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The Mineral Workers

A Play in Three Acts

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    William Boyle 

  • Synopsis

    A play about the struggle between rural values and industrial development.

  • Play Type

    Plays General

    Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

  • Cast Size Male

    8

  • Cast Size Female

    3

ORIGINAL PRODUCTION

Original Cast  
Patrick Udolphus Wright
Stephen J O'Reilly Frank Fay
Kitty Máire O'Neill (1)
Sir Thomas Musgrove Arthur Sinclair
Uncle Bartle J A O'Rourke
Mrs Walton Sara Allgood
Dick J F Barlow
Ned Mulroy Arthur Power
Dan Fogarty W.G. Fay
Mary Alice O'Sullivan
Mr Casey Harry Young

PUBLISHED SCRIPTS

  • Title

    The Mineral Workers: A Play in Four Acts/ by William Boyle

  • Year

    1910

  • 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