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The Drone

A Comedy in Three Acts

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Rutherford Mayne 

  • Setting

    The kitchen of John Murray in County Down, during the present day [1908].

  • Notes

    The Drone was premiered as a two-act play. It was subsequently produced in an expanded three-act version in 1909. The printed version of the play which is available is the three-act version.

  • Synopsis

    Widower John Murray, a farmer, lives with daughter Mary and his brother Daniel, who has spent years ostensibly inventing a mechanical apparatus to make them rich. Now, however, John is proposing to re-marry with Sarah, a wealthy, sharp and thrifty local spinster. The idea proves quite unpopular with John's household, and as Mary and Daniel determinedly set about preventing the impending marriage, it ultimately falls to Daniel, the 'drone', to save the day.

  • Play Type

    Plays General

    Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

    • Cast size

  • Male

    6

  • Female

    3

  • Total

    9

Original Production

Original Cast  
Sam Brown Rutherford Mayne
Alick McCready Ross Canmer
John Murray G.A. Charters
Mary Murray Seveen Canmer
Andrew McMinn John Field
Daniel Murray Arthur Malcolm
Kate Maire Crothers
Donal Mackenzie Robert Henry
Sarah McMinn Bridget O'Gorman

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

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