OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Bernard Duffy 

• Setting

  The meeting room of a branch of the modern Order of Milesians.

• Synopsis

  Members of the Order of Milesians meet in order to elect a district representative for the rural council. Chaos ensues as various perspectives on nationality and fraternity clash violently.

  A satire on the Ancient Order of Hibernians.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  One Act

• Cast Size Male

  9

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  04 January 1916

• Producer

  Produced by Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach

• Original Venue

  Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
  

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the original production programme and Ireland's Abbey Theatre: A History 1899-1951 by Lennox Robinson, with additional information from press cuttings of the time.