Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of
The Foundling, advertised on playbill of 12 Feb.]
Powell:
Alexander 's car was completed, and drawn by two elephants, and accompanied by
Darius ' car, drawn by three white horses, and ano
ther car laden with trophies, drawn by soldiers all of which [were] totally covered with burnished gold and silver...
The Procession was still but indifferently conducted. New Ballet rehearsed at 12.
Morning Chronicle, 18 Oct. 1794: Two hundred soldiers are to be employed in
the spectacle; each of
their dresses is estimated at #5. Account-Book: Paid
Miller in full for music in
Alexander the Great #30. Receipts: #263 11s. (173.16.6; 86.13.0; 3.1.6)
Performances
Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant
Related Works
Related Work: The Inconstant: or, The Way to Win Him Author(s): George Farquhar
Related Work: The Inconstant Author(s): George Farquhar
Afterpiece Title: Alexander the Great