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Family Failing

A Comedy in Three Acts

Forbhreathnú

  • Drámadóir

    William Boyle 

  • Suíomh

    The Donnelly family home.

  • Achoimre

    The play centres on the Donnelly family and the indolence of the sons of the house, Joe and Dominic. Their hard-working sister Maria realises that they are almost out of money and that they have no option but to sell the last remaining cow. The cow, however falls into a river and drowns, leaving the family facing ruin. Suddenly an uncle arrives unexpectedly from America; can he save them from penury?

  • Cinéal Dráma

    Drámaí Ginearálta

    Líon na Míreanna

    Dráma Fada

    • Cast size

  • Male

    5

  • Female

    3

  • Total

    8

Céad Léiriú

Foireann An Chéad Léirithe  
Francy Neil Michael J. Dolan
Robert Donnelly Fred O'Donovan (1)
Maria Donnelly Eileen O'Doherty
Dominic Donnelly Arthur Sinclair
Joe Donnelly Sydney J Morgan
Tom Carragher J M Kerrigan
Nelty Kathleen Drago
Mrs Carragher Cathleen Nesbitt
Foireann Léirithe  
Lennox Robinson

Scripteanna Foilsithe

  • Teideal

    Family Failing; a comedy in three acts

  • Bliain

    1912

  • Foilsithe ag

    Publisher not found

  • Seoladh

    England

Eolas Faoi Chearta

  • Gan Aimsiú

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.