An Old Man Taught Wisdom; or, The Virgin Unmasked (1735)

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 %
09 Jun 1735 Drury Lane Venice Preserved, An Old Man Taught Wisdom, French Peasants, Harlequin and Harlequine, Pierots No Yes No Unknown N/A N/A
11 Jun 1735 Drury Lane Cato, An Old Man Taught Wisdom, English Maggot, Amorous Swain, Black and White Joak, Drunken Peasant No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
06 Sep 1735 Drury Lane Othello Moor Of Venice, An Old Man Taught Wisdom or The Virgin Unmaskd Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
09 Sep 1735 Drury Lane The Man Of Taste Or The Guardians, An Old Man Taught Wisdom, The French Peasants No No No Unknown N/A N/A
11 Sep 1735 Drury Lane Henry IV Part I, An Old Man Taught Wisdom, The French Peasant No No No Unknown N/A N/A
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
01 Apr 1736 Drury Lane Henry IV Part II, The Virgin Unmasked, Water Music, Tambourine, Double Jealousy, English Maggot, Harlequin and Harlequine No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
10 Apr 1736 Drury Lane The Committee, The Virgin Unmasked, Concerto, Russian Sailor, Rover, Shepherds Mount Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
15 Apr 1736 Drury Lane The Provok'd Husband, The Virgin Unmasked, New Comic Dance, English Maggot, Revellers No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
16 Apr 1736 Drury Lane Julius Caesar, The Virgin Unmasked, Pierrots No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
29 Apr 1736 Drury Lane The Careless Husband, The Virgin Unmasked, English Maggot, Dutchman and His Frow, Grand Ballet, Rover No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
28 May 1736 Drury Lane The Silent Woman, The Virgin Unmasked, The March in Zara, Scots Dance, English Maggot, Minuet No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
02 Jun 1736 Drury Lane The Mother in law, The Virgin Unmasked, English Maggot, Drunken Peasant, Grand Ballet Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
18 Oct 1736 Drury Lane The Wife's Relief, The Virgin Unmasked, Dutchman and his Frow, Polonese No No No Unknown N/A N/A
23 Oct 1736 Drury Lane The Silent Woman, The Virgin Unmasked, The March in Zara, Comic Dance Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
01 Nov 1736 Drury Lane The Double Gallant, The Virgin Unmasked, Drunken Peasant, New Ballet, Polonese No No No Unknown N/A N/A