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 %
02 Dec 1789 Drury Lane The Hypocrite, The Virgin Unmasked No No No £132 6s 6d 25% N/A
11 Jan 1791 Drury Lane The Siege Of Belgrade, The Virgin Unmasked No No No £296 4s 56% N/A
11 Jan 1792 Drury Lane Cymon, The Virgin Unmasked No No No £346 10s 60% N/A
17 Jan 1792 Drury Lane Cymon, The Virgin Unmasked No No No £397 6s 69% N/A
21 Jan 1792 Drury Lane Isabella Or The Fatal Marriage, The Virgin Unmasked, Epithalamium No No No £432 8s 6d 67% N/A
25 Jan 1792 Drury Lane The Confederacy, The Virgin Unmasked No No No £155 39% N/A
01 Feb 1792 Drury Lane Cymon, The Virgin Unmasked No No No £340 18s 6d 66% N/A
06 Feb 1792 Drury Lane Cymon, The Virgin Unmasked No No No £322 6s 6d 47% N/A
18 Feb 1792 Drury Lane Macbeth, The Virgin Unmasked No No No £425 6s 65% N/A
23 Apr 1792 Drury Lane The Fugitive, The Virgin Unmasked No No No £372 13s 62% N/A
Download Export