FIRST PRODUCTIONS OF THE PLAYS
Reading edition
Spreading the News was produced for the first time at the opening of the Abbey Theatre, on Tuesday, 27th December, 1904, with the following cast:
Bartley FallonW. G. Fay
Mrs. FallonSara Algood
Mrs. TullyEmma Vernon
Mrs. TarpeyMaire Ni Gharbhaigh
Shawn EarlyJ. H. Dunne
Tim CaseyGeorge Roberts
James RyanArthur Sinclair
Jack SmithP. MacSuibhlaigh
A PolicemanR. S. Nash
A Removable MagistrateF. J. Fay
Hyacinth Halvey was first produced at the Abbey Theatre on 19th February, 1906, with the following cast:
Hyacinth HalveyF. J. Fay
James Quirke, a butcherW. G. Fay
Fardy Farrell, a telegraph boyArthur Sinclair
Sergeant CardenWalter Magee
Mrs. Delane, Postmistress at CloonSara Allgood
Miss Joyce, the Priest’s House-keeperBrigit O’Dempsey
The Gaol Gate was first produced at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, on 20th October, 1906, with the following cast:
Mary CahelSara Allgood
Mary CushinMaire O’Neill
The Gate KeeperF. J. Fay
The Jackdaw was first produced at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, on 23rd February, 1907, with the following cast:
Joseph NestorF. J. Fay
Michael CooneyW. G. Fay
Mrs. BroderickSara Allgood
Tommy NallyArthur Sinclair
Sibby FahyBrigit O’Dempsey
Timothy WardJ. M. Kerrigan
The Rising of the Moon was first produced at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, on 9th March, 1907, with the following cast:
SergeantArthur Sinclair
Policeman X.J. A. O’Rourke
Policeman B.J. M. Kerrigan
Ballad SingerW. G. Fay
Workhouse Ward was first produced at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, on 20th April, 1908, with the following cast:
Mike M’InerneyArthur Sinclair
Michael MiskellFred O’Donovan
Mrs. DonohueMarie O’Neill