This evening, Saturday, 25th July, 1835, will be presented (by their Majesties' servants) the admired tragedy of, Alexander the Great, or, The rival queens.

Record ID: 
402017
Accession number: 
PMC 1146.3
Title: 
This evening, Saturday, 25th July, 1835, will be presented (by their Majesties' servants) the admired tragedy of, Alexander the Great, or, The rival queens.
Published: 
[Glasgow] : Muir, Gowans, & Co. Printers, 1835.
Credit Line: 
Purchased on the Cary Fund in 1998.
Notes: 

"W. 2 ... N. 11"--top of sheet.
At foot of sheet: On Monday, The Grecian daughter, The mountain sylph, and Mary, the maid of the inn, being for the benefit of Mr. and the four Master Distins, under the distinguished patronage of the Colonel and officers of the 10th Hussars ... The public is respectfully informed, that Mr. Mackay is engaged for seven nights .. and will make his first appearance on Monday week, the 3d of August. -- Also, the celebrated tragedian, Mr. Butler ... will make his first appearance on Tuesday, the 11th August, in his favourite character of Hamlet ...
Musical selections performed by the Distins: No. 1. Fantasia : trumpet : popular song, from The haunted tower, entitled, Spirit of my sainted sire -- No. 2. Concerted piece : 3 movements, by Mynheer Winter -- No. 3. Duetto : All's well : 2 key-bugles -- No. 4. Concerted piece : from Rossini's opera of "Barber de Seville" -- No. 5. Air : tenor horn : The yellow-hair'd laddie -- No. 6. Concerted piece : from Rossini's opera of "Tancredi."

Associated names: 

Clifton, Augusta, approximately 1827-1882, actor.
Gilbert, George, dancer.
Ballin, Miss, dancer.
Lee, Nathaniel, 1653?-1692. Alexander the Great.
Barnett, John, 1802-1890. Mountain sylph
Pocock, I. (Isaac), 1782-1835. Robber's bride.