OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  George Fitzmaurice 

• Synopsis

  A black farce in which Jamoney Shanahan, 38 years of age, is suspected of being a changeling. He sits in his loft, playing stange music and staring into the magic glasses given to him by a 'brown woman' from the woods. Mr Quille, a faithhealer, is summounded to help him, but fails. Jaymoney returns to his loft. The loft eventually collapses and he is killed.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  One Act

Cast size

• Male

  3

• Female

  3

• Total

  6

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  24 April 1913

• 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.