OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  George Shiels 

• Author Notes

  George Shiels wrote this play under the pseudonym Geo. S.Morshiel

• Notes

  The cast and character lists for this entry are drawn from reviews of the premiere production. As such, cast size details should be taken as approximate.

• Synopsis

  A comedy in which Mulvenna, an Ulster student recently turned fugitive, goes to Bull Moose City, Idaho. There he encounters Brice Walker, who like Mulvenna is originally from "the Moss" in Ulster. He, a Protestant who has spent years living in Idaho, takes this son of his former Catholic neighbour under his wing. The two team up with various other compatriots to win through a tough situation.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  7

• Female

  2

• Total

  9

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  25 November 1918

• Producer

  Produced by Ulster (Literary)Theatre

• Original Venue

  Grand Opera House
  

Source Of Information

Information for this entry has come from reviews of the premiere production, and from Margaret McHenry's 'The Ulster Theatre in Ireland'.