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 %
31 May 1738 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, The Virgin Unmasked, La Pieraite, Flanderkins, Hornpipe, Punch, Saraband No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
07 Sep 1738 Drury Lane Hamlet Prince Of Denmark, An Old Man Taught Wisdom or The Virgin Unmaskd No No No Unknown N/A N/A
06 Dec 1738 Drury Lane The Siege Of Damascus, An Old Man Taught Wisdom Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
01 Jan 1739 Drury Lane Macbeth, An Old Man Taught Wisdom No No No Unknown N/A N/A
23 Jan 1739 Drury Lane The Siege Of Damascus, The Virgin Unmasked or An Old Man Taught Wisdom Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
26 Jan 1739 Drury Lane The Silent Woman, The Virgin Unmasked or An Old Man Taught Wisdom No Yes No Unknown N/A N/A
03 Mar 1739 Drury Lane Mustapha, The Virgin Unmasked or An Old Man Taught Wisdom, Grand Ballet Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
08 Mar 1739 Drury Lane King Lear And His Three Daughters, The Virgin Unmasked, Serious Dance, Grand Ballet No Yes Yes Unknown N/A N/A
22 Mar 1739 Drury Lane The Constant Couple, The Virgin Unmasked, Grand Ballet, Turkish Dance Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
27 Apr 1739 Drury Lane King Henry The Eighth, The Virgin Unmasked, Punches Dance, The Noontide Air, Russian Sailors No Yes Yes Unknown N/A N/A
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