OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  William Boyle 

• Setting

  Dempsey's Drawingroom above his shop.

• Synopsis

  A comedy about a small-town publican with political ambitions as he attempts to maneouvre his way between the Home Rulers and the Unionists.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  5

• Female

  2

• Total

  7

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  20 January 1906

• 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.