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 May 1783 Covent Garden Alexander The Great, The Golden Pippin, Diversion a la Mode, Quadriles, The Belle of the Village, The Devonshire Minuet, The Rival Nymphs No No Yes £286 18s 6d 26% N/A
26 Apr 1784 Drury Lane Alexander The Great, A Pasticcio, The Double Disguise, Auld Robin Grey, The Soldier Tired of War's Alarms, They say there is an Echo here, The Sportmen's Return No No Yes £308 17s 29% N/A
04 May 1785 Covent Garden Alexander The Great Or The Rival Queens, The Land of Enchantment, Lethe, Moderation and Alteration No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
15 May 1786 Covent Garden Alexander The Great, Annette and Lubin, Piety in Pattens No No Yes £105 12s 6d N/A N/A
22 Oct 1787 Covent Garden Alexander The Great, Orpheus and Eurydice No No No £260 8s 6d 70% N/A
26 Oct 1787 Covent Garden Alexander The Great, Love in a Camp No No No £154 17s 6d 64% N/A
17 Dec 1787 Covent Garden Alexander The Great, The Farmer No No No £151 7s 6d 54% N/A
19 May 1788 Covent Garden Alexander The Great, The Poor Soldier No No Yes £374 19s 57% N/A
28 Apr 1789 Covent Garden Alexander The Great, Midas, Fortune's Favor, or The Lovers Lottery No No Yes £228 4s 6d 51% N/A
12 May 1789 Covent Garden Alexander The Great, Love in a Camp, Mirth by Moonshine No No Yes £138 18s 50% N/A
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