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
£20,550 15s 6d £11,854 10s 6d (57.7%) £8,696 5s (42.3%)
1732 - 1809
£20,550 15s 6d - (100%) £11,854 10s 6d (57.7%) £8,696 5s (42.3%)
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 %
24 Mar 1770 Covent Garden The Rival Queens Or The Death Of Alexander The Great, The Englishman in Paris, The Whim No No Yes £277 11s 6d N/A N/A
17 Apr 1770 Covent Garden The Rival Queens, The Citizen, The Reel, Minuet No No Yes £236 14s 6d N/A N/A
09 Apr 1771 Covent Garden The Rival Queens Or The Death Of Alexander The Great, The Padlock, The Old Ground Young No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
22 Apr 1771 Covent Garden The Rival Queens, Harlequin Dr Faustus, The Wapping Landlady, Double Hornpipe No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
11 May 1771 Covent Garden The Rival Queens, The Commissary, The Wapping Landlady, Double Hornpipe No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
21 May 1771 Covent Garden The Rival Queens, Harlequin Dr Faustus No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
07 Apr 1772 Covent Garden The Rival Queens Or The Death Of Alexander The Great, The Apprentice, True Blue No No Yes £221 7s 69% N/A
30 Apr 1772 Covent Garden The Rival Queens, Harlequin Dr Faustus, The Old Ground Young No No Yes £185 2s 6d 36% N/A
19 May 1772 Covent Garden The Rival Queens, The Englishman in Paris No No Yes £168 15s 54% N/A
16 Oct 1772 Drury Lane Alexander The Great Or The Rival Queens, The Mayor of Garratt No No No £149 19s 54% N/A
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