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]It was set in Spain in the early 17th century.
Bibliography
[edit]- John Tobin (1805). The honey moon: a comedy, in five acts. Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme.