OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Gerald Macnamara 

• Setting

  A cottage in Connemara.

• Synopsis

  A farce in which well-to-do northerners Fred Magill, his wife Gladys and sister-in-law Cissy Dodd rent Michael Quinn's cottage in the West of Ireland. Seeking to rehearse their new folk play in authentic surroundings, they disguise themselves in peasant costume and attempt to pass as locals. In the process, they encounter Clarence St. John, a Dublin playwright who unknown to them is also under disguise, wanting to add local colour to his work. The two parties valiantly keep up their respective pretences until St. John and Cissy fall in love, and their respective schemes are revealed to the satisfaction of all.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  One Act

• Cast Size Male

  3

• Cast Size Female

  3

ORIGINAL PRODUCTION

• Date of First Production

  26 November 1909

• Producer

  Produced by Ulster (Literary)Theatre

• Original Venue

  Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
  

SOURCE OF INFORMATION

Information for this entry came from Kathleen Danaher Parks, 'Gerald Macnamara, Ulster Playwright'; from Sam Hanna Bell's 'The Theatre in Ulster'; from the published play script, and from reviews of the premiere production.