OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  George Sidney Paternoster 

• Setting

  The rectory at Laracor, the Van Homrigh's residence in London and St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin.

• Synopsis

  A young Jonathan Swift departs Dublin for London, having vowed his undying love to Stella. A certain Vanessa then appears on the scene and becomes Swift's lover. As Stella waits faithfully for her man to return to Dublin, a showdown between the two women becomes inevitable.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  10

• Female

  9

• Total

  19

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  23 January 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.