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A popular standby for players in Cape Town between 1811 and 1830, it was first produced in South Africa by the [[Garrison Players]] on 31 August and 21 September 1811. | A popular standby for players in Cape Town between 1811 and 1830, it was first produced in South Africa by the [[Garrison Players]] on 31 August and 21 September 1811. | ||
| − | + | Other productions: | |
| − | They repeat it on 11 April, 1818. | + | 1818: Performed in the [[African Theatre]] on 24 January by three visiting [[professional]] performers from Liverpool - a [[Mr Cooke]], [[Mrs Cooke]], [[Mrs Brough]] and [[Miss Williams]], assisted by the [[Gentlemen Amateurs]], including a [[Mrs Jordan]]. They repeat it on 11 April, 1818. |
| − | The [[English Theatricals]] company did the play on on 26 July | + | 1823: The [[English Theatricals]] company did the play on on 26 July (with ''[[The Blue Devils]]'' by Colman Jr) and again on 9 August 1823 (with ''[[Modern Antiques]]'' also by Colman Jr). |
| − | + | 1830: Performed on 11 September by [[All the World's a Stage]] , with ''[[The Married Bachelor, or Master and Man]]'' (O'Callaghan) as afterpiece. | |
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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by John Tobin. (The full title is: The Honey Moon, or How to rule a Wife, Occasionally also referred to as "The Honeymoon") A romantic play in five acts, mainly verse. First produced in London at the Drury Lane Theatre on 31 January 1805, in New York in 1807. Printed London, 1805 and frequently reprinted. Was a decided success and remained a favourite on the English stage for twenty years. Translated into French by Charles Nodier as La Lune de Miel in Chefs d'œuvre des Théâtres Étrangers 1822.
Performance history in South Africa
A popular standby for players in Cape Town between 1811 and 1830, it was first produced in South Africa by the Garrison Players on 31 August and 21 September 1811.
Other productions:
1818: Performed in the African Theatre on 24 January by three visiting professional performers from Liverpool - a Mr Cooke, Mrs Cooke, Mrs Brough and Miss Williams, assisted by the Gentlemen Amateurs, including a Mrs Jordan. They repeat it on 11 April, 1818.
1823: The English Theatricals company did the play on on 26 July (with The Blue Devils by Colman Jr) and again on 9 August 1823 (with Modern Antiques also by Colman Jr).
1830: Performed on 11 September by All the World's a Stage , with The Married Bachelor, or Master and Man (O'Callaghan) as afterpiece.
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Tobin_(dramatist)
Bosman, 1928: 142,151-153, 197, 215.
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