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Strange Guest

A play in three acts by Francis Stuart

Forbhreathnú

  • Drámadóir

    Francis Stuart 

  • Suíomh

    The action of the play takes place in the morning-room of the Charters family in the Garden City of Shallon Park.

  • Achoimre

    A nun, whose order has been disbanded, is temporarlily staying in a household where racing is the main interest. She subtly brings change for the good before moving on with the means to establish a new base in Belgium.

  • Cinéal Dráma

    Drámaí Ginearálta

    Líon na Míreanna

    Dráma Fada

    • Cast size

  • Male

    4

  • Female

    4

  • Total

    8

Céad Léiriú

Foireann An Chéad Léirithe
Mairead Deruiloba Ria Mooney
Illyria Charters Eileen Crowe
Betty Charters Eithne Dunne
Dr Leonard Bond Gerard Healy
Sir John Muller F J McCormick
Max Charters Austin Meldon
Mary Kitty Thuillier
Osmond Grink Joseph Linnane
Foireann Léirithe
Anne Yeats
Léirithe ag Frank Dermody
Bainisteoir Stáitse Udolphus Wright
Siúinéir J F Barlow

Scripteanna Neamhfhoilsithe

  • Contact

    National Library of Ireland (Manuscripts Department)

  • Seoladh

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Foinse Eolais

The information for this entry was taken from the original production programme and Ireland's Abbey Theatre: A History 1899-1951 by Lennox Robinson, with additional information from press cuttings of the time and the Abbey Theatre archive.