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 %
27 Jan 1743 Drury Lane The Rival Queens Or Alexander The Great, The Devil to Pay, Concerto on German flute No No No £74 9s N/A N/A
02 Feb 1743 Drury Lane The Rival Queens, The Dragon of Wantley No No No £57 6s 6d N/A N/A
17 Nov 1743 Drury Lane The Rival Queens Or Alexander The Great, The Lying Valet No No No Unknown N/A N/A
26 Dec 1743 Drury Lane The Rival Queens, The Anatomist No No No Unknown N/A N/A
14 Mar 1749 Covent Garden The Rival Queens Or The Death Of Alexander The Great, The Mock Doctor No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
15 Jan 1756 Covent Garden The Rival Queens Or The Death Of Alexander The Great, The Contrivances No No No Unknown N/A N/A
17 Jan 1756 Covent Garden The Rival Queens No No No Unknown N/A N/A
19 Jan 1756 Covent Garden The Rival Queens No No No Unknown N/A N/A
20 Jan 1756 Covent Garden The Rival Queens, The Virgin Unmasked No No No Unknown N/A N/A
22 Jan 1756 Covent Garden The Rival Queens, The Contrivances No No No Unknown N/A N/A
24 Jan 1756 Covent Garden The Rival Queens, The Lover His Own Rival No No No Unknown N/A N/A
26 Jan 1756 Covent Garden The Rival Queens, Damon and Phillida No No No Unknown N/A N/A
28 Jan 1756 Covent Garden The Rival Queens, The Miller of Mansfield No No No Unknown N/A N/A
31 Jan 1756 Covent Garden The Rival Queens, The Double Disappointment No No No Unknown N/A N/A
07 Feb 1756 Covent Garden The Rival Queens, The Contrivances No No No Unknown N/A N/A
10 Feb 1756 Covent Garden The Rival Queens, The Virgin Unmasked No No No Unknown N/A N/A
12 Feb 1756 Covent Garden The Rival Queens, The School Boy, Fingalian No No No Unknown N/A N/A
21 Feb 1756 Covent Garden The Rival Queens, The Cheats of Scapin No No No Unknown N/A N/A
11 Mar 1756 Covent Garden The Rival Queens, The Virgin Unmasked, Les Statues Animees No No No Unknown N/A N/A
16 Mar 1756 Covent Garden The Rival Queens, The Villagers, Les Statues Animees No Yes No Unknown N/A N/A
10 Apr 1756 Covent Garden The Rival Queens, The Contrivances, Fingalian Dance, The Villagers No No No Unknown N/A N/A
25 Oct 1756 Covent Garden The Rival Queens Or The Death Of Alexander The Great, The Contrivances No No No Unknown N/A N/A
02 Nov 1756 Covent Garden The Rival Queens, The Englishman Returned from Paris No No No Unknown N/A N/A
06 Nov 1756 Covent Garden The Rival Queens, Harlequin Skeleton No Yes No Unknown N/A N/A
03 Jan 1757 Covent Garden The Rival Queens, The Double Disappointment No No No Unknown N/A N/A
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