OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Brinsley MacNamara 

• Setting

  The present, or recently, in the drawing-room of John Kelleghan's house at Coolraney; the Lounge of the Darlington Arms at Clonlonan; a room off a small shop in Clonlonan.

• Synopsis

  A man who inherits three different properties attempts some sleight of hand in order to confuse those who seek to relieve him of his new-found wealth.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  6

• Female

  4

• Total

  10

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  24 November 1941

• Producer

  Produced by Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach

• Original Venue

  Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
  

• Irish Premiere Notes

  Programme included a poem entitled The Western World by Roibeárd Ó Faracháin.

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.