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 %
26 Apr 1786 Drury Lane The Widow Bewitched, Jewish Education, The Virgin Unmasked, Masquerade No No Yes £250 16s 61% N/A
04 May 1786 Drury Lane The Heiress, The Virgin Unmasked No No No £164 3s 59% N/A
10 May 1786 Drury Lane The Clandestine Marriage, The Virgin Unmasked, Collin Cur'd Of Roving, Bucks of the Field No No Yes £227 47% N/A
17 May 1786 Drury Lane The Provok'd Wife, The Virgin Unmasked, The Lucky Return No No Yes £320 14s 34% N/A
20 Sep 1786 Covent Garden King Richard The Third, The Virgin Unmasked No No No £172 17s 100% N/A
14 Oct 1786 Drury Lane The School For Scandal, The Virgin Unmasked No No No £225 12s 100% N/A
20 Oct 1786 Covent Garden Richard Coeur De Lion, The Virgin Unmasked No No Yes £182 16s 6d N/A N/A
01 Dec 1786 Drury Lane The Strangers At Home, The Virgin Unmasked No No No £95 4s 34% N/A
15 Dec 1786 Drury Lane The Gamester, The Virgin Unmasked No No No £199 19s 43% N/A
02 Jan 1787 Drury Lane The Grecian Daughter, The Virgin Unmasked No No No £211 12s 6d 50% N/A
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