The Sun.
London, England, 1805-02-01 00:00:00

THE THEATRES.

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A new Play, intitled The Honey Mom, was lad
night brought forward at this Theatre.

THE PAINCIrAL CHARACTERS WERE--
Duke D'Aranza, - - Mr. ELLIsTon.
Count Montalran,
Rolando,
Jaques,
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- - Mr.l3aart.sx.
Balthazar, - - •
M r. WitououroN.
- Mr. BANNISTER.
- Mr. COLLINS.
.Lopez, ''' - Mr. Puassit.
Surgeon, - - Mr. MATHEWS•
Juliana, - - Miss DUNCAN,
Hostess . - • Mrs. SPAAI43
Eugenio, Page to Rolando,
afterwards recognized as !Hiss Da CAMr•
. the daughter of Balthazar,
The Duke D'Aranza, aPLOT Bpanish Grandee of fatnilYrig
fortune, having fixed his attedions on Juliana, the &eV.
of Balthazar, a wealthy Painter, marries her. The exceOlYv
pride and haughtineis of Juliana, however, which he 449 el;
perieaced during a long courtship, suggested to him a schtel
for the reformation of her wayward disposition. This 110tu,
Jul
in pracStice immediately on his marriage. He conveys
wile to a sequestered and ruinous habitation on his coutittYliscs
tate, and assuming the name and habit ofd
peasant,deciates
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former conduct only a successful impostureto obtain possel,tllc
of her : disclaiming the title of Duke D'Aranza, view,"
the better to colour his contrivance, he causes to be pason
ed by a domestic, named Jaques. The Lady, intlige"t7l
having been so imposed upon, makes an attempt t° eta
. and lays her complaint before the pretended Duke, rA
after ,hearing her story, adjudges her to her husbanan
the expiration of a month, when, should the retail
desire, she shall be at free liberty to quit hint. When,
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ever, the time has elapsed, the endearments of her hoba.
intermixed with a little wtholesorne asperity, effco sdkintichl
change in her conduit, that se absolutely refuses, evett7.—
her other arrives to carry ;her home with him, to quit
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situation. This produces a new appeal to the Dnk4 °PI
part of Balthazar, when D'Aranza, appearing in his. ,"-
per character, clears up all mistakes, and Itilianalel9,,,,,l;iii
lion being complete, restores her to the rank be 114,4•" .„.77
withheld from her.
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The Under Plot turns chiefly upon the passion eliteL.- jo
by a second daughter of Balthazar for Rolando an 4)1'1%,,,
the Army, and a professed woman-hater.' . To'gain his a...yr- .
tion, -the Laiirdinuises- herself in. 'male attire, and 141,,a1eb".-
hint as his Page, under the name of Sueenio. Attire --', ati
time the discovery of her sex intluees Rolando to recant
errors, and reward her with his hand for the corraumei '74 "
titUtion. .
Though there 'is little originality in this Mill
pointo' oufn f'aebdl e
thatand i
ti nicsidperhodnat
v,ueitit
.iiiiyses atorlforomngguectinhh eaerrnataienri
nii;ii
'of
and is likely to
once. Reports assign it to Mr. Got:swim, s •
also to Mr. HoLditurr; but •the Prologue infbrt
us that the i Author "is no *rare." Some per
have expressed doubts whether this information is
pot a ruse de guerre of the Managers to soften t;
severity of criticism on the evident plagiarism On,:
distinguishes the Piece; but we cannot suspett N'
of pradising a deception of so awful a kind, '4
indeed, we are assured, that the Work canlefr° 414
Gentleman named To arils late of Lincolnis•lnni 4",
that it has been some time at the Theatre. Wimev?„t
was the Author, be has very freely borrowed from
his predecessors in the ground-work of the Pieces,.
which has been chiefly derived from The Tonifil g%
the Shrew, Philaster, Rule a Wift and 1114411 1
Wife, and The Inconstant. The language is flare_
upon the model of that which prevailed in the urn'
of BEAttivtoNT, and FLICITHER and BEN 10441:
but has by no means the quaintness whiCh 00,1 4
terized the phraseology of' that period *Andeen '
rather more resembles the style that MiSii BA I Lull
has adopted, in the DEamas which she has composedr
to illustrate particular passions, and which are highly
creditable to the genius and sensibility of that Ladfl-
A specimen of her mode of composition, our Readerl
will mooned, was brought forward by Mr. Ka SABO,'
at Drury-Lane Theatre, under the title of De Mont'
fort.
retesting l'he Pl airy
whole; but
us maythe beA uctohnosri,de‘ryeed asco annc e i
vi nexi
might have managed his story with better ell'ea ~'
he had contrived to keep the Audience in the dark
respeding the rank of the Duke, which he might
very easily have done, as it was by no means %co
oessary for him to unveil the whole of his selieL4
fur subduing the temper of his wife, and he mire
contentedly have borne the odium of impostnri:
through the Play, since all would have been g
moved at the denouement.
There is much vigour irk the style of this ri'cYtti
and much energy in the sentiments, as well at mu,b,
delicacy, and retineinent. The main parts are 'est
Duke D'Aranza and his Wile. Almost All rhecr'a
of the charaders are, according to the phrase 0 he
old Painter, figure: to he lett. Two Ur three of
are ha,:kneyed, and by no means of the higher
order of wit, and the scene in which the
awavtate.hater is tied to a tree, and tormented wolf
females, is rather too much like the situmi()%l
ilgs'cinisottalr'sucliinaWorik:dassnrwla'snrltikstCly
turns of such a refined and delicate yuung La"rd $
Caroline. Bilt to excite the Ico
the. Play is a very amusing an
so
The part of flelajo
very interestiog Piece, and it is uponahe wl1"1. a
'well supported by the Performers, that it deserYl ,
the success which it will most probably obtain. 2 l
ELLt,Tuti was quite at home in the DaketAit
Dsdeilusip. NI
vacyeareytad,,atid)hloiyguigiliihtlya ',l,iift:atelnel
aitnojgo, afr ;Indc. a edh,uirli rquari.rt e r 1;i:
in carolitte. Both of these so
d ActressesidAijiscsxepr tgeaC:'hsenil
vocal talents with great elfin, and anisTorlicatil
Miss DUNCAN strewed rhentsekaes such 1 ap,
dancers, that the little Ballet in which rheYirita
peered owed, its encore to their easy and,°P,,erf
ed efforts. The Play was received wiwinn 'ilitt,
warm applause, with an exception or r--cto
grounds of which will of course be cleared aw:iyiell
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playful, and was well spoken by Miss' 05 CAI:Yr;
Mn.s OP! a, the wiie of the Artist, is said "%fol
had some hand in the latter enmpositinn. ELL,;(ii
announced the Play for this evening, with the '1" .. concurrence of a very numerous audience. . 1

Covent-GarlitilAst
Little BETTY came nif with his usual Nlicce‘lv ful
night, in .o,verr' Yaw:, though Fredefich h
means his lispinest achievement.

rang" The scrim], Opera of Zaira one of fg, ever
compositions in Music and Scenery chat La
been seen in this Country. GRASSINI aPP%",ipi
the highest advantage both in acting and 41-0
in this splendid and interesting Drama-
Our yesterday's Ltters from Dublin stalest 10
the 4.sistld is covered with the deepest stalW 1131-1"
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