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SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Mr Griffiths"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Mr Griffiths")') GROUP BY eventid ORDER BY weight() desc, eventdate asc OPTION field_weights=(perftitleclean=100, commentpclean=75, commentcclean=75, roleclean=100, performerclean=100, authnameclean=100), ranker=sph04

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5965 results for: Keyword - Mr Griffiths
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.

126
19 September 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All's Well That Ends Well

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: End: A Comic Dance, The Italian Gardeners-Mr and Miss West (Late pupils of Sg Grimaldi) [their first appearance on this stage. [See dl 9 Dec. 1760.

127
03 March 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Judas Maccabaeus

Music: End Part I: Organ Concerto-Stanley; Part II: Violin Concerto-Barthelemon; After the Second Song in Part III: a Concerto on the Hautboy-Mr ThomasVincent (who has not performed in Public for several years)

128
08 December 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duel

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

129
09 December 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Reddish; Renault-Jefferson; Priuli-J. Aickin; Pierre-Smith; Officer-Griffiths; Duke-Bransby; Bedamor-Packer; Spinoza-Wright; Elliot-Keen; Belvidera-Miss Younge, first time.
Cast
Role: Officer Actor: Griffiths

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler; or, a Wife of Ten Thousand

Performance Comment: Parts by Bannister, Dibdin, Legg, Kear, Griffiths, Everard, Parsons, Fawcett, Wrighten, Blanchard, Mrs Love, Mrs Wrighten. Snob-Bannister; Nipikin-Dibdin; Froth-Parsons; Grumble-Legg; Jenkins-Fawcett; Muggins-Kear; Contusion-Wrighten; Pest-Griffiths; Exciseman-Blanchard; Hone-Everard; Mrs Nipikin-Mrs Love; Alice-Mrs Wrighten (Edition of 1774 and Genest, V, 444).
Cast
Role: Pest Actor: Griffiths

130
09 November 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Old City Manners

Afterpiece Title: May Day

Dance: The Merry Peasants, as17751018

131
22 January 1754 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philoclea

132
27 December 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Christmas Tale

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

133
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

134
17 February 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Braganza

Performance Comment: Parts by Smith, Palmer, Aickin, Packer, Brereton, Davies, Hurst, Usher, Wright, Keen, Wrighten, Wheeler, Griffiths, Norris, Reddish, Mrs Johnston, Mrs Yates. With Prologue and Epilogue. Velasquez-Smith; Ribiro-Palmer; Almada-J. Aickin; Ramirez-Packer; Mendoza-Brereton; Pizarro-Davies; Corea-Hurst; Lemos-Usher; Roderick, 1st Citizen-Wright; Officer-Keen; Antonio-Wrighten; Mello-Wheeler; 2nd Citizen-Griffiths; Ferdinand-Norris; Duke-Reddish; Inis-Mrs Johnston; Duchess-Mrs Yates; Prologue-Palmer; Epilogue-Mrs Yates (Genest, V, 448).
Cast
Role: 2nd Citizen Actor: Griffiths

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

135
15 October 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee; Or, The Faithful Irishman

Performance Comment: Teague (with song)-Moody; Col. Careless-Jefferson; Col. Blunt-Aickin; Lieut. Story-Fawcett; Mr Day-Baddeley; Obadiah-Parsons; Abel-Burton; Committee@Men-Waldron; Mrs Day-Mrs Bradshaw; Arabella-Miss Jarratt; Ruth-Miss Pope; Edition of 1792 (John Bell) adds: Tavern@boy-Everard; Bailiff-Griffiths; Soldier-Blanchard; Chairman-Heath; Gaol@keeper-Kear; Bookseller-Carpenter; Porter-Wrighten; Mrs Chat-Mrs Cartwright.
Cast
Role: Bailiff Actor: Griffiths

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

136
04 December 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

137
29 April 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Entertainment: V:(By Desire,) Cupid's Remonstrance, as17720427

138
03 March 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sethona

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

139
07 October 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Theatrical Candidates

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

140
26 February 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

141
11 December 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycomb

142
18 December 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

143
26 March 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Warwick

Afterpiece Title: The Pantheonites

Dance: V: The Sailors Revels, as17730928

144
12 May 1775 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Performance Comment: Antony-Smith, first time; Ventidius-Palmer, first time; Dolabella-Brereton, first time; Alexas-Wheeler; Mysis-Keen; Serapion-Bransby; Romans-Griffiths, Norris; Cleopatra-Miss Younge; Octavia-Mrs Greville, first time; Charmion-Mrs Johnston; Iris-Miss Platt.
Cast
Role: Romans Actor: Griffiths, Norris

Afterpiece Title: The Contrast; or, The Jew and Married Courtezan

145
24 May 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

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

146
11 November 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Institution of the Garter

147
16 October 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great; Or, The Rival Queens

Performance Comment: Alexander-A Young Gentleman [Clinch] first appearance in this character; Hephestion-Packer; Lysimachus-Hurst; Polperchon-Bransby; Thessalus-J. Aickin; Slave-Griffiths; Aristander-Wright; Perdiccas-Ackman; Eumenes-Keen; Clytus-Aickin[, first time; Cassander-Palmer; Statira-Miss Mansell; Roxana-Miss Young[, first time; Sysgambis-Mrs Johnston; Parisatis-Miss Ambrose; [In Act II, The Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Babylon-.
Cast
Role: Slave Actor: Griffiths

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

148
21 October 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

149
26 December 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Pigmy Revels; or, Harlequin Foundling

150
01 January 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee; Or, The Faithful Irishman

Afterpiece Title: The Pigmy Revels