OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Charles K. Ayre 

• Notes

  The cast and character lists for this entry are drawn from reviews of the premiere productions. As such, cast size details should be taken as approximate.

• Synopsis

  A farce in which Peter Rooney, the skipper of a fishing boat, sinks a German submarine and very much enjoys his new hero status in the local village. Bragging about his deed, he hides the fact that he actually rammed the submarine only accidentally, and had feared he had destroyed a British craft. Willie Burns, his daughter's lover, discovers the truth, and threatens to expose Rooney unless he consents to Burns marrying his daughter...

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

• Cast Size Male

  5

• Cast Size Female

  1

ORIGINAL PRODUCTION

• Date of First Production

  06 December 1917

• Producer

  Produced by Ulster (Literary)Theatre

• Original Venue

  Grand Opera House
  

SOURCE OF INFORMATION

Information for this entry has come from reviews of the premiere production, and from Margaret McHenry's 'The Ulster Theatre in Ireland'.