26 December 1677

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Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1677-1678
Volume: 1
Comments: The King's Company. This performance is known from a document in The Theatrical Inquisitor and Monthly Mirror, July 1816, p. 26, and in Fitzgerald, A New History, I, 145. This document lists the receipts and attendance: The King's box, #1 10s., possibly six persons; Mr Hayles' boxes, #2 16s., possibly 14 persons; Mr Mohun's boxes, #3 16s., possibly 19 persons; Mr Yate's boxes, #1 15s. 6d., possibly 9 persons; James' boxes, #2 4s., possibly 11 persons. Mr Kent's pit, 112 persons; and Mr Britan's pit, 79 persons; a total of 191 persons paying #23 17s. 6d. Mr Bracy's gallery, 100 persons; Mr Johnson's gallery, 44 persons; a total of 144 persons, paying #10 16s. Upper Gallery, 119 persons, paying #5 19s. Mrs Kempton (upper gallery?), 5s. The house rent is listed as #5 14s. The attendance appears to total at least 513 persons. Compare these data with those for 12 Dec. 1677

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    *pzdl The Rival Queens; or, Alexander the Great. [See 17 March 1676@7.% *czdl The <i>King's Company</i>. This performance is known from a document in <i>The Theatrical Inquisitor and Monthly Mirror</i>, July 1816, p. 26, and in $Fitzgerald=, <i>A New History</i>, I, 145. This document lists the receipts and attendance: $The King='s box, #1 10s., possibly six persons; $Mr Hayles=' boxes, #2 16s., possibly 14 persons; $Mr Mohun='s boxes, #3 16s., possibly 19 persons; $Mr Yate='s boxes, #1 15s. 6d., possibly 9 persons; $James=' boxes, #2 4s., possibly 11 persons. $Mr Kent='s pit, 112 persons; and $Mr Britan='s pit, 79 persons; a total of 191 persons paying #23 17s. 6d. $Mr Bracy='s gallery, 100 persons; $Mr Johnson='s gallery, 44 persons; a total of 144 persons, paying #10 16s. Upper Gallery, 119 persons, paying #5 19s. $Mrs Kempton= (upper gallery?), 5s. The house rent is listed as #5 14s. The attendance appears to total at least 513 persons. Compare these data with those for 12 Dec. 1677.
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    *p1677 12 26 dl The Rival Queens; or, Alexander the Great. ^See16760317^@7.*c1677 12 26 dl The <i>King's Company</i>. This performance is known from a document in <i>The Theatrical Inquisitor and Monthly Mirror</i>, July 1816, p. 26, and in $Fitzgerald=, <i>A New History</i>, I, 145. This document lists the receipts and attendance: $The King='s box, #1 10s., possibly six persons; $Mr Hayles=' boxes, #2 16s., possibly 14 persons; $Mr Mohun='s boxes, #3 16s., possibly 19 persons; $Mr Yate='s boxes, #1 15s. 6d., possibly 9 persons; $James=' boxes, #2 4s., possibly 11 persons. $Mr Kent='s pit, 112 persons; and $Mr Britan='s pit, 79 persons; a total of 191 persons paying #23 17s. 6d. $Mr Bracy='s gallery, 100 persons; $Mr Johnson='s gallery, 44 persons; a total of 144 persons, paying #10 16s. Upper Gallery, 119 persons, paying #5 19s. $Mrs Kempton= (upper gallery?), 5s. The house rent is listed as #5 14s. The attendance appears to total at least 513 persons. Compare these data with those for 12 Dec. 1677.
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    Event: 1317 | 16771226 | dl | The <i>King's Company</i>. This performance is known from a document in <i>The Theatrical Inquisitor and Monthly Mirror</i>, July 1816, p. 26, and in $Fitzgerald=, <i>A New History</i>, I, 145. This document lists the receipts and attendance: $The King='s box, #1 10s., possibly six persons; $Mr Hayles=' boxes, #2 16s., possibly 14 persons; $Mr Mohun='s boxes, #3 16s., possibly 19 persons; $Mr Yate='s boxes, #1 15s. 6d., possibly 9 persons; $James=' boxes, #2 4s., possibly 11 persons. $Mr Kent='s pit, 112 persons; and $Mr Britan='s pit, 79 persons; a total of 191 persons paying #23 17s. 6d. $Mr Bracy='s gallery, 100 persons; $Mr Johnson='s gallery, 44 persons; a total of 144 persons, paying #10 16s. Upper Gallery, 119 persons, paying #5 19s. $Mrs Kempton= (upper gallery?), 5s. The house rent is listed as #5 14s. The attendance appears to total at least 513 persons. Compare these data with those for 12 Dec. 1677
    Performance: 1321 | 1317 | p | The Rival Queens; Or, Alexander The Great | See16760317@7.

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