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 %
23 Apr 1735 Drury Lane The Provok'd Wife, An Old Man Taught Wisdom, Peasant, Amorous Swain No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
29 Apr 1735 Drury Lane The Conscious Lovers, An Old Man Taught Wisdom, Solo on violin, English Maggot, De Lascia Un Tell Desio, Amorous Swain, I Love Sounds the Alarm, Mock Italian Air, Shepherds Mount No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
17 May 1735 Drury Lane Venice Preserved, An Old Man Taught Wisdom, Medley Overture, The Happy Shepherd and Shepherdess, Minuet [with The Prince of Wales's Saraband], Pierots, Scots Dance, The Prince of Wales's Saraband Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
22 May 1735 Drury Lane The Silent Woman, An Old Man Taught Wisdom, English Maggot, Mock Italian English Ballad, Amorous Swain, Clown, Dutchman and his Frow No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
03 Jun 1735 Drury Lane The Relapse, An Old Man Taught Wisdom, Drunken Peasant, Mock Italian English Ballad, Amorous Swain, Black Joak, English Maggot No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
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
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