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The Enthusiast

A Comedy in Two Scenes

Forbhreathnú

  • Drámadóir

    Lewis Purcell 

  • Suíomh

    A farm kitchen in the southern part of County Antrim.

  • Nótaí

    It was a policy during the early years of the Ulster Literary Theatre not to name actors in programmes.

  • Achoimre

    James McKinstry, a student, is home on holidays at his father's farm in County Antrim, and keen to introduce co-operative farming to the locale. Calling a mass meeting of local villagers to do so, he finds his attempt merely ends in sectarian fighting and by the play's end James is entirely disheartened.

  • Cinéal Dráma

    Drámaí Ginearálta

    Líon na Míreanna

    Aon-ghníomh

  • Cast size

  • Male

    4

  • Female

    1

  • Total

    5

Céad Léiriú

Foireann An Chéad Léirithe  
James A. Anonymous
Sam A. Anonymous
Minnie A. Anonymous
William John McKinstry A. Anonymous
Rab A. Anonymous
Aunt Marget A. Anonymous

Scripteanna Foilsithe

  • Teideal

    The Enthusiast, Uladh (vol.1, no. 5, May/Bealtaine)

  • Bliain

    1905

  • Foilsithe ag

    Ulster Literary Theatre

  • Seoladh

    Belfast
    Antrim
    Northern Ireland

  • Teideal

    Its Own Way of Things: The Enthusiast by Lewis Purcell and Thompson in Tir-na-nOg by Gerald MacNamara

  • Bliain

    2004

  • Foilsithe ag

    Lagan Press

  • Seoladh

    7 Lower Crescent
    Belfast BT7 1NR
    Co. Antrim
    Northern Ireland

  • ISBN

    1904652190

Eolas Faoi Chearta

  • Gan Aimsiú

Foinse Eolais

Information for this entry was taken from Sam Hanna Bell's 'The Theatre in Ulster'; Uladh, the Ulster Literary Theatre's magazine; the published script; and from contemporary reviews.