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 %
06 Jan 1735 Drury Lane Venice Preserved, An Old Man Taught Wisdom or The Virgin Unmaskd No No No Unknown N/A N/A
07 Jan 1735 Drury Lane King Richard The Third, An Old Man Taught Wisdom No No No Unknown N/A N/A
08 Jan 1735 Drury Lane The Unhappy Favourite, An Old Man Taught Wisdom, La Coquette, Les Jaloux No No No Unknown N/A N/A
09 Jan 1735 Drury Lane Sir Courtly Nice, An Old Man Taught Wisdom, The Russian Sailor No No No Unknown N/A N/A
10 Jan 1735 Drury Lane Sir Courtly Nice, An Old Man Taught Wisdom Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
14 Jan 1735 Drury Lane The Christian Hero, An Old Man Taught Wisdom No No No Unknown N/A N/A
17 Jan 1735 Drury Lane The Conscious Lovers, An Old Man Taught Wisdom, English Maggot, Black Joak, Drunken Peasant, Pierrots, Revellers Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
18 Jan 1735 Drury Lane Julius Caesar, An Old Man Taught Wisdom, English Maggot, Pierrots, Polonese, Russian Sailor No No No Unknown N/A N/A
20 Jan 1735 Drury Lane The Way Of The World, An Old Man Taught Wisdom, English Maggot, Dutchman and his Frow, Pierrots, Polonese, Russian Sailor No No No Unknown N/A N/A
21 Jan 1735 Drury Lane Tamerlane, An Old Man Taught Wisdom, English Maggot, Lively Lad and Lass, Pierots, Polonese No No No Unknown N/A N/A
28 Jan 1735 Drury Lane Wit Without Money, An Old Man Taught Wisdom, Dutchman and his Frow, Lively Lad and Lass, Pierrots, Polonese No No No Unknown N/A N/A
29 Jan 1735 Drury Lane The Scornful Lady, An Old Man Taught Wisdom, Pierrots, Drunken Peasant No No No Unknown N/A N/A
01 Feb 1735 Drury Lane The Alchymist, An Old Man Taught Wisdom, Pierrots, Drunken Peasant Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
17 Feb 1735 Drury Lane The Fatal Marriage, An Old Man Taught Wisdom, French Peasant, Tit for Tat Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
18 Feb 1735 Drury Lane The Scornful Lady, An Old Man Taught Wisdom, The Shepherds Mount No No No Unknown N/A N/A
24 Mar 1735 Drury Lane The Conscious Lovers, An Old Man Taught Wisdom, Solo on violin, Amorous Swain and Nymphs, Russian Sailor No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
27 Mar 1735 Drury Lane The Constant Couple, An Old Man Taught Wisdom, Amorous Swain and Rival Nymphs No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
11 Apr 1735 Drury Lane Henry IV Part II, An Old Man Taught Wisdom, Dutchman and his Frow, Amorous Swain and Rival Nymphs, Drunken Peasant, Pierots No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
16 Apr 1735 Drury Lane The Miser, An Old Man Taught Wisdom, 1st concerto, Op. 2, Dutchman and his Frow, Amorous Swain Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
21 Apr 1735 Drury Lane The Albion Queens, An Old Man Taught Wisdom, English Clown, Amorous Swain, Drunken Peasant, English Maggot No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
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
30 Sep 1735 Drury Lane The Spanish Fryar Or The Double Discovery, An Old Man Taught Wisdom, Jack of the Green, Comic Dance No No No Unknown N/A N/A
22 Nov 1735 Drury Lane The Man Of Taste, The Virgin Unmasked, Grand New Ballet, Le Badinage de Provence Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
24 Nov 1735 Drury Lane King Lear And His Three Daughters, The Virgin Unmasked No No No Unknown N/A N/A
28 Nov 1735 Drury Lane The Double Dealer, The Virgin Unmasked, Revellers, Grand Ballet Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
29 Nov 1735 Drury Lane The Maid's Tragedy, The Virgin Unmasked, Le Badinage No No No Unknown N/A N/A
18 Dec 1735 Drury Lane Volpone, The Virgin Unmasked, Dutchman and Frow, English Maggot, Grand Ballet Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
22 Dec 1735 Drury Lane The Man Of Taste, The Virgin Unmasked, Drunken Peasant, Le Badinage de Provence, Russian Sailor Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
30 Dec 1735 Drury Lane King Henry The VIIIth, The Virgin Unmasked No No No Unknown N/A N/A
03 Jan 1736 Drury Lane The Twin Rivals, The Virgin Unmasked, Venetian Gondolier and Courtezan, Drunken Peasant, English Maggot, Flanderkin, Le Badinage de Provence, The Rover No No No Unknown N/A N/A
06 Jan 1736 Drury Lane The Twin Rivals, The Virgin Unmasked, Dutchman and Frow, English Maggot, Tambourine, The Rover No No No Unknown N/A N/A
