OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  F Jay 

• Setting

  Dublin Castle, 1798.

• Synopsis

  Secretary Cooke has enlisted several informers in the hope of capturing the leader of United Irishmen. His niece Kate,however, develops an interest in Eustace Hyme, one of suspected rebels. Hyme is falsely accused of murder by one of Cooke's informers, and is forced to admit to the crime. Kate overhears the confession and believes him guilty. When she hears that Hime has been shot, she dies of a broken heart. Her death forces her uncle to question the value of his work.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  6

• Female

  1

• Total

  7

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  13 October 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.