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The Eloquent Dempsy

A Comedy in Three Acts

OVERVIEW

Playwright

William Boyle
Setting

Dempsey's Drawingroom above his shop.
Synopsis

A comedy about a small-town publican with political ambitions as he attempts to maneouvre his way between the Home Rulers and the Unionists.
Play Type

Plays General

Number Of Acts

Full-Length

Cast size

Male

5
Female

2
Total

7

Original Production

Date of First Production

20 January 1906
Producer

Produced by Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
Original Venue

Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach

Original Cast
Brian O'Neill	Udolphus Wright
Dr. Bunbury	Frank Fay
Captain McNamara	Arthur Sinclair
Mrs Catherine Dempsey	Sara Allgood
Jeremiah Dempsy	W.G. Fay
Mary Kate	Brigid O'Dempsey
Mike Flanagan	J.H. Dunne

Published Scripts

Title

The eloquent Dempsy : a comedy in three acts / by William Boyle
Year

-19
Published By

M H Gill and Son Ltd
Address

Republic of Ireland

Rights Information

Copyright Expired

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.

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