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 %
15 Mar 1800 Drury Lane The Egyptian Festival, The Virgin Unmasked No No No £266 18s 6d 50% N/A
26 Apr 1800 Drury Lane Pizarro, The Virgin Unmasked No No No £342 17s 59% N/A
06 Nov 1800 Drury Lane Pizarro, The Virgin Unmasked No No No £244 14s 6d 47% N/A
13 Dec 1800 Drury Lane Antonio; or, The Soldier's Return, The Virgin Unmasked No No No £256 18s 50% N/A
05 Jun 1801 Drury Lane The Iron Chest, The Virgin Unmasked No No Yes £177 1s 40% N/A
21 Oct 1801 Drury Lane Pizarro, The Virgin Unmasked No No No £256 18s 6d 44% N/A
10 Dec 1801 Drury Lane The Purse, The Point of Honour, The Scotch Ghost, The Virgin Unmasked No No No £143 17s 6d 27% N/A
06 Jan 1802 Drury Lane The Distressed Mother, The Virgin Unmasked No No No £165 10s 6d 38% N/A
20 Mar 1802 Drury Lane Venice Preserved, The Festival of Bacchus, The Virgin Unmasked No No No £290 8s 44% N/A
25 Mar 1802 Drury Lane The Winter's Tale, The Virgin Unmasked No No No £412 16s 6d 46% N/A
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