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 %
01 May 1755 Covent Garden The Way Of The World, The Virgin Unmasked, Comic Dance No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
03 May 1755 Covent Garden King Henry IV Part I, The Virgin Unmasked, Comic Dance No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
14 Nov 1755 Covent Garden Venice Preserved, The Virgin Unmasked No No No Unknown N/A N/A
20 Nov 1755 Covent Garden The Constant Couple, The Virgin Unmasked No No No Unknown N/A N/A
06 Dec 1755 Covent Garden Romeo And Juliet, The Virgin Unmasked No No No Unknown N/A N/A
20 Jan 1756 Covent Garden The Rival Queens, The Virgin Unmasked No No No Unknown N/A N/A
10 Feb 1756 Covent Garden The Rival Queens, The Virgin Unmasked No No No Unknown N/A N/A
11 Mar 1756 Covent Garden The Rival Queens, The Virgin Unmasked, Les Statues Animees No No No Unknown N/A N/A
27 Sep 1756 Covent Garden The Funeral Or Grief A la mode, The Virgin Unmasked No No No Unknown N/A N/A
10 Nov 1756 Drury Lane The Wonder, The Virgin Unmasked No No No £170 N/A N/A
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