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The Real McCoy

OVERVIEW

Playwright

MJJ MacKeown
Setting

The scene takes place in the sittingroom of McCoy's house in Kilnahinch, Co. Fermanagh, Ireland.
Synopsis

Comedy in which a mysterious lady appears in a farmhouse kitchen in Ulster seeking a husband.
Play Type

Plays General

Number Of Acts

Full-Length

Cast size

Male

4
Female

3
Total

7

Original Production

Date of First Production

25 June 1928
Production Notes
Produced by the Irish Players.
Original Venue

3Olympia Theatre

Original Cast
Maggie Robinson	Rose Murray
Sergt. Brown, R.U.C.	Harry Hutchinson
Amen, the princess	Peg O'Conor
Rose Ann McCoy	Máire O'Neill (1)
Billy McCandless	Tony Quinn (1)
Robbie John McCoy	Arthur Sinclair
Major Aubrey Bartner	Christopher Steele

Published Scripts

Title

The Rale McCoy
Year

1930
Published By

P.J. Bourke
Address

64 Dame Street
Dublin 2
Republic of Ireland

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Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from press cuttings and the published script.

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