The original Drury Lane cast included Spranger Barry as Serapis, Samuel Reddish as Menes, Francis Aickin as Amasis, James Aickin as Orus, John Hayman Packer as Otanes and Ann Street Barry as Sethona.

Orus, high priest of Osiris comforts her in that a vision tells him that Egypt would rightfully restored by Menes and his followers.

Meanwhile, Menes is revealed to be alive and well in the temple, and he plans a scheme to take back Egypt from Amasis.

Menes tells Sethona what happened, that when he was arrested during their wedding ceremony, he was against his will locked in a cell, but was rescued by Orus.

Knowing it was an escape unknown to Amasis, Sethona tries to hide Menes, but he is almost caught by an officer.

Sethona, even after knowing the truth, lives happily ever after now that Amasis has been put away and Egypt being restored.

Tobias Smollett, spoke negatively of the production saying while it was lavish enough, it was not enough to hide the defects in the plot.