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2172 results for: Keyword - Alexander the Great
We found 1491 matches on Event Comments, 565 matches on Performance Title, 313 matches on Performance Comments, 35 matches on Author, and 1 matches on Roles/Actors.

76
29 June 1710 @ Queen's Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Oldfield. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Afterpiece: a comical Tragedy [a burlesque of Lee's The Rival Queens by Cibber]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Queen's; With The Humours of Alexander the Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Cibber; Clytus-Estcourt; Roxana-Bullock Sr; Statira-Bullock Jr; and all the rest to the most Ridiculous Advantage. and all the rest to the most Ridiculous Advantage.
Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Cibber

Song: Three select Entertainments in Italian-Mr Holcombe. Being the first time of his performance on that Stage

Performance Comment: Being the first time of his performance on that Stage.

77
16 March 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Elrington. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Receipts: #110 19s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Elrington; Clytus-Keene; Lysimachus-J. Leigh; Statira-Mrs Rogers; Roxana-Mrs Knight; Parisatis-Miss Rogers.
Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Elrington

Dance: As17161027

78
04 October 1718 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens: And The Death Of Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Evans; Clytus-Quin; Lysimachus-Ryan; Statira-Mrs Rogers; Roxana-Mrs Knight; Hephestion-Diggs; Cassander-Leigh; Polyperchon-Ogden.
Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Evans

Dance: delaGarde, Mrs Bullock; Moreau's new Grand Wedding Dance-Moreau, Mrs Moreau

79
01 December 1722 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Not Acted these Six Years. Receipts: #30 19s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Boheme; Clytus-Quin; Lysimachus-Ryan; Cassander-Leigh; Hephestion-Walker; Roxana-Mrs Seymour; Statira-Mrs Bullock.
Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Boheme

80
26 November 1723 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Boheme; Clytus-Quin; Lysimachus-Ryan; Hephestion-Egleton; Cassander-Walker; Polyperchon-Diggs; Roxana-Mrs Knight; Statira-Mrs Parker; Sysigambis-Mrs Egleton; Parisatis-Mrs Purden.
Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Boheme

81
15 October 1725 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Boheme; Clytus-Quin; Lysimachus-Ryan; Hephestion-Egleton; Cassander-Walker; Polyperchon-Diggs; Roxana-Mrs Parker; Statira-Mrs Bullock; Parisatis-Mrs Moffett.
Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Boheme

82
08 November 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Boheme; Clytus-Quin; Lisimachus-Ryan; Hephestion-Milward; Cassander-Walker; Polyperchon-Diggs; Roxana-Mrs Berriman; Statira-Mrs Bullock; Sysigambis-Mrs Egleton; Parisatis-Mrs Morgan.
Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Boheme

83
15 December 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Boheme; Clytus-Quin; Lysimachus-Ryan; Hephestion-Milward; Cassander-Walker; Polyperchon-Hulett; Roxana-Mrs Berriman; Statira-Mrs Bullock; Sysigambis-Mrs Cantrel; Parisatis-Mrs Templer.
Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Boheme

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Egleton.
Role: others Actor: DuPre, Pelling, Newhouse, DuPre Jr, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Ogden, Miss LaTour, Mrs Hill.

84
23 August 1733 @ Bartholomew Fair

Event Comment: At Fielding-Hippisley Booth, in the George-Inn-Yard. Mainpiece: A Dramatic Entertainment. Afterpiece: A Ballad Opera. Done from the French of Moliere. Intermix'd With Variety of Songs set to old Ballad Tunes, and Country Dances. 1 to 11 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And Jealousy; Or, The Downfall Of Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Rosco; Clytus-Huddy; Hephestion-Houghton; Lysimachus-Mullart; Roxana-Mrs Mullart; Statira-Mrs Haughton.
Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Rosco

Afterpiece Title: A Cure for Covetousness; or, The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: FFooting Dance-LeBrun, Mrs Ogden; Fisher Tench, Mlle D'Lorme

