The Honey Moon
| The Honey Moon | |
|---|---|
| Written by | John Tobin. |
| Characters | Juliana; Duke; Jacques |
| Date premiered | 31 January 1805 |
| Place premiered | Theatre Royal, Drury Lane |
| Original language | English |
The Honey Moon is a play by John Tobin. It was influenced by Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew and performed throughout the 19th century.
History
[edit]The first performance of the play was at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, on 31 January 1805. Robert William Elliston played Aranza, with Miss Duncan (Maria Rebecca Davison) as Juliana.[1][2] It opened in Edinburgh on 14 November 1809, with Henry Siddons playing the Duke and his wife Harriet Siddons as Juliana.[3] It was revived at Drury Lane on 30 June 1827, with James Warde as the Duke and Frances Eleanor Jarman as his wife.[4]
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Mr Elliston as the duke -
Miss Duncan as Juliana
Plot
[edit]The play was set in Spain in the early 17th century. The Duke of Aranza, pretending to be a peasant who has tricked his new bride, Juliana, into marriage, takes her to their supposed new home, a modest country cottage. There he subjects her to a regime to reform her "proud spirit". When she submits to his will, he reveals his true identity and installs her in her rightful place in his palace.[5]
Bibliography
[edit]- John Tobin (1805). The honey moon: a comedy, in five acts. Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme.
References
[edit]- ^ Raymond, George (1857). The Life and Enterprises of Robert William Elliston. London: Routledge. p. 108.
- ^ Boase, Frederic (1892). Modern English Biography. Vol. A–H. Truro: Netherton and Worth. p. 834.
- ^ Highfill, Philip H.; Burnim, Kalman A.; Langhans, Edward A. (1991). A biographical dictionary of actors, actresses, musicians, dancers, managers & other stage personnel in London, 1660 - 1800. 13: Roach to H. Siddons. Carbondale: Southern Illinois Univ. Pr. p. 389. ISBN 0809315254.
- ^ "Theatre Royal Covent Garden". The Times. 28 June 1827. p. 2.
- ^ Chambers, Robert (1844). Cyclopædia of English Literature. Vol. II. Edinburgh: W. & R. Chambers. p. 532.