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A Minute's Wait

A comedy in One Act

OVERVIEW

Playwright

Martin J McHugh
Synopsis

A play about matchmaking.
Play Type

Plays General

Number Of Acts

One Act

Cast size

Male

6
Female

3
Total

9
Cast Notes

In addition to the the listed cast, there is reference to 'The Crowd'

Original Production

Date of First Production

27 August 1914
Producer

Produced by Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
Original Venue

Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach

Original Cast
Christy Domigan	Philip Guiry
Mary Anne McMahon	Eithne Magee
Andy Rourke	Fred O'Donovan (1)
Barry Domigan	Arthur Sinclair
Jim O'Brien	Sydney J Morgan
Tom Kinsella	J M Kerrigan
Pat Morrissey	J A O'Rourke
Mrs Kinsella	Ann Coppinger
Mrs Falsey	Nora Desmond

Production Team
Produced by	Andrew Patrick Wilson

Published Scripts

Title

A minute's wait, comedy in one act by Martin J. McHugh
Year

1918
Published By

James Duffy and Co
Address

Dublin
Republic of Ireland

Rights Information

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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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