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 %
16 Jan 1765 Drury Lane The Rival Queens, Polly Honeycombe No No No Unknown N/A N/A
19 Jan 1765 Drury Lane The Rival Queens, The Musical Lady No No No Unknown N/A N/A
21 Jan 1765 Drury Lane The Rival Queens, The Devil to Pay No No No Unknown N/A N/A
23 Feb 1765 Drury Lane The Rival Queens, The Deuce Is in Him Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
02 Mar 1765 Drury Lane The Rival Queens, The Capricious Lovers No No No Unknown N/A N/A
09 Mar 1765 Drury Lane The Rival Queens, The Capricious Lovers Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
21 Mar 1765 Drury Lane The Rival Queens, The Fairy Tale, The Irish Milkmaids, The Medley No No No Unknown N/A N/A
26 Mar 1765 Covent Garden The Rival Queens Or The Death Of Alexander The Great, The Oracle, The Sicilian Peasants, Hornpipe No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
30 Apr 1765 Drury Lane The Rival Queens, The Capricious Lovers, The Medley, Tambourine No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
09 Apr 1766 Drury Lane The Rival Queens, A Fairy Tale, The Irish Lilt No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
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