OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  J. Connolly 

• Setting

  Rural County Antrim

• Synopsis

  Three geologists visit Matta Lynn's land in their search for treasure, and Matta uses this as an excuse to sell his land at an inflated price to his old enemy Lindell. What could possibly go wrong?

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  8

• Female

  2

• Total

  10

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  02 October 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.