Henry Joy McCracken
Sub Title
A play in three acts.
AUTHOR
Jack Loudan
Setting
Belfast, during July 1798.
Synopsis
An account of Henry Joy McCracken's part in the United Irishmen rising of 1798, and his trial and execution for those actions.
PLAY TYPE
Plays General
Number of Acts
Full-Length
Cast Size Male
12
Cast Size Female
2
Date of First Production
31 March 1945
Production
Produced by Ulster Group Theatre
ORIGINAL VENUE
Group Theatre
Original Cast
Captain HilaryAlfred Arnold
Belle MartinElizabeth Begley
Henry Joy McCrackenR. Forsythe Boyd
Mary McCrackenMargaret D'Arcy
Captain McCrackenRobert Dempster
Major FoxHarold Goldblatt
DragoonRobert Knowles
Robert MinisJohn McDade
McCarnonNeil McIlhone
James BeckJack O'Malley
Lieutenant LumleyArthur Ross
Colonel MontgomeryLawford Siddall
PollockJohn F. Tyrone
Rev. Wm. Steel Dickson, D.D.Seumas Ussher
Production Team
DirectorHarold Goldblatt
Settings byHenry Robinson
General ManagerJoseph Tomelty
Stage ManagerDan Fitzpatrick
Chief ElectricianDan O'Connell (1)
Records and ReproductionW. Erskine Mayne
Scripts & Rights Information
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Source of Information
Information for this entry was taken from the original production programme, the published playscript, from press cuttings, and from the Theatre and Performing Arts Archive of the Linen Hall Library, Belfast.
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