85
29 November 1733 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: With new Habits, and other Decorations proper to the Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Delane; Clytus-Hulett; Lysimachus-Rosco; Hephestion-Havard; Cassander-Giffard; Polyperchon-Huddy; Phillip-Jenkins; Thessalus-Harbin; Perdiccas-Bardin; Eumenes-Moore; Meleager-Hamilton; Aristander-Lyon; Statira-Mrs Giffard; Roxana-Mrs Thurmond; Sysigambis-Mrs Haughton; Parisatis-Mrs Hamilton .
Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Delane
Role: Thessalus Actor: Harbin

Dance: In the Play: A Pyrrhic Dance, after the Manner of the Antients: Mars-Thurmond; Followers-Vallois, Sandham, Delagarde, Evans

86
25 November 1734 @ Goodman's Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Delane; Clytus-Hulett; Lysimachus-Rosco; Hephestion-Havard; Cassander-Giffard; Polyperchon-Huddy; Phillip-Jenkins; Thessalus-Harbin; Perdiccas-Bardin; Statira-Mrs Giffard; Roxana-Mrs Roberts .
Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Delane
Role: Thessalus Actor: Harbin

Afterpiece Title: Britannia

Cast
Role: Grenediers Actor: Huddy, Excell, Moore, Wetherilt, Richardson, West, Monlass, Morris

87
25 October 1735 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: The Principal Characters new drest. 5s., 3s., 2s., 1s. Receipts: #104 15s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Delane, the first time of his appearing on that stage. Clytus-Stephens; Lysimachus-Ryan; Cassander-Walker; Hephestion-A. Hallam; Polyperchon-Marshal; Perdicas-Ridout; Statira-Mrs Horton; Roxana-Mrs Hallam; Sysigambis-Mrs Mullart; Parisatis-Miss Norsa .
Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Delane, the first time of his appearing on that stage. Clytus-Stephens

88
06 October 1736 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: For a discussion of pantomime and the accident at cg, see Daily Journal, 6 Oct

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Delane; Clytus-Stephens; Lysimachus-Ryan; Cassander-Walker; Hephestion-A. Hallam; Polyperchon-Marshall; Perdiccas-Ridout; Statira-Mrs Horton; Roxana-Mrs Hallam; Sysigambis-Mrs Mullart; Parisatis-Miss Bincks.
Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Delane

Afterpiece Title: The Toy Shop

Dance: CClown-Nivelon; Misses Scott; Scot's Dance-Glover, Desse, Mrs Ogden, Tench, Mlle Delorme

89
22 October 1737 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Delane; Clytus-Stephens; Lysimachus-Ryan; Cassander-Walker; Hephestion-A. Hallam; Polyperchon-Rosco; Perdiccas-Ridout; Statira-Mrs Horton; Roxana-Mrs Hallam; Sysigambis-Mrs Mullart; Parisatis-Miss Bincks.
Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Delane

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

90
17 May 1738 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Chetwood and Miss Brett. Afterpiece: Not Acted these Twenty-five Years. A Comical Tragedy of two short Acts. Decorated with proper Cloaths, Scenes, Musick, and Attendants. [Tickets at Chetwood's Lodgings, Blue Door, in Maiden Lane, cg.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Performance Comment: As17371021, but Squire-Woodward; Lucy-Miss Chetwood, the first time of her appearance on any stage; Teresia-Miss Brett; Betty-Miss Wilson.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Chetwood, the first time of her appearance on any stage

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Queans: With the odd Humours of little Alexander the Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Cross; Clytus-Harper; Hephestion-Woodward; Lysimachus-Hill; Cassander-Cole; Perdiccas-Winstone; Aristander-Furnival; Philip-Marshall; Sysigambis-Ray; Parisatis-Green; Roxana-Macklin; Statira-Turbutt.
Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Cross

Dance: I: Punch-Master Ferg; II: A new Sailor's Dance-Phillips; III: Dance of Turks-Muilment; End I Afterpiece: Pierrots-Pelling, Vallois; II: Drunken Peasant (for the Entertainment of Alexander)-Phillips; III: Flanderkins-Master Ferg, Miss Wright

