OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Piaras Béaslaí 

• Adapted / Translated From

  Jules Moinaux

• Author Notes

  Aistriúchán agus athchóiriú ar an dráma Francach 'Les Deux Sourds'.

• Setting

  Ceantar tuaithe in Éirinn.

• Notes

  Fuarthas liosta na n-aisteoirí ón leabhar 'An Sgaothaire & Cúig Drámaí Eile'.

• Synopsis

  A comedy about a deaf man, Stiabha a' Dúna who is looking for another deaf man to marry his daughter. He is driving his daughter and his servant Gobnait demented with his plans. Lo and behold, a young man is caught poaching on the land and he pretends he is deaf when caught. There is many a twist and turn in the plot until all is happily resolved in the end.

• Play Type

  Adaptation/Translation
  

  Number Of Acts

  One Act

Cast size

• Male

  4

• Female

  2

• Total

  6

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  12 April 1913

• Production Notes

  Bhí an dráma seo, mar aon le dráma eile, ar an gcéad léiriú de chuid na buíne.

• Producer

  Produced by Na hAisteoirí

• Original Venue

  Halla an Chonartha, Cearnóg Rutland BÁC
  

• Irish Premiere Notes

  Bhí dráma eile, 'Beart Nótaí' le Máire Ní Shíte agus le hÉilis Ní Mhurchadha ar siúl roimh an léiriú seo.

Source Of Information

Fuarthas an t-eolas seo ó 'Stair Dhrámaíocht na Gaeilge 1900-1970' agus ó 'An Béaslaíoch' le P Ó Siadhail