The Honey Moon is a comic stage play by John Tobin. It was influenced by Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew and performed throughout the 19th century.
| The Honey Moon | |
|---|---|
| Original language | English |
| Written by | John Tobin. |
| Characters | Juliana Duke Jacques |
| Premiere | |
| Date | 31 January 1805 |
| Place | Theatre Royal, Drury Lane |
History
editThe 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][3] Rolando, a rejected suitor to Juliana who then wooed her sister Zamora (Maria De Camp[3]), was played by John Bannister.[4][5]
Mr Elliston as the duke
Miss Duncan as Juliana
A production was staged in Edinburgh on 14 November 1809, with Henry Siddons playing the Duke and his wife Harriet Siddons as Juliana.[6] The play was revived at Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, on 30 June 1827, with James Warde as the Duke and Frances Eleanor Jarman as his wife.[7][8]
Plot
editThe action is 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.[9]
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.
- 1 2 John Tobin (1805). The honey moon: a comedy, in five acts. Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme.
- ↑ Adolphus, John (1839). Memoirs of John Bannister, comedian. London: Richard Bentley. p. 131. OCLC 546020.
- ↑ Brewer, E. Cobham (1892). Harland, Marion (ed.). Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and The Drama. Vol. III. New York: Selmar Hess. p. 311. OCLC 678916137.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Knight, John Joseph (1892). . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 29. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- ↑ Chambers, Robert (1844). Cyclopædia of English Literature. Vol. II. Edinburgh: W. & R. Chambers. p. 532.