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William John Mawhinney

Being the Story of his Bi-centenary <br> A Comedy in six scenes

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    St. John Greer Ervine 

  • Play Type

    Plays General

    Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

    • Cast size

  • Male

    15

  • Female

    3

  • Total

    18

  • Cast Notes

    In addition to the listed cast there are Gunmen, Policemen, Pressmen, etc

Original Production

Original Cast
William Semple Cyril Cusack
Joe Stitt Michael Kinsella
Councillor Andrew Kernaghan William O'Gorman
Red Dan John McDarby
A Press Photographer Joseph Linnane
Radio Announcer Cecil Ford
Councillor Henry Harpur Austin Meldon
George Larmour Denis O'Dea
John McMichael F J McCormick
A Sergeant of the RUC Fred Johnson
Councillor Joseph McGlade Seamus Healy
Mrs Cairnduff Eileen Crowe
Sarah McMichael May Craig
William Gracey, MD Michael J. Dolan
Arthur McKinstry Finbar Howard
Mrs Logan Ria Mooney
A Telegraph Boy Edward Stewart
Production Team
Director Lennox Robinson
Settings by Anne Yeats
Produced by Lennox Robinson

Unpublished Scripts

  • Contact

    National Library of Ireland (Manuscripts Department)

  • Address

    Kildare Street
    Dublin 2
    Republic of Ireland

  • Phone

    +353 1 6030200

  • Email

    info@nli.ie

  • Website

    www.nli.ie

Rights Information

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the original production programme and Ireland's Abbey Theatre: A History 1899-1951 by Lennox Robinson, with additional information from press cuttings of the time and the Abbey Theatre archive.