The Honey Moon

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.

The Honey Moon
Scene from The Honey Moon, ca. 1835, George Clint
Written by	John Tobin.
Characters	Juliana; Duke; Jacques
Date premiered	31 January 1805 (1805-01-31)
Place premiered	Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
Original language	English

History

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

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.

Bibliography

• John Tobin (1805). The honey moon: a comedy, in five acts. Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme.