An Old Man Taught Wisdom; or, The Virgin Unmasked (1735)

Author
Henry Fielding
Work Type
Afterpiece
Genre
Farce
Performance Medium
Spoken Drama
Associated work receipts The physical apparatus employed on and around the stage to support, enhance and sometimes substitute the performers' enactment of drama.
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
£36,611 5s 3d £2,583 19s 3d (7.1%) £34,027 6s (92.9%)
1732 - 1809
£36,611 5s 3d - (100%) £2,583 19s 3d (7.1%) £34,027 6s (92.9%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
372 81 291
1732 - 1809
372 81 291
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
01 Apr 1736 Drury Lane Henry IV Part II, The Virgin Unmasked, Water Music, Tambourine, Double Jealousy, English Maggot, Harlequin and Harlequine No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
10 Apr 1736 Drury Lane The Committee, The Virgin Unmasked, Concerto, Russian Sailor, Rover, Shepherds Mount Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
15 Apr 1736 Drury Lane The Provok'd Husband, The Virgin Unmasked, New Comic Dance, English Maggot, Revellers No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
16 Apr 1736 Drury Lane Julius Caesar, The Virgin Unmasked, Pierrots No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
29 Apr 1736 Drury Lane The Careless Husband, The Virgin Unmasked, English Maggot, Dutchman and His Frow, Grand Ballet, Rover No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
28 May 1736 Drury Lane The Silent Woman, The Virgin Unmasked, The March in Zara, Scots Dance, English Maggot, Minuet No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
02 Jun 1736 Drury Lane The Mother in law, The Virgin Unmasked, English Maggot, Drunken Peasant, Grand Ballet Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
18 Oct 1736 Drury Lane The Wife's Relief, The Virgin Unmasked, Dutchman and his Frow, Polonese No No No Unknown N/A N/A
23 Oct 1736 Drury Lane The Silent Woman, The Virgin Unmasked, The March in Zara, Comic Dance Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
01 Nov 1736 Drury Lane The Double Gallant, The Virgin Unmasked, Drunken Peasant, New Ballet, Polonese No No No Unknown N/A N/A
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