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A Disciple

A Comedy in One Act

Forbhreathnú

  • Drámadóir

    Teresa Deevy 

  • Suíomh

    Post-revolutionary Ireland

  • Nótaí

    First performed as 'A Disciple', the play was published under this title in 'The Dublin Magazine' (Volume XII:1)in 1937. It was later republished in 1947 in a collection of Deevy's one-act play's under the title 'In Search of Valour', and has also been performed and published as 'The Enthusiast'.

  • Achoimre

    Longing to escape her dull and restricted life, the young domestic servant Ellie takes inspiration from Shakespeare's 'Corialanus' and sets out to find herself a hero...

  • Cinéal Dráma

    Drámaí Ginearálta

    Líon na Míreanna

    Aon-ghníomh

    • Cast size

  • Male

    3

  • Female

    4

  • Total

    7

Céad Léiriú

Foireann An Chéad Léirithe  
Mrs Maher May Craig
Mrs Glitteron Eileen Crowe
Stacia Claremorris Maureen Delaney
Jack the Scalp Denis O'Dea
Mr Glitteron Barry Fitzgerald
A Detective P.J. Carolan
Ellie Irwin Kate Curling
Foireann Léirithe  
Léirithe ag Lennox Robinson

Scripteanna Foilsithe

  • Teideal

    The King of Spain's daughter, and other one-act plays/by Teresa Deevy

  • Bliain

    1947

  • Foilsithe ag

    New Frontiers Press

  • Seoladh

    Dublin
    Republic of Ireland

Eolas Faoi Chearta

  • Críoch

    All Territories

  • Cinéal Cearta

    All Rights

  • Teagmháil

    Jacqueline Deevy

  • Seoladh

    Republic of Ireland

  • Ríomhphost

    jacqui.deevy@hse.ie

Foinse Eolais

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