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 Dec 1758 Covent Garden The Rival Queens, A Duke and no Duke, The Threshers No No No £99 2s 40% N/A
08 Jan 1759 Covent Garden The Rival Queens, A Duke and no Duke, Fingalian Dance, The Threshers No No No £107 16s 6d 39% N/A
19 Mar 1759 Covent Garden The Rival Queens, The Honest Yorkshireman, The Threshers No No Yes £269 18s 6d N/A N/A
23 Apr 1759 Covent Garden The Rival Queens, The What Dye Call It, The Country Wedding, The Milkmaid's Holiday No No Yes £178 9s 6d 30% N/A
25 Mar 1760 Covent Garden The Rival Queens, Catherine and Petruchio, The Dutch Skipper, The Lamp Lighters No No Yes £183 1s N/A N/A
23 Apr 1760 Covent Garden The Rival Queens, Harlequin Statue or The Jealous Farmer Deceivd, La Petite Bergere, Minuet, The Louvre No No Yes £81 10s 6d N/A N/A
03 Mar 1761 Covent Garden The Rival Queens Or The Death Of Alexander The Great, Thomas and Sally Yes No No £172 5s N/A N/A
31 Mar 1761 Covent Garden The Rival Queens, A Duke and no Duke, Les Charboniers Yes No Yes £101 7s N/A N/A
18 Apr 1761 Covent Garden The Rival Queens, Thomas and Sally No No No £57 6d N/A N/A
23 Mar 1762 Covent Garden The Rival Queens Or The Death Of Alexander The Great, Florizel and Perdita, Solo on violin, The Pleasures of Spring No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
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