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The O'Cuddy

A play in three acts by Anthony Wharton

Forbhreathnú

Drámadóir

Andrew Wharton
Suíomh

The action of acts one and two takes place in January 1886 in Cuddy's room at the offices of Messrs Posnett & Cuddy, Solicitors, Mountjoy Square, Dublin. The action of these two acts mis continuous. The events in act three take place in November 1886 at Innisheela Castle.
Achoimre

A satire on the resurrection of an old Irish hereditary title.
Cinéal Dráma

Drámaí Ginearálta

Líon na Míreanna

Dráma Fada

Cast size

Male

10
Female

1
Total

11

Céad Léiriú

Dáta an Chéad Léirithe

08 March 1943
Leiriú

Produced by Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
Ionad an Chéad Léirithe

Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach

Foireann An Chéad Léirithe
Thaddeus Cuddy	Cyril Cusack
Guard	Ciarán Ó hAnnracháin
Cormac O Cuiddeach	Denis O'Dea
Dr. Mc Roney	F J McCormick
Masked figure	Harry Webster
Lord Kilfoyle	Gerard Healy
Crench	Fred Johnson
Michael	Brian O'Higgins
George Posnett	Michael J. Dolan
Guard	Micheál Ó Briain
Countess Pilsudska	Joan Plunkett

Foireann Léirithe
Stiúrthóir	Frank Dermody
Dearthóir Seit	Michael Clarke (2)
Léirithe ag	Frank Dermody
Bainisteoir Stáitse	Udolphus Wright

Scripteanna Neamhfhoilsithe

Contact

National Library of Ireland (Manuscripts Department)
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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.