01 Apr 1736 Drury Lane Henry IV Part II, The Virgin Unmasked, Water Music, Tambourine, Double Jealousy, English Maggot, Harlequin and Harlequine No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
10 Apr 1736 Drury Lane The Committee, The Virgin Unmasked, Concerto, Russian Sailor, Rover, Shepherds Mount Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
15 Apr 1736 Drury Lane The Provok'd Husband, The Virgin Unmasked, New Comic Dance, English Maggot, Revellers No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
16 Apr 1736 Drury Lane Julius Caesar, The Virgin Unmasked, Pierrots No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
29 Apr 1736 Drury Lane The Careless Husband, The Virgin Unmasked, English Maggot, Dutchman and His Frow, Grand Ballet, Rover No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
28 May 1736 Drury Lane The Silent Woman, The Virgin Unmasked, The March in Zara, Scots Dance, English Maggot, Minuet No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
02 Jun 1736 Drury Lane The Mother in law, The Virgin Unmasked, English Maggot, Drunken Peasant, Grand Ballet Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
18 Oct 1736 Drury Lane The Wife's Relief, The Virgin Unmasked, Dutchman and his Frow, Polonese No No No Unknown N/A N/A
23 Oct 1736 Drury Lane The Silent Woman, The Virgin Unmasked, The March in Zara, Comic Dance Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
01 Nov 1736 Drury Lane The Double Gallant, The Virgin Unmasked, Drunken Peasant, New Ballet, Polonese No No No Unknown N/A N/A
12 Nov 1736 Drury Lane The Mother in law Or The Doctors The Disease, The Virgin Unmasked, English Maggot, Revellers No No No Unknown N/A N/A
17 Nov 1736 Drury Lane The Committee, The Virgin Unmasked, English Maggot, Flight, Rover Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
25 Jan 1737 Drury Lane The Wife's Relief, The Virgin Unmasked No No No Unknown N/A N/A
02 Mar 1737 Drury Lane Cato, The Virgin Unmasked, English Maggot, Frenchman and Frow No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
15 Mar 1737 Drury Lane The Orphan, The Virgin Unmasked, English Maggot, The Lady's Lamentation for the Loss of Senesino, Russian Sailor No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
15 Apr 1737 Drury Lane The Man Of Taste Or The Guardians, The Virgin Unmasked No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
26 Apr 1737 Drury Lane The Siege Of Damascus, The Virgin Unmasked, English Maggot, Drunken Peasant, Russian Sailor No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
06 May 1737 Drury Lane The Squire Of Alsatia, The Virgin Unmasked, Wooden Shoe Dance, English Maggot No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
07 May 1737 Drury Lane The Distrest Mother, The Virgin Unmasked, English Maggot, Come Let Us Prepare, Let Masonry be Now My Theme, On on My Dear, Wooden Shoe Dance No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
14 May 1737 Drury Lane The Stratagem, The Virgin Unmasked, English Maggot, Harlequin, Russian Sailor, Wooden Shoes Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
20 May 1737 Drury Lane The Man Of Taste, The Virgin Unmasked, English Maggot, Two Pierrots, Wooden Shoe Dance No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
30 May 1737 Drury Lane The Amorous Widow, The Virgin Unmasked, English Maggot, Harlequin, Minuet, Punchs Dance, Wooden Shoe No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
08 Sep 1737 Drury Lane Cato, The Virgin Unmasked No No No £62 100% N/A
10 Sep 1737 Drury Lane The Committee Or The Faithful Irishman, The Virgin Unmasked No No No £51 100% N/A
29 Sep 1737 Drury Lane Love Makes A Man Or The Fops Fortune, The Virgin Unmasked No No No £50 100% N/A
06 Oct 1737 Drury Lane Othello Moor Of Venice, The Virgin Unmasked No No No £80 100% N/A
21 Oct 1737 Drury Lane The Squire Of Alsatia, The Virgin Unmasked, Grand Ballet in Grotesque Characters Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
14 Nov 1737 Drury Lane Volpone, The Virgin Unmasked, Drunken Peasant, Scots Dance No No No Unknown N/A N/A
20 Mar 1738 Drury Lane The Amorous Widow, The Virgin Unmasked, Tambourine, Ballad of Mary Scot, Ballet No Yes Yes Unknown N/A N/A
