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 %
30 Apr 1792 Drury Lane Cymon, The Virgin Unmasked No No No £322 60% N/A
14 May 1792 Drury Lane The Fugitive, The Virgin Unmasked No No No £218 14s 6d 47% N/A
25 May 1792 Drury Lane Dido Queen Of Carthage, The Virgin Unmasked No No No £178 3s 6d 77% N/A
29 Nov 1792 Drury Lane The Pirates, The Virgin Unmasked No No No £212 6s 45% N/A
17 Dec 1792 Drury Lane Isabella Or The Fatal Marriage, The Virgin Unmasked, Epithalamium No No No £301 3s 6d 60% N/A
02 Feb 1793 Drury Lane The Grecian Daughter, The Virgin Unmasked No No No £138 5s 31% N/A
02 Mar 1793 Drury Lane The Count Of Narbonne, The Virgin Unmasked No No No £144 6s 32% N/A
05 Jun 1793 Drury Lane The West Indian, The Virgin Unmasked, Hornpipe No No Yes £338 13% N/A
21 Apr 1794 Drury Lane Macbeth, The Virgin Unmasked No No No £651 14s 67% N/A
22 Apr 1794 Drury Lane Macbeth, The Virgin Unmasked No No No £459 72% N/A
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