J. Bernard MacCarthy
While little is known of the plot of 'The Supplanter', the play enjoyed a brief period of notoriety due to the Lord Chamberlain's insistence that a particular 'Shavian expletive' be cut from the script.
Drámaí Ginearálta
Dráma Fada
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04 June 1914
Produced by Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
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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