OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Cormac O'Daly 

• Setting

  Father O'Carroll's Study.

• Synopsis

  John Joseph has managed to get poor Mary Casey 'into trouble' and her parents,father baying for blood and mothermortified with shame, call a meeting at the presbytery to see what the priest has to say.

  A comedy that shows the importance for a parish priest of deft diplomatic skills.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  4

• Female

  3

• Total

  7

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  14 December 1936

• Producer

  Produced by Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach

• Original Venue

  Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
  

Source Of Information

Information for this entry was taken from the original production programme and from press cuttings of the time.