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The Enchanted Trousers

A play in one Act by Gideon Ousley

OVERVIEW

Playwright

Oliver St John Gogarty
Author Notes
Produced under the nom de plume 'Gideon Ousley'
Setting

Interior of a country school, anyday in Ireland.
Synopsis

A satire of officialdom and the working of the public appointments process in rural Ireland prior to independence.
Play Type

Plays General

Number Of Acts

One Act

Cast size

Male

8
Female

1
Total

9

Original Production

Date of First Production

25 November 1919
Producer

Produced by Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
Original Venue

Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
Irish Premiere Notes

Performed in a programme with Birthright, a two act play by TC Murray

Original Cast
Official 1	Michael J. Dolan
Arthur	Eric Gorman
Mrs Heavy	Christine Hayden
Pile	Philip Guiry
Andrew Heavy	Arthur Shields
Humphrey Heavy	Peter Nolan
Official 1 (squared)	Brian Herbert
Official 1 (square root of 1)	Hugh Nagle
Official 1 (cubed)	J J Lynch

Production Team
Produced by	Lennox Robinson
Stage Manager	Arthur Shields

Published Scripts

Title

The Poems and Plays of Oliver St John Gogarty
Year

2001
Published By

Colin Smythe Ltd.
Address

P.O. Box 6
Gerrards Cross
Buckinghamshire SL9 8XA
England
Phone

+ 44 1753 886000
Email

sales@colinsmythe.co.uk
Website

www.colinsmythe.co.uk
ISBN

0-86140-404-1
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Rights Information

Territory

All Territories
Rights Type

All Rights
Contact

Colin Smythe Ltd.
Address

P. O. Box 6, Gerrards Cross
Buckinghamshire
SL9 8XA
England
Phone

+44 (0) 1753 886000
Email

cs@colinsmythe.co.uk

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