241
21 July 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Afterpiece Title: Cambro Britons

Performance Comment: Characters by Barrymore, Munden, R. Palmer, Suett, Johnstone, Johnston, Davies, C. Kemble, Trueman, Palmer Jun., Caulfield, Davenport, Wathen, Abbot, Waldron Jun., Lyons, Miss DeCamp, Mrs Gibbs, Mrs Bland. Cast from text (G. G. and J. Robinson, 1798): Llewellyn-Barrymore; Shenkin-Munden; Cadwall-R. Palmer; Gwyn-Suett; O'Turloch-Johnstone; Bard-Johnston; King Edward-Davies; Prince David-C. Kemble; Dynevor-Trueman; Meredith-Palmer Jr; Mortimer-Caulfield; Hereford-Davenport; Door@Keeper-Wathen; Edwin-Abbot; Soldier-Waldron Jr; Latimer-Lyons; Elinor-Miss DeCamp; Lady Griffith's Shade-Mrs Gibbs; Winifred-Mrs Bland; Chorusses of Bards and Peasants-D'Arcy, Linton, Brown, Aylmer, Little, Walker, Willoughby, Dibble, Kenrick, Caulfield Jun., Ms Edward, Ms Menage, Ms Butler, Ms Benson, Ms Hale, Ms Gawdry, Ms Masters, Ms Norton, Ms Leserve.
Cast
Role: Lady Griffith's Shade Actor: Mrs Gibbs

1242
04 August 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cambro britons

Afterpiece Title: The Dead Alive

Performance Comment: Motley-Fawcett; Edward-Davies; Degagee-Caulfield; Dennis-Usher; Coachman-Ledger; Servants-Abbot, Lyons, Chippendale; Sir Walter Weathercock-Suett; Miss Hebe Wintertop-Mrs Davenport; Caroline-Miss Griffiths (1st appearance in that character); Comfit-Miss DeCamp.
Cast
Role: Caroline Actor: Miss Griffiths

1243
06 August 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heir At Law

Afterpiece Title: Sylvester Daggerwood

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Performance Comment: Jemmy@Jumps-Munden; Valentine-Johnstone; Rundy-Trueman; Col. Dormant-Davenport; Farmer Blackberry-Bannister; Molly Maybush-Mrs Bland; Louisa-Miss Griffiths (1st appearance in that character); Betty Blackberry-Mrs Gibbs (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Miss Griffiths

1244
23 August 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cambro britons

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck

Performance Comment: Selwyn-D'Arcy; Harry Hawser-Wathen; Michael Goto-R. Palmer; Stave-Suett; Dick-Mrs Edward; Angelica Goto-Miss Griffiths; Fanny-Miss DeCamp; Sally Shamrock-Mrs Bland; There stood Jonas- [from The Isle of St. Marguerite sic]-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Angelica Goto Actor: Miss Griffiths

Song: End II: (by permission of the Proprietors of the Theatre-Royal Drury-Lane) the favourite song in The Stranger I have a silent sorrow here (The Words by R. B. Sheridan, Esq., the Air by her Grace the Duchess of Devonshire)-Mrs Bland; End: A Musical Elegy on the late Mr Palmer- (composed by The Earl of Abingdon; the words from The Stranger); The United Englishmen-Munden; A favourite song-Mrs Hindmarsh; Little Taffline ; or, The silken sash-Mrs Bland

1245
29 August 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Purse

Afterpiece Title: The Merchant of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Performance Comment: Belville-Trueman; Capt. Belville-Davies; Rustic-Waldron Jun.; Irishmen-Caulfield, Abbot; William-Mrs Harlowe; Phoebe-Mrs Bland; Dorcas-Mrs Davenport; Rosina-Miss Griffiths (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Rosina Actor: Miss Griffiths

1246
14 September 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Two Strings To Your Bow

Afterpiece Title: False and True

Performance Comment: As17980815, but Lauretta-Mrs Edward in place of Miss Griffiths; Janetta-Mrs Harlowe in place of Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Lauretta Actor: Mrs Edward in place of Miss Griffiths

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

1247
18 June 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Dead Alive

Performance Comment: Motley-Fawcett; Edward-Davies; Degagee-Clarke; Dennis-Usher; Coachman-Ledger; Servants-Abbot, Lyons, Chippendale; Sir Walter Weathercock-Suett; Miss Hebe Wintertop-Mrs Davenport; Caroline-Miss Griffiths; Comfit-Mrs Harlowe.
Cast
Role: Caroline Actor: Miss Griffiths

Afterpiece Title: Family Distress

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

1248
28 June 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rosina

Performance Comment: Belville-A Young Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [Story]); Capt. Belville-Davies; Rustic-Clarke; Irishmen-Waddy, Abbot; William-Mrs Harlowe; Phoebe-Mrs Bland; Dorcas-Mrs Davenport; Rosina-Miss Griffiths.
Cast
Role: Rosina Actor: Miss Griffiths.

Afterpiece Title: The London Hermit

Afterpiece Title: Fortunes Frolick

1249
04 July 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Performance Comment: As17981002, but Crop-Trueman; Frederick-Caulfield; Robin-Wathen; Margaretta-Miss Griffiths (By permission of the Proprietor of the Theatre Royal, Hay-Market; 1st appearance on this stage); Nelly-_.
Cast
Role: Margaretta Actor: Miss Griffiths

1250
05 July 1799 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Performance Comment: Vapour-[C.] Kemble; Gossip-Suett; Souffrance-Caulfield; Sir Matthew Medley-Davenport; Woodley-Trueman; Waiter-Chippendale; Servant-Lyons; Charlotte-Mrs Edward; Florella-Miss Griffiths.
Cast
Role: Florella Actor: Miss Griffiths.

Entertainment: Monologue. As17990622