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 %
30 Sep 1735 Drury Lane The Spanish Fryar Or The Double Discovery, An Old Man Taught Wisdom, Jack of the Green, Comic Dance No No No Unknown N/A N/A
22 Nov 1735 Drury Lane The Man Of Taste, The Virgin Unmasked, Grand New Ballet, Le Badinage de Provence Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
24 Nov 1735 Drury Lane King Lear And His Three Daughters, The Virgin Unmasked No No No Unknown N/A N/A
28 Nov 1735 Drury Lane The Double Dealer, The Virgin Unmasked, Revellers, Grand Ballet Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
29 Nov 1735 Drury Lane The Maid's Tragedy, The Virgin Unmasked, Le Badinage No No No Unknown N/A N/A
18 Dec 1735 Drury Lane Volpone, The Virgin Unmasked, Dutchman and Frow, English Maggot, Grand Ballet Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
22 Dec 1735 Drury Lane The Man Of Taste, The Virgin Unmasked, Drunken Peasant, Le Badinage de Provence, Russian Sailor Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
30 Dec 1735 Drury Lane King Henry The VIIIth, The Virgin Unmasked No No No Unknown N/A N/A
03 Jan 1736 Drury Lane The Twin Rivals, The Virgin Unmasked, Venetian Gondolier and Courtezan, Drunken Peasant, English Maggot, Flanderkin, Le Badinage de Provence, The Rover No No No Unknown N/A N/A
06 Jan 1736 Drury Lane The Twin Rivals, The Virgin Unmasked, Dutchman and Frow, English Maggot, Tambourine, The Rover No No No Unknown N/A N/A
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