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Duty

A Comedy in One Act

Forbhreathnú

  • Drámadóir

    Seumas O'Brien (2) 

  • Suíomh

    The back kitchen of Mrs Cotter's public house in a rural country village.

  • Achoimre

    A comic tale that starts when two policemen sneak off for a quiet pint whilst supposed to be on duty. A colleague enters the pub only to find his two superiors very clearly under the influence and a melee ensues.

  • Cinéal Dráma

    Drámaí Ginearálta

    Líon na Míreanna

    Aon-ghníomh

  • Cast size

  • Male

    5

  • Female

    1

  • Total

    6

Céad Léiriú

Foireann An Chéad Léirithe  
Sergeant Dooley, RIC Fred O'Donovan (1)
Head Constable Mulligan, RIC Arthur Sinclair
Constable Huggins, RIC Sydney J Morgan
Micus Goggin J M Kerrigan
Padna Sweeny J A O'Rourke
Mrs Cotter Una O'Connor
Foireann Léirithe  
Léirithe ag Lennox Robinson

Scripteanna Foilsithe

  • Teideal

    Duty, and other Irish comedies, by Seamus O'Brien

  • Bliain

    1916

  • 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