A Title for Buxey
AUTHOR
Cecil Cree
Setting
McDowell's kitchen.
Synopsis
A play portraying two days in the life of wise boxing manager Buxey McDowell, during which a rival manager tries to tempt one of his best fighters away.
PLAY TYPE
Plays General
Number of Acts
Full-Length
Cast Size Male
7
Cast Size Female
3
Date of First Production
24 December 1949
Production
Produced by Ulster Group Theatre
ORIGINAL VENUE
Group Theatre
Original Cast
Minnie McDowellElizabeth Begley
Vera CouserMargaret D'Arcy
Mr. GowdyHarold Goldblatt
Clutie CadooR.H. MacCandless
Lily ThompsonPeggy Neilly
Larry MatierMaurice O'Callaghan
Jimmy BeasantJack O'Malley
Natty CouserJoseph Tomelty
Sammy (Buxey) McDowellJohn F. Tyrone
Percy ToddJames Young
Production Team
Settings byDan Fitzpatrick
General ManagerJoseph Tomelty
Produced byJ.R. Mageean
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, press cuttings, and the Theatre and Performing Arts Archive of the Linen Hall Library, Belfast.
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