OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  K. F. Purdon 

• Adapted / Translated From

  K. F. Purdon

• Author Notes

  Adapted from the 1914 story of the same name.

• Synopsis

  A Christmas play set among the Irish peasantry.

• Play Type

  Adaptation/Translation
  

  Number Of Acts

  One Act

Cast size

• Male

  2

• Female

  2

• Total

  4

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  27 December 1920

• 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.