The Rival Queens; or The Death of Alexander the Great (1677)

Author
Nathaniel Lee
Author
John Philip Kemble
Work Type
Mainpiece
Genre
Tragedy
Performance Medium
Spoken Drama
Associated work receipts The physical apparatus employed on and around the stage to support, enhance and sometimes substitute the performers' enactment of drama.
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
£15,661 15s 6d £8,375 1s 6d (53.5%) £7,286 14s (46.5%)
1732 - 1809
£15,661 15s 6d - (100%) £8,375 1s 6d (53.5%) £7,286 14s (46.5%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
183 122 61
1732 - 1809
183 122 61
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
25 Oct 1735 Covent Garden The Rival Queens Or Alexander The Great No No No £104 15s 6d N/A N/A
27 Oct 1735 Covent Garden The Rival Queens No No No £61 14s N/A N/A
28 Oct 1735 Covent Garden The Rival Queens, Two Pierrots, Faithful Shepherd No No No £30 7s N/A N/A
01 Dec 1735 Covent Garden The Rival Queens, The Rape of Proserpine Yes No Yes £148 5s 6d N/A N/A
26 Dec 1735 Covent Garden The Rival Queens, The Rape of Proserpine No No No £130 19s N/A N/A
19 Jan 1736 Covent Garden The Rival Queens, Dance of Sailors, Clown, French Peasants, Scots Dance No No No £27 11s 6d N/A N/A
16 Mar 1736 Covent Garden The Rival Queens, The Devil to Pay, Two Pierrots, French Peasant, Scots Dance No No Yes £98 16s N/A N/A
06 Oct 1736 Covent Garden The Rival Queens Or Alexander The Great, The Toy Shop, Clown, Scots Dance No No No Unknown N/A N/A
18 Nov 1736 Covent Garden The Rival Queens, The Rape of Proserpine No No No Unknown N/A N/A
22 Nov 1736 Drury Lane The Rival Queens No No No Unknown N/A N/A
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