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Michaelmas Eve

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    T.C. Murray 

  • Setting

    The entire action takes place in the living-room of the farm-house at Droumduv.

  • Synopsis

    Mary Keating was jilted years before by Terry Donegan. He has buried his wife and returned from America. He must face her wrath nutured over years. Meanwhile Hugh Kearns, Mary's farm-man is engaged in a passionate romance with Moll Garvey, but Hugh's mother twists his mind to material things and he marries his employer, Mary, to gain ownership of the land he tills. Moll is broken-hearted and determined on revenge.

  • Play Type

    Plays General

    Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

    • Cast size

  • Male

    3

  • Female

    3

  • Total

    6

Original Production

Original Cast  
Terry Donegan Michael J. Dolan
Mary Keating May Craig
Moll Garvey Eileen Crowe
Mrs. Kearns Maureen Delaney
Hugh Kearns Arthur Shields
Dan Garvey P.J. Carolan
Production Team  
Produced by Lennox Robinson

Published Scripts

  • Title

    Michaelmas eve, a play in three acts, by T. C. Murray

  • Year

    1932

  • Published By

    Allen & Unwin

  • Address

    London
    England

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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