Forbhreathnú

• Drámadóir

  Lynn Doyle 

• Suíomh

  The kitchen of a farmhouse in County Down.

• Achoimre

  Simon Savage, a farmer, is impatient with gauche son Matthew's attempts to woo Minnie Ross, the daughter of a neighbouring widow. Attempting to boost his son's confidence, he offers to lend him his fine own coat, and to wear Matthew's in the meanwhile. The coat swop works in both directions, however, so that the father assumes youthful vigour, and the son a certain gravitas. Simon becomes taken with Minnie, and Matthew with her mother, until by the end of the play, they begin to realise the value of what they had. The expectations of another generation ultimately prove too much for each, and it is with some relief that they revert to their usual roles.

• Cinéal Dráma

  Drámaí Ginearálta
  

  Líon na Míreanna

  Aon-ghníomh

Cast size

• Male

  2

• Female

  2

• Total

  4

Céad Léiriú

• Dáta an Chéad Léirithe

  04 September 1922

• Leiriú

  Produced by Ulster (Literary)Theatre

• Nótaí faoin Ionad

  Performed at the Liverpool Playhouse.

Foinse Eolais

Information for this entry has come from Margaret McHenry's 'The Ulster Theatre in Ireland', from the published play script, and from the Theatre and Performing Arts Archive of the Linen Hall Library.