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Title Alessandro e Timoteo; or, Alexander's Feast
Date 25 Mar 1800
Licence Application Date 25 Mar 1800
First Performance Date 15 Apr 1800
Document Type Play  
Library/Archive The Huntington Library  
Collection Name John Larpent Plays
Reference LA1283
Language Italian
Document Description An ode to 'Alexander's Feast' from Dryden and Handel. Which centres around a feast in honour of Alexander the Great and his triumph over Darius.
Theme Opera  Greco-Roman Society  Conflict, Empire & the Other  
Theatre The King's Theatre, Haymarket  
Theatre Manager Federici, Vincent  
Lord Chamberlain Cecil, James (1st Marquess of Salisbury)  
Examiner at time of Licence Application Larpent, John  
Actor Benelli, Signor  Ropelli, Signor  Banti, Madame  Rovedino, Signora  De Giovanni, Signor  
Genre Musical Drama  
Acts Two  
Keywords adaptation  historical figure  Persia  legend  
Additional Information Manuscript dated, by Larpent [?], Mar. 28. Includes cast list.
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