OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  James Douglas (2) 

• Notes

  Materials in the Linen Hall Library would appear to suggest that the original script for this play has been lost.

• Synopsis

  A four-act comedy about an elderly Ulster farmer whose decision to marry a wealthy widow infuriates his family, leading his unmarried niece to try to prevent the match.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  4

• Female

  4

• Total

  8

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  20 January 1936

• Production Notes

  Presented by Richard Hayward

• Producer

  Produced by Belfast Repertory Theatre Company

• Original Venue

  Empire Theatre (1894-1961)
  

Source Of Information

Information for this entry has come from the premiere production programme, and from press cuttings held at the Theatre and Performing Arts Archive of the Linen Hall Library, Belfast. The script does not seem to have survived.