OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Andrew Patrick Wilson 

• Setting

  Village in Co. Antrim

• Synopsis

  The town cobbler wishes for his grandson to join the clergy. The grandson however, has other ideas.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  5

• Female

  1

• Total

  6

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  13 April 1914

• 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