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The Revolutionist

A Play in Five Acts, by Terence J. MacSwiney

OVERVIEW

Playwright

Terence J. MacSwiney
Setting

The action takes place in Dublin. Time - 1914
Play Type

Plays General

Number Of Acts

Full-Length

Cast size

Male

18
Female

3
Total

21

Original Production

Date of First Production

24 February 1921
Producer

Produced by Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
Original Venue

Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach

Original Cast
Lawlor	Udolphus Wright
Doyle	Maurice Esmonde
Servants, Followers, Etc.	J F Barlow
Maher	Gabriel J. Fallon
Nora Mangan	Gertrude Murphy
Mackay	Patrick Kirwan
Kiely	V. Young
Dr. Foley	Alan Duncan
Servants, Followers, Etc.	M. Gogarty
Rohan	Hubert Maguire
Bennett	J J Lynch
Servants, Followers, Etc.	P J McDonnell
Father O'Connor	Michael J. Dolan
Father O'Hanlon	Eric Gorman
Mrs. Sullivan	Maureen Delaney
Hugh O'Neill	F J McCormick
Fan O'Byrne	Christine Hayden
John Mangan	Barry Fitzgerald
Con Sheehan	Peter Nolan
Keane	Tony Quinn (1)
Servants, Followers, Etc.	J. McCarthy

Production Team
Musical Director	Dr. J.F. Larchet

Published Scripts

Title

Four Rebel Plays/ Edited and Introduced by James Moran
Year

2007
Published By

Publisher not found
Address

England
ISBN

9780716528531
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Rights Information

Copyright Expired

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the original production programme.

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