The Honey Moon
| The Honey Moon | |
|---|---|
 Scene from The Honey Moon, ca. 1835, George Clint[1] | |
| 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 mostly throughout the 19th century.
History
[edit]It premiered at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, on 31 January 1805; Maria Rebecca Davison played Juliana. It opened in Edinburgh on 14 November 1809, with Henry Siddons playing the Duke. It was revived at Drury Lane on 30 June 1827.
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.[2]
Bibliography
[edit]- John Tobin (1805). The honey moon: a comedy, in five acts. Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme.
References
[edit]- ^ "Scene from 'The Honeymoon'".
- ^ Chambers, Robert (1844). Cyclopædia of English Literature. Vol. II. Edinburgh: W. & R. Chambers. p. 532.