| Roly Poly |
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| | | Sub Title |
| | A Comedy in twelve scenes adapted from Guy de Maupassant's story "Boule de Suif". |
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| | | AUTHOR |
| | Lennox Robinson |
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| | | Notes |
| | Protests were made about the production to the Department of External Affairs by both the German and Fench legations. The Gate Theatre was told by the Department of Justice that it had violated the Emergency legislation. Roly Poly was withdrawn after three nights. |
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| | | Setting |
| | A hotel yard in Rouen.
Inside a bus. |
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| | | Synopsis |
| | During the Franco-Prussian war, a French prostitute is travelling on a bus, which comes to a Prussian checkpoint. An officer there won't let the bus proceed until she sleeps with him, which she refuses to do, but eventually relents under pressure from the other passengers, who then treat her with disgust after the deed is done. |
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| | | PLAY TYPE |
| | Plays General |
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| | | Number of Acts |
| | Full-Length |
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| | | Cast Size Male |
| | 13 |
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| | | Cast Size Female |
| | 6 |
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| | | Date of First Production |
| | 1 November 1940 |
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| | | Production |
| | Presented by Edwards-Mac Liammoir Gate Theatre Productions |
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| | | ORIGINAL VENUE |
| | Gate Theatre/Amharclann an Gheata |
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 | | | The information for this entry was taken from the original production programme and from press cuttings. | |
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