Song: IV: See from the Silent Groves-Beard

Music: H$Handel's Water Musick-; with Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Woodbridge, his first appearance here

91
24 October 1738 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Delane; Clytus-Stephens; Lysimachus-Ryan; Cassander-Walker; Hephestion-Hallam; Polyperchon-Rosco; Perdiccas-Ridout; Statira-Mrs Horton; Roxana-Mrs Hallam; Sysigambis-Mrs James; Parisatis-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Delane

Afterpiece Title: The Toy Shop

Dance: As17381023

92
29 September 1739 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Delane; Clytus-Stephens; Lysimachus-Ryan; Cassander-Johnson; Hephestion-Hallam; Polyperchon-Roberts; Perdiccas-A. Ryan; Statira-Mrs Horton; Sysigambis-Mrs James; Parisatis-Mrs Vincent; Roxana-Mrs Woodward, the first time of her performance on this stage.
Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Delane
Role: Roxana Actor: Mrs Woodward, the first time of her performance on this stage.

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Related Works
Related Work: The Rape of Proserpine: With The Birth and Adventures of Harlequin Author(s): Lewis Theobald

93
31 October 1740 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Delane; Clytus-Stephens; Lysimachus-Ryan; Cassander-Hale; Hephestion-Hallam; Thessalus-Anderson; Phillip-Spencer; Polyperchon-Rosco; Perdiccas-Gibson; Statira-Mrs Horton; Roxana-Mrs Woodward; Sysigambis-Mrs James; Parisatis-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Delane
Role: Thessalus Actor: Anderson

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: MMiller and his Wife, The Swiss-Mechell, Mlle Mechell; Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Drunken Peasant-Phillips

94
17 November 1743 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Delane; Clytus-Bridges; Cassander-Giffard; Statira-Mrs Giffard; Roxanna-Mrs Roberts; Lysimachus-W. Giffard; Hephestion-Cross; Polyperchon-Winstone; Philip-Green; Thessalus-Blakes; Perdiccas-Turbutt; Eumenes-Ray; Meleager-Usher; Aristander-Taswell; Sysigambis-Mrs Cross; Parisatis-Mrs Ridout.
Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Delane
Role: Thessalus Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Song: As17431029

Dance: III: A New Dance, as17431015

95
14 March 1749 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Sparkes. Mainpiece: Not acted these 8 years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Delane; Lysimachus-Ryan; Hephestion-Ridout; Polyperchon-Gibson; Philip-Paget; Meleager-Bencraft; Thessalus-Oates; Perdiccas-Anderson; Aristander-Arthur; Cassander-Sparkes; Clytus-Quin; Sysigambis-Mrs Bambridge; Parisatis-Miss Haughton; Roxana-Mrs Ward; Statira-Miss Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Delane
Role: Thessalus Actor: Oates

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Song: Between the acts: Miss Norris, Miss Falkner (Theatrical Clippings, Folger Library)

96
15 March 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Dancer. Part of Pit laid into Boxes. Send servants to hold places at 3 o'clock. Afterpiece: Never performed there. [This seems to MacMillan to be the adaptation of Shakespeare's Winter's Tale by McNamara Morgan.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Barry; Clytus-Holland (that night only); Aristander-Burton; Slave-Strange; Polyperchon-Bransby; Perdiccas-Ackman; Cassander-Havard; Thesalus-Aickin; Eumenes-Keen; Hephestion-Packer; Lysimachus-Hurst; Roxana-Mrs Hopkins; Sisigambis-Mrs Johnston; Parisatis-Miss Simson; Statira-Mrs Dancer; With the Triumphal Entry-.
Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Barry
Role: Thesalus Actor: Aickin
Role: With the Triumphal Entry Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: Florizel and Perdita

Performance Comment: Autolicus-King; Florizel-Cautherly; Polixines-Hurst; Camillo-Packer; Antigonus-Aickin; Vocal Parts-Vernon, Mrs Dorman, Miss Young; Perdita (with song)-Mrs Dancer; With a Dance- incident to the piece.
Cast
Role: Florizel Actor: Cautherly
Role: With a Dance Actor: incident to the piece.

