The drunkard / Tom Murphy.
| Author/creator | Murphy, Thomas, 1935- author. |
| Other author | Smith, W. H. (William Henry), 1806-1872. |
| Other author | Murphy, Thomas, 1935- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | London : Bloomsbury, [2013] |
| Copyright Date | ©2013 |
| Description | 1 online resource |
| Supplemental Content | Drama online |
| Summary | Edward Kilcullen is the disinherited son of a local landowner, whose legacy is reduced to one small cottage, in which live his newly acquired tenants, Anabella and her mother, both almost totally penniless. Edward and Annabella fall in love and marry, but this is not enough to cure Edward of the flaw that he believes may have led to his disinheritance: drunkenness. In fact, the evil spirit that pursues him is not drink but McGinty, the lawyer who served Edward's father. 'The Drunkard' is an adaptation of a 19th century play written by the pseudonymous authors 'W. H. Smith and a gentleman', the latter believed by many to be P. T. Barnum. Murphy's adaptation was premiered at the Town Hall Theatre, Galway, in 2003. |
| General note | Adapted from The drunkard by W.H. Smith and a gentleman. |
| General note | Previously issued in print: in Plays six. London: Methuen Drama, 2010. |
| Source of description | Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on November 4, 2013). |
| Genre/form | Drama. |
| Standard identifier# | 10.5040/9781408189412.00000033 |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |