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 %
13 Oct 1742 Covent Garden Richard III, Old Man Taught Wisdom, Happy Lovers, La Villageoise No No No Unknown N/A N/A
14 Oct 1742 Covent Garden Richard III, Old Man Taught Wisdom, The Happy Lovers, La Villageoise No No No Unknown N/A N/A
18 Oct 1742 Covent Garden Cato, Old Man Taught Wisdom, The Je ne scais quoy, La Villageoise No No No Unknown N/A N/A
21 Oct 1742 Covent Garden The Fair Penitent, Old Man Taught Wisdom, The Happy Lovers, La Villageoise No No No Unknown N/A N/A
26 Oct 1742 Drury Lane King Lear And His Three Daughters, The Virgin Unmasked, Concerto No No No £114 1s N/A N/A
27 Oct 1742 Covent Garden The Merry Wives Of Windsor With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff, The Virgin Unmasked, Grand Ballet, Dutch Skipper, Tambourine, The Character of Dancing No No No Unknown N/A N/A
06 Nov 1742 Covent Garden The Fair Penitent, The Virgin Unmasked, La Villageoise, Characters of Dancing, Peasants No No No Unknown N/A N/A
15 Jan 1743 Drury Lane King Lear, The Virgin Unmasked, Concerto on German flute No No No £113 11s 6d N/A N/A
07 Mar 1743 Drury Lane The Rehearsal, The Virgin Unmasked Yes No No £90 N/A N/A
14 Mar 1743 Drury Lane Venice Preserved Or A Plot Discovered, The Virgin Unmasked, The Noontide Air No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
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