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The White Cockade

A Comedy in Three Acts

OVERVIEW

Playwright

Lady Gregory
Setting

Ireland, 1692 and aftermath
Synopsis

The play centres on King James II's flight after his defeat at the Battle of the Boyne.
Play Type

Plays General

Number Of Acts

Full-Length

Cast size

Male

10
Female

2
Total

12

Original Production

Date of First Production

09 December 1905
Producer

Produced by Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
Original Venue

Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach

Original Cast
2nd Williamite	Udolphus Wright
French Sailor	Edward Keegan
French Sailor	Walter S. Magee
Carter	J.H. Dunne
Owen Kelleher	P. MacShiubhlaigh
A Poor Lady	Maire Nic Shiubhlaigh
Matt Kellehar	W.G. Fay
Patrick Sarsfield	W.G. Fay
Mary Kelleher	Sara Allgood
King James II	Arthur Sinclair
1st Williamite	Ambrose Power
Williamite Captain	M Butler

Published Scripts

Title

The White Cockade/by Lady Gregory
Year

1905
Published By

Maunsel
Address

Dublin
Republic of Ireland

Rights Information

Copyright Expired

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.