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 %
22 Mar 1743 Covent Garden The Merry Wives Of Windsor, The Virgin Unmasked, Characters of Dancing, Les Boufons du Cour, Tambourine Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
24 Mar 1743 Drury Lane The Fair Penitent, The Virgin Unmasked, Sicilian Peasant, Neopolitan Punch No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
11 Apr 1743 Drury Lane The Old Batchelor, The Virgin Unmasked, Concerto, Neopolitan Punch, Distracted I Turn, New concerto on German flute No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
12 Apr 1743 Covent Garden The Fair Penitent, The Virgin Unmasked, Tambourine, Characters of Dancing, New Grand Comic Ballet, Peasants No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
19 Apr 1743 Drury Lane Jane Shore, The Virgin Unmasked Yes No No £43 13s 6d N/A N/A
21 Apr 1743 Drury Lane The Alchemist, The Virgin Unmasked, Was Ever Nymph Like Rosamond, Sicilian Peasant, La Florana No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
22 Apr 1743 Covent Garden Cato, The Virgin Unmasked, Italian Dance, Harlequin, Louvre, Minuet, Un Pas de Deux No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
29 Apr 1743 Drury Lane The Distressed Mother, The Virgin Unmasked, Concerto No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
03 May 1743 Covent Garden The Relapse, The Virgin Unmasked, Dutch Skipper, Characters of Dancing, Grand Comic Ballet No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
06 May 1743 Covent Garden The Pilgrim, The Virgin Unmasked, The Happy Lovers, Characters of Dancing, Grand Comic Ballet No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
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