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 %
05 Dec 1748 Drury Lane Romeo And Juliet, The Virgin Unmasked No No No £149 7s 6d N/A N/A
14 Dec 1748 Drury Lane Romeo And Juliet, The Virgin Unmasked No No No £142 17s N/A N/A
17 Dec 1748 Drury Lane Hamlet, The Virgin Unmasked No No No £174 8s 6d N/A N/A
30 Dec 1748 Drury Lane Romeo And Juliet, The Virgin Unmasked No No No £134 13s 6d N/A N/A
20 Jan 1749 Drury Lane The Foundling, The Virgin Unmasked, Savoyards, New Scotch Dance Yes No No £144 17s 6d N/A N/A
03 Feb 1749 Drury Lane Much Ado About Nothing, The Virgin Unmasked, New Scotch Dance Yes No No £89 9s 6d N/A N/A
20 Feb 1749 Drury Lane Mahomet And Irene, The Virgin Unmasked, Savoyards No No Yes £110 N/A N/A
10 May 1749 Drury Lane King Lear, The Virgin Unmasked No No No £152 15s 6d 100% N/A
21 Sep 1749 Drury Lane The Merchant Of Venice, The Virgin Unmasked No No No £70 100% N/A
17 Oct 1749 Drury Lane Macbeth, The Virgin Unmasked No No No £130 100% N/A
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