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Peter

A Comedy in a Prologue, Three Acts and an Epilogue, by Rutherford Mayne

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Rutherford Mayne 

  • Setting

    The sitting-room of Peter Grahame's lodgings in Dublin.

  • Synopsis

    Peter Grahame is an engineering student on the eve of his final exam. He has gone out and got drunk with two friends and dreams that night that he has failed his degree and is ejected from his lodgings. He gets a job with one of his pals in the Hotel Excelsior in Portahoy as an entertainer. He must sing, dance, play music, tennis, golf and lead walks all in the hope of regaling guests, so they'll wish to return. All turns out well for Peter in the dream, he has fun and wins the girl from the clutches of a privileged rival, but as for his fortunes in life, that remains to be seen.

  • Play Type

    Plays General

    Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

  • Cast size

  • Male

    10

  • Female

    3

  • Total

    13

  • Cast Notes

    In addition to the cast above, there are an unspecified number of 'Guests'.

Original Production

Original Cast  
Mr. John McCleery Eric Gorman
The Blue Room Girls Sara Patrick
The Blue Room Girls Doreen Cuthbert
Colonel Blake Michael Scott (1)
Young Lady Frollie Mulhern
Young Man Joseph Linnane
Mrs. Anne McCleery Maureen Delany
Mr. S. Nelson Scott P.J. Carolan
The Blue Room Girls Cepta Cullen
Mrs. Blake Meriel Moore
Peter Grahame Arthur Shields
Tom Barry Fitzgerald
Charley Prendergast Denis O'Dea
Sam Partridge F J McCormick
Rosie Gertrude Quinn
Billy Stephens Fred Johnson
Buttons Paul Farrell
Joan Blake Eileen Crowe
The Blue Room Girls Chris Sheehan (1)
Production Team  
Musical Director Dr. J.F. Larchet
Produced by Lennox Robinson

Published Scripts

  • Title

    Selected Plays: Rutherford Mayne (Irish Drama Selections 13)

  • Year

    2000

  • Published By

    Colin Smythe Ltd.

  • Address

    P.O. Box 6
    Gerrards Cross
    Buckinghamshire SL9 8XA
    England

  • Phone

    + 44 1753 886000

  • Email

    sales@colinsmythe.co.uk

  • Website

    www.colinsmythe.co.uk

  • ISBN

    0-86140-293-6

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

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the original production programme and from press cuttings.