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Edward Martyn

EDWARD MARTYN  (1859 - 1923)

 Nationality:    Irish
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edward Martyn (30 January 1859  5 December 1923) was an Irish political and cultural activist and playwright. was, with W.B.Yeats and Lady Gregory, a founder of the Irish Literary Theatre, the second production of which, opening on 9 May 1899, the day after Yeats's the Countess Cathleen, was his the Heather Field.

Research:    http://www.irishplayography.com/person.aspx?personid=11025

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         Dream Physician, The         Enchanted Sea         Grangecolman         Heather Field, The         Maeve         Place-Hunters, The         Privilege Of Place, The         Regina Eyre         Romulus And Remus, Or the Makers Of Delight         Tale Of A Town, The

Dream Physician, The

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1st Produced:
Hardwicke Street Hall, Dublin    02 Nov 1914

Organisations:
Independent Theatre Company 1908-1912

1st Published:
Dublin: Talbot Press, 1914   -

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Genre:
five act comedy

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Enchanted Sea

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1st Produced:
-    Apr 1904

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1st Published:
Kilkenny: Standish O'Grady and London: T Fisher Unwin, 1902   -

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Grangecolman

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Organisations:
Independent Theatre Company 1908-1912

1st Published:
Dublin: Maunsel and Co, 1912   -

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Heather Field, The

Heather Field, The
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1st Published:
London: gerald Duckworth, 1899
Selected plays of George Moore and edward Martyn, Colin Smythe Limited, 1995   978-0-86140-144-1

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Genre:
three act play

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  2            Other:  1b

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Maeve

Maeve
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1st Published:
London: gerald Duckworth, 1899
Selected plays of George Moore and edward Martyn, Colin Smythe Limited, 1995   978-0-86140-144-1

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Genre:
psychological Drama two acts

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Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  2g

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Place-Hunters, The

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in the leader 26 July 1902   -

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Privilege Of Place, The

Synopsis:
exposes political corruption

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1st Produced:
Dublin    Nov 1915

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Regina Eyre

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1st Produced:
Dublin    1919

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Romulus And Remus, Or the Makers Of Delight

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1st Produced:
-    1916

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1st Published:
in Christmas supplement to Irish People, 21 December 1907   -

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Tale Of A Town, The

Tale Of A Town, The
exposes political corruption

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1st Published:
Kilkenny: Standish O'Grady and London: T Fisher Unwin, 1902
Selected plays of George Moore and edward Martyn, Colin Smythe Limited, 1995   978-0-86140-144-1

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Genre:
five act play

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  5            Other:  extras

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