OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  William Paul 

• Notes

  The cast and character lists for this entry are drawn from reviews of the premiere productions. As such, they should be taken as approximate.

• Synopsis

  Mat Tumulty, a shoemaker in the Ulster country town of Tullybeg, finds his dog and goat shot dead. Politician Mr. Taggart, whose grandfather fought at Dolly's Brae and "would sooner have a crisis than his dinner", deems the deed to be black party work. With intrepid determination, he sets out to solve the animal murder mystery, and mayhem and comedy results.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  One Act

Cast size

• Male

  5

• Female

  4

• Total

  9

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  13 December 1916

• Producer

  Produced by Ulster (Literary)Theatre

• Original Venue

  Grand Opera House
  

Source Of Information

Information for this entry has come from reviews of the premiere production, and from Margaret McHenry's 'The Ulster Theatre in Ireland'.