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The White Cockade

A Comedy in Three Acts

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Lady Gregory 

  • Setting

    Ireland, 1692 and aftermath

  • Synopsis

    The play centres on King James II's flight after his defeat at the Battle of the Boyne.

  • Play Type

    Plays General

    Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

    • Cast size

  • Male

    10

  • Female

    2

  • Total

    12

Original Production

Original Cast
2nd Williamite Udolphus Wright
French Sailor Edward Keegan
French Sailor Walter S. Magee
Carter J.H. Dunne
Owen Kelleher P. MacShiubhlaigh
A Poor Lady Maire Nic Shiubhlaigh
Matt Kellehar W.G. Fay
Patrick Sarsfield W.G. Fay
Mary Kelleher Sara Allgood
King James II Arthur Sinclair
1st Williamite Ambrose Power
Williamite Captain M Butler

Published Scripts

  • Title

    The White Cockade/by Lady Gregory

  • Year

    1905

  • Published By

    Maunsel

  • Address

    Dublin
    Republic of Ireland

Rights Information

  • Copyright Expired

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.

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