Dance: End: The Wake, as17680220

97
28 September 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: AAlexander by Mr Reddish-Very Bad (Hopkins Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Reddish, 1st time; Clytus-Jefferson, 1st time; Perdiccas-Ackman; Thessalus-Aickin; Cassander-Palmer; Polyperchon-Bransby; Eumenes-Keen; Hephestion-Packer; Lysimachus-Hurst; Roxana-Mrs Hopkins; Parisatis-Mrs Reddish; Sysigambis-Mrs Johnston; Statira-Mrs W. Barry; With the Triumphal Entry-.
Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Reddish, 1st time
Role: Thessalus Actor: Aickin
Role: With the Triumphal Entry Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

98
30 March 1773 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Clarke. Mainpiece: Not Acted this season. Charges #72 11s. 6d. Profit to Clarke #55 8s., plus #117 11s. from tickets (Box 239; Pit 284; Gallery 152). Paid Mr Murphy the balances for his 1, 2 & 3 nights of Alzuma #271 17s. (Account Book). Receipts: #122 19s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Smith; Clytus-Clarke; Lysimachus-Hull; Hephestion-Wroughton; Cassander-Gardner; Thessalus-R. Smith; Polyperchon-Perry; Roxana-Miss Miller; Parisatis-Miss Pearce; Sysigambis-Mrs Vincent; Statira-Mrs Hartley (first time); Triumphal Entry into Babylon-.
Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Smith
Role: Thessalus Actor: R. Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: End II: New Dance, as17730206

99
05 January 1770 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [See note for 9 Jan. 1770 of a mild riot this night during best scene of The Orphan.] Afterpiece: A New Opera [by George Alexander Stevens] the Music composed by Mr Fisher. Books of the entertainment to be had at the theatre. Gave Duke of Glocester's Footmen #2 2s. (Account Book). [Afterpiece a roaring burlesque of Lee's Rival Queens. Larpent MS 302 includes Semi Chorus, Grand Chorus, and Perdiccas, not listed in the Playbill. The Court awakes with total hangover. Alexander orders a pot of coffee to clear his head. Thais begs him to leave the gout giving juice-Retire with me @ In my Chinese pavilion, drink some Tea." Afterpiece reviewed inthe Freeholder's Magazine for Jan.] Mr Shuter and Mrs Mattocks gave great satisfaction in their different characters; the words of the songs were written by Mr George Alexander Stephens, author of the celebrated Lecture upon Heads, and several other whimsical productions; and the airs which had Uncommon merit, were composed by Mr Fisher, a young genius, who has hitherto been but little known in the musical world. Receipts: #215 8s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: The Court of Alexander

Performance Comment: Alexander-Shuter; Clytus-Reinhold; Lysimachus-Baker; Porus-Barnshaw; Jupiter-Fox; Parisatis-Mrs Mattocks; Roxana-Mrs Thompson; Betty-Miss Valois; Thais-Mrs Pinto (playbill); Mercury-Wormall (Freeholder's Magazine and Edition of 1770).
Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Shuter

100
19 April 1780 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Quick. Morning Chronicle, 22 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Quick, No. 151, Drury-lane. 1st piece [1st time; M. PREL I, by George Downing]: The Music by Hook. 3rd piece: Not acted these 18 years. With a grand burlesque Procession and triumphal Entry of Alexander into London. The Nobles, Guards, Officers and Attendants will be all dressed in the Habits of the Times. Receipts: #274 14s. (173.9; tickets: 101.5) (charge: #70 7s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Volunteers; Or Taylors To Arms

Afterpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Queans; or, The Life and Death of Alexander the Little

Performance Comment: Alexander-Quick (1st appearance in Tragedy); Clytus-Wilson; Cassander-Lee Lewes; Lysimachus-Robson; Hephestion-Booth; Roxana-Mrs Wilson; Sysigambis-Mrs Pitt; Statira-Mrs Webb.
Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Quick

Dance: End IV: As17791013