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 %
29 Mar 1744 Drury Lane Venice Preserved, The Virgin Unmasked No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
02 Apr 1744 Covent Garden Othello, Old Man Taught Wisdom or The Virgin Unmaskd, Scotch Dance, To Arms, Britons Strike Home, My Faith and Truth Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
18 Apr 1744 Covent Garden Julius Caesar, The Virgin Unmasked No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
27 Apr 1744 Covent Garden 2 Henry IV, The Virgin Unmasked, Ballet, Scotch Dance No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
30 Apr 1744 Covent Garden The Royal Merchant, The Virgin Unmasked, Scotch Dance, To Arms, Britons Strike Home No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
07 May 1744 Covent Garden Love's Last Shift, The Virgin Unmasked No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
09 May 1744 Covent Garden The Double Gallant, The Virgin Unmasked No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
24 Sep 1744 Covent Garden Venice Preserved Or A Plot Discovered, The Virgin Unmasked No No No Unknown N/A N/A
14 Nov 1744 Covent Garden The Revenge, The Virgin Unmasked No No No Unknown N/A N/A
17 Nov 1744 Covent Garden The Revenge, The Virgin Unmasked No No No Unknown N/A N/A
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