OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Arthur Power 

• Setting

  The West of Ireland

• Synopsis

  A rural melodrama in which a greedy father marries off his daughter to a man she doesn't love. When the unfortunate girl attempts to escape with her sweetheart, the couple are betrayed and tragedy ensues.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  6

• Female

  7

• Total

  13

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  05 February 1934

• 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.