The Honey Moon

by John Tobin. 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.

First produced in South Africa by the Garrison Players on 31August and 21 September 1811. Repeated a number of times.

On 24 January 1818, performed in the African Theatre by three visiting professional performers from Liverpool - a Mr Cooke, Mrs Cooke, Mrs Brough and Miss Williams, assisted by the Gentlemen Amateurs, including Mrs Jordan.

Sources

Bosman, 1928: 142,151-153, 196, 215.

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