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 Nov 1736 Drury Lane The Rival Queens, The Fall of Phaeton, English Maggot, Revellers No No No Unknown N/A N/A
26 Nov 1736 Drury Lane The Rival Queens, The Fall of Phaeton, English Maggot, Revellers No No No Unknown N/A N/A
27 Dec 1736 Covent Garden The Rival Queens, The Rape of Proserpine No No No Unknown N/A N/A
26 Jan 1737 Drury Lane The Rival Queens, The Burgomaster Trick'd Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
18 Feb 1737 Covent Garden The Rival Queens, The Royal Chace Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
22 Oct 1737 Covent Garden The Rival Queens Or The Death Of Alexander The Great, The Necromancer No No No Unknown N/A N/A
10 Jan 1738 Covent Garden The Rival Queens, The Dragon of Wantley No No No Unknown N/A N/A
24 Oct 1738 Covent Garden The Rival Queens Or The Death Of Alexander The Great, The Toy Shop, Comic Dance, Grand Ballet, Serious Dance No No No Unknown N/A N/A
02 Jan 1739 Covent Garden The Rival Queens, The Necromancer No No No Unknown N/A N/A
22 Feb 1739 Covent Garden The Rival Queens, The Rape of Proserpine No No No Unknown N/A N/A
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