OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  W.F. Casey 

• Setting

  The action takes place in the Dining Room of James O'Connor's House in a Dublin Suburb.

• Synopsis

  A light satire dealing with an ordinary middle class family, trying to be as 'respectable' as modest means permit.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  4

• Female

  2

• Total

  6

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  01 October 1908

• Producer

  Produced by Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach

• Original Venue

  Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
  

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.