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 %
13 Apr 1762 Covent Garden The Rival Queens, Catherine and Petruchio, The Pleasures of Spring Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
26 Apr 1762 Covent Garden The Rival Queens, Damon and Phillida, Les Sabotiers Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
06 Oct 1762 Covent Garden The Rival Queens Or The Death Of Alexander The Great, The Mock Doctor No No No Unknown N/A N/A
20 Mar 1764 Drury Lane The Rival Queens Or The Death Of Alexander The Great, The Deuce Is in Him No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
22 Mar 1764 Drury Lane The Rival Queens, The Devil to Pay No No Yes £232 12s 6d N/A N/A
09 Apr 1764 Drury Lane The Rival Queens, The Musical Lady No No Yes £184 12s N/A N/A
23 Apr 1764 Drury Lane The Rival Queens, Polly Honeycomb No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
09 May 1764 Covent Garden The Rival Queens Or The Death Of Alexander The Great, The Apprentice, The Dutch Skippers, Hornpipe, The Cudgelled Husband No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
23 May 1764 Drury Lane The Rival Queens, The Fairy Tale, Double Hornpipe, Minuet, The Carpenters and the Fruit Dealers, The Gypsies No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
15 Jan 1765 Drury Lane The Rival Queens Or The Death Of Alexander The Great, The Lying Valet No No No Unknown N/A N/A
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