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The Glittering Gate

A Play in One Act

OVERVIEW

Playwright

Lord Dunsany
Setting

A Lonely Place, The Present (1909)
Synopsis

Jim is a former burglar, recently hanged. Bill is a former burglar, recently shot. They meet at the Gate of Heaven...
Play Type

Plays General

Number Of Acts

One Act

Cast size

Male

2
Total

2

Original Production

Date of First Production

29 April 1909
Producer

Produced by Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
Original Venue

Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach

Original Cast
Jim	Fred O'Donovan (1)
Bill	Norreys Connell

Published Scripts

Title

The Glittering Gate
Year

2009
Published By

Cornell University Press
Address

Box 6525, 750 Cascadilla Street
Ithaca, NY 14851-6525
USA
Email

cupressinfo@cornell.edu
Website

www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/
ISBN

111253475X
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Rights Information

Territory

All Territories
Rights Type

All Rights
Contact

Curtis Brown Group
Address

Haymarket House, 28-29 Haymarket Street
London
SW1Y 4SP
England
Phone

+44 (0) 20 7393 4400
Email

info@curtisbrown.co.uk
Website

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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.