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Playwright

Brendan Smith
Synopsis

A farce in which an unknown sculptor from Kerry is hailed as a genius, sposored by Ireland's richest business man, and transplanted into a suburban Dublin household.
Play Type

Plays General

Number Of Acts

Full-Length

Cast size

Male

8
Female

7
Total

15

Original Production

Date of First Production

20 November 1944
Producer

Produced by Brendan Smith Productions
Original Venue

3Olympia Theatre

Original Cast
Unspecified Character(s)	Beryl Fagan
Unspecified Character(s)	Fergus Sheridan
Unspecified Character(s)	Dorothy McLean
Unspecified Character(s)	Dorothy Hutchinson
Unspecified Character(s)	Kay Miley
Unspecified Character(s)	Brendan Smith
Unspecified Character(s)	W. O'Gorman
Unspecified Character(s)	Pamela Duncan
Unspecified Character(s)	Jack MacGowran
Unspecified Character(s)	Maureen Delaney
Unspecified Character(s)	Jack Cruise
Unspecified Character(s)	Seamus Healy
Unspecified Character(s)	Eithne Dunne
Unspecified Character(s)	Cecil Barror
Unspecified Character(s)	Brian Cahill

Production Team
Producer	Brendan Smith
Stage Director	Patrick Browne
Stage Management	Christoir McDermott
Stage Management	Helen Dunne

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Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the original production programme and press cuttings of the time.

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