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The Philosopher

A comedy in one act by Martin J McHugh

OVERVIEW

Playwright

Martin J McHugh
Synopsis

A country auction breaks down into chaos.
Play Type

Plays General

Number Of Acts

One Act

Cast size

Male

8
Total

8

Original Production

Date of First Production

05 April 1915
Producer

Produced by Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
Original Venue

Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
Irish Premiere Notes

Presented in a double-bill with the first performance of 'The Bargain', a play in three acts by William Crone.

Original Cast
Mr Honan	Udolphus Wright
Sergeant Duffy, RIC	Philip Guiry
Mr Sullivan	Fred O'Donovan (1)
Dan McInerney	Arthur Sinclair
Joe Minogue	H E Hutchinson
Tom Burke	Sydney J Morgan
John Magrath	J M Kerrigan
Michael Donnellan	J A O'Rourke

Production Team
Produced by	Andrew Patrick Wilson

Published Scripts

Title

The Philosopher, a comedy in one act, Martin J.McHugh
Year

1918
Published By

Duffy
Address

England

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