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The Wife to a Famous Man

Playwright

Liam Ó Briain
Adapted / Translated From

Gregorio Martinez Sierra
Author Notes
A new translation of 'La Mujer del Héroe' (1914)
Setting

The action of the play is in Madrid.
Synopsis

A story about the relationship between a military hero and his wife, which comes under growing strain when he achieves fame.
Play Type

Adaptation/Translation

Number Of Acts

Full-Length

Original Cast
Senor Ramon	Hilton Edwards
Pablo	Gerard Quin
Joaquín	Johann Manning
A Postman	J.C. Warren
A Reporter from the "Heraldo de Madrid"	Hubert Duncombe
Nati	Winifred Matthews
Third Neighbour	Nellie O'Sullivan
Second Neighbour	Kathleen Dillon
First Neighbour	Ida Moore
Lola	Kathleen Mallin
Carmen	Myrtle Mulligan
Senor Julian	Joseph Miller
Juan	R.G. Hennessy
Julieta	Meriel Moore
An Apprentice	Betty Chancellor
Senora Andrea	Dorothy Casey
Mariana	Coralie Carmichael
José-María López	Micheál Mac Liammóir
Pepito	P.J. Fardy