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 %
12 Dec 1758 Drury Lane The Busy Body, The Virgin Unmasked, Spanish Dance No No No £186 9s 6d 62% N/A
16 Jan 1759 Drury Lane The Wonder, The Virgin Unmasked No No No £178 14s 69% N/A
01 Feb 1759 Drury Lane The Ambitious Step Mother, The Virgin Unmasked No No No £148 15s 58% N/A
22 Feb 1759 Drury Lane The Provok'd Wife, The Virgin Unmasked, The Prussian Camp Yes No No £196 1s N/A N/A
30 May 1759 Drury Lane The Careless Husband, The Virgin Unmasked, Hornpipe No No Yes £220 N/A N/A
06 Oct 1759 Drury Lane The Conscious Lovers, The Virgin Unmasked, The Shepherds Holiday, Pantomime Dance, The Italian Gardiner No No No £130 100% N/A
27 Apr 1762 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, The Virgin Unmasked, The Cossacks, Minuet, The Taylors No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
26 May 1762 Drury Lane The Wonder, The Virgin Unmasked, The Cow Keepers, Hornpipe No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
07 Dec 1765 Drury Lane The Plain Dealer, The Virgin Unmasked No No No Unknown N/A N/A
09 Dec 1765 Drury Lane The Plain Dealer, The Virgin Unmasked, The Milk Maids No No No Unknown N/A N/A
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