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The Mineral Workers

A Play in Three Acts

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    William Boyle 

  • Synopsis

    A play about the struggle between rural values and industrial development.

  • Play Type

    Plays General

    Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

    • Cast size

  • Male

    8

  • Female

    3

  • Total

    11

Original Production

Original Cast  
Patrick Udolphus Wright
Mary Alice O'Sullivan
Dan Fogarty W.G. Fay
Ned Mulroy Arthur Power
Dick J F Barlow
Mrs Walton Sara Allgood
Uncle Bartle J A O'Rourke
Sir Thomas Musgrove Arthur Sinclair
Kitty Máire O'Neill (1)
Stephen J O'Reilly Frank Fay
Mr Casey Harry Young

Published Scripts

  • Title

    The Mineral Workers: A Play in Four Acts/ by William Boyle

  • Year

    1910

  • Published By

    M H Gill and Son Ltd

  • Address

    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