The Well of the Saints: A Comedy in Three Acts

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The Well of the Saints: A Comedy in Three Acts

ACT I

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cover THE WELL OF THE SAINTS A Comedy in Three Acts By J. Synge Contents THE WELL OF THE SAINTS Scene: Some lonely mountainous district in the east of Ireland one or more centuries ago. THE WELL OF THE SAINTS was first produced in the Abbey Theatre in February, 1905, by the Irish National Theatre Society, under the direction of W. Fay, and with the following cast. Martin Doul W. FAY Mary Doul EMMA VERNON Timmy GEORGE ROBERTS Molly Byrne SARA ALLGOOD Bride MAIRE NIC SHIUBHLAIGH Mat Simon P. MAC SHIUBHLAIGH The Saint F. FAY OTHER GIRLS AND MEN Persons in the Play MARTIN DOUL, weather-beaten, blind beggar MARY DOUL, his wife, weather-beaten, ugly woman, blind also, nearly fifty TIMMY, a middle-aged, almost elderly, but vigorous smith MOLLY BYRNE, fine-looking girl with fair hair BRIDE, another handsome girl MAT SIMON THE SAINT, a wandering friar OTHER GIRLS AND MEN THE WELL OF THE SAINTS
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