22 May 1738 Drury Lane King Henry The Eighth, The Virgin Unmasked, Comic Dance, French Peasant, Minuet, The Princess of Saxe Gotha, Two Pierrots No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
31 May 1738 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, The Virgin Unmasked, La Pieraite, Flanderkins, Hornpipe, Punch, Saraband No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
07 Sep 1738 Drury Lane Hamlet Prince Of Denmark, An Old Man Taught Wisdom or The Virgin Unmaskd No No No Unknown N/A N/A
06 Dec 1738 Drury Lane The Siege Of Damascus, An Old Man Taught Wisdom Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
01 Jan 1739 Drury Lane Macbeth, An Old Man Taught Wisdom No No No Unknown N/A N/A
23 Jan 1739 Drury Lane The Siege Of Damascus, The Virgin Unmasked or An Old Man Taught Wisdom Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
26 Jan 1739 Drury Lane The Silent Woman, The Virgin Unmasked or An Old Man Taught Wisdom No Yes No Unknown N/A N/A
03 Mar 1739 Drury Lane Mustapha, The Virgin Unmasked or An Old Man Taught Wisdom, Grand Ballet Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
08 Mar 1739 Drury Lane King Lear And His Three Daughters, The Virgin Unmasked, Serious Dance, Grand Ballet No Yes Yes Unknown N/A N/A
22 Mar 1739 Drury Lane The Constant Couple, The Virgin Unmasked, Grand Ballet, Turkish Dance Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
27 Apr 1739 Drury Lane King Henry The Eighth, The Virgin Unmasked, Punches Dance, The Noontide Air, Russian Sailors No Yes Yes Unknown N/A N/A
11 May 1739 Drury Lane She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not, The Virgin Unmasked, Punches Dance, The Protestation, French Peasants, Saraband, Tambourine, Two Pierots Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
12 May 1739 Drury Lane The Old Batchelor, The Virgin Unmasked, Comic Dance, French Peasants, Tambourine No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
15 May 1739 Drury Lane The Double Dealer, The Virgin Unmasked, Come Let Us Prepare, Ethiopian Dance, Hungarian Dance, On on My Dear Brethren, Thus Mighty Eastern Kings, Ye Brethren of the Ancient Craft No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
23 May 1739 Drury Lane Rule A Wife And Have A Wife, The Virgin Unmasked, Punches, The Protestation, Ethiopian Dance, French Peasants, Pierots Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
22 Sep 1739 Drury Lane The Twin Rivals, The Virgin Unmasked, La Provencale, Tambourine, Turkish Dance No No No Unknown N/A N/A
25 Sep 1739 Drury Lane Sir Walter Raleigh, The Virgin Unmasked, Tambourine No Yes No Unknown N/A N/A
05 Oct 1739 Drury Lane The Orphan Or The Unhappy Marriage, The Virgin Unmasked, Turkish Dance No No No Unknown N/A N/A
06 Feb 1740 Drury Lane Love For Love, The Virgin Unmasked No No No Unknown N/A N/A
01 Mar 1740 Drury Lane Elmerick, The Virgin Unmasked No No No Unknown N/A N/A
03 Mar 1740 Drury Lane Elmerick, The Virgin Unmasked No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
13 Mar 1740 Drury Lane Julius Caesar, The Virgin Unmasked No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
29 Mar 1740 Drury Lane Macbeth, The Virgin Unmasked, Would You Taste the Noontide Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
10 Apr 1740 Drury Lane The Recruiting Officer, The Virgin Unmasked, L'Arlequine a deux Visages, Hungarian Dance, La Jalouzie, La Tambourine, Pierots No Yes Yes Unknown N/A N/A
09 May 1740 Drury Lane An Historical Play [King Charles I], The Virgin Unmasked, Le Tambourine, The Noon Tide Air, Pierots No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
27 Sep 1740 Drury Lane Othello Moor Of Venice, The Virgin Unmasked No No No Unknown N/A N/A
07 Oct 1740 Drury Lane The Orphan Or The Unhappy Marriage, The Virgin Unmasked, L'Allemande, Le Tambourine No No No Unknown N/A N/A
04 Nov 1740 Drury Lane Tamerlane, The Virgin Unmasked, Grand Ballet No No No Unknown N/A N/A
07 Nov 1740 Drury Lane A Bold Stroke For A Wife, Virgin Unmaskd, Shepherds and Shepherdesses, Hornpipe, L'Allamande No No No Unknown N/A N/A
14 Nov 1740 Drury Lane Love's Last Shift, The Virgin Unmasked, Peasant Dance No No No Unknown N/A N/A
26 Nov 1740 Drury Lane Hamlet Prince Of Denmark, The Virgin Unmasked, Ballet, Ethiopian No No No Unknown N/A N/A
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