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Louis d'Alton

1900 - 1951

Born in Dublin, d'Alton was a prolific and popular playwright. He was also an actor and manager of a fit-up company and a cartoonist.

Playwriting Credits

Play Title	Playwright
Cafflin' Johnny	Louis d'Alton
Lovers' Meeting	Louis d'Alton
The Devil a Saint Would Be	Louis d'Alton
The Man in the Cloak	Louis d'Alton
The Money Doesn't Matter	Louis d'Alton
The Spanish Soldier	Louis d'Alton
They Got What They Wanted	Louis d'Alton
This Other Eden	Louis d'Alton
Tomorrow Never Comes	Louis d'Alton
You Can't Be Too Careful	Louis d'Alton

Actor

Play Title	Playwright
Tomorrow Never Comes	Louis d'Alton
You Can't Be Too Careful	Louis d'Alton

Produced by

Play Title	Playwright
Caesar's Image	E.F. Carey
The Heritage	J.K. Montgomery
Tomorrow Never Comes	Louis d'Alton
You Can't Be Too Careful	Louis d'Alton

Premiered In 2020

Flights

Twenty Fifty

Dear Ireland I

Solar Bones

Restoration

Premiered on this day

My Name is Zozimus

Premiered 27 Jun 1983

Playwright
Joe O'Donnell
Company
Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach

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