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 %
29 Sep 1739 Covent Garden The Rival Queens Or The Death Of Alexander The Great, The Rape of Proserpine No No No Unknown N/A N/A
01 Oct 1739 Covent Garden The Rival Queens, The Mock Doctor, Grand Ballet Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
26 Dec 1739 Covent Garden The Rival Queens, The Rape of Proserpine, Muzette, French Peasants, Tambourine, Wooden Shoe Dance No No No Unknown N/A N/A
31 Oct 1740 Covent Garden The Rival Queens Or The Death Of Alexander The Great, The Dragon of Wantley, Miller and His Wife, Comic Ballet, Drunken Peasant No No No £49 5s 6d N/A N/A
19 Mar 1741 Covent Garden The Rival Queens, The Royal Chace, New Tambourine Yes No No £112 3s N/A N/A
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
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