OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  R.J. Ray 

• Setting

  1st Act: Interior of a pub.

  2nd Act: Dillon's house.

  3rd Act: A prison cell.

• Synopsis

  The play centres on Michael Dillon, whose false testimony at a murder trial led to an innocent man being sent to jail. By the end of the play, however, it is Dillon himself who is revealed to be the murderer.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  8

• Female

  2

• Total

  10

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  16 September 1909

• 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 Ireland's Abbey Theatre: A History 1899-1951 by Lennox Robinson.