OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  B G MacCarthy 

• Setting

  The action takes place in the Fogarty's kitchen, and occurs within the first three weeks of July.

• Synopsis

  With land as her greatest concern, a mother schemes so that her son will make a beneficial marriage.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

• Cast Size Male

  6

• Cast Size Female

  4

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  06 July 1942

• Producer

  Produced by Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach

• Original Venue

  
  

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.