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Carmilla

A Romantic Legend of the Undead

Forbhreathnú

  • Drámadóir

    Lord Longford 

  • Athchóirithe/ Aistrithe ó

    Sheridan Le Fanu

  • Nótaí Faoin Údar

    Adapted from J. Sheridan Le Fanu by the Earl of Longford
  • Suíomh

    A Salon adjoining Count Carlsfeld's ballroom in Styria in the Empire of Austria, 1840

  • Achoimre

    A forerunner of Bram Stoker's Dracula, Le Fanu's story concerns a female vampire, Carmilla, who preys on young women like Laura, the daughter of an Austrian landowner. A family friend, General Spielsdorf, whose daughter has already fallen victim to Carmilla is determined to vanquish her for good.

    A new stage adaptation of Sheridan Le Fanu's 1872 novella.

  • Cinéal Dráma

    Athchóiriú/Aistriúchán

    Líon na Míreanna

    Dráma Fada

  • Cast size

  • Male

    16

  • Female

    11

  • Total

    27

  • Eolas Faoin bhFoireann

    Two female roles can be doubled up, one male role is doubled. Extras as peasants are also mentioned.

Céad Léiriú

Foireann An Chéad Léirithe  
A Gentleman Cyril Cusack
A Hunchback Landon Sorrell
The Father John Stephenson (1)
Guest at a Masque Geraldine Fitzgerald (1)
Guest at a Masque Iris Callaghan
Guest at a Masque Florence Sheridan
Servant in the Schloss Patrick Collins
Guest at a Masque Patrick Collins
Guest at a Masque Edward Byrne (1)
Guest at a Masque Cyril Griffin
A Lady in Black Elizabeth Young
Madame Perrodon Nancy Beckh
Mlle. de la Fontaine Diana Vernon
General Spielsdorf Lionel Dymoke
A Woodcutter R.G. Hennessy
Count Vordenburg Hilton Edwards
Millarca Coralie Carmichael
Carmilla Coralie Carmichael
A Gentleman Edward Lexy
A Priest James Lawlor
First Man-servant James Devoy
A Doctor Art O'Murnaghan
A Pale Gentleman William Fassbender
Second Man-servant William Fassbender
Bertha Betty Chancellor
Laura Meriel Moore
A Masked Lady Esme Biddle
Foireann Léirithe  
Micheál Mac Liammóir
Dearthóir Soilsithe Hilton Edwards
Dearthóir Feistis Micheál Mac Liammóir
Ceoltóir Gretta Smith
Ceoltóir Bay Jellett
Ceoltóir Cathleen Rogers
Léirithe ag Hilton Edwards
Bainisteoir Stáitse Art O'Murnaghan
Leas-Bhainisteoir Stáitse Máirín Hayes
Maoirseoir Feistis Christina Keely
Martin Rabbett
Siúinéir Michael Lambert

Scripteanna Neamhfhoilsithe

Eolas Faoi Chearta

  • Gan Aimsiú

Foinse Eolais

The information for this entry was taken from press cuttings of the time, with additional information from the production programme of the revival production in 1933.