Duty, and other Irish Comedies

Seumas O'Brien

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Project Gutenberg's Duty, and other Irish Comedies, by Seumas O'BrienThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.netTitle: Duty, and other Irish ComediesAuthor: Seumas O'BrienRelease Date: April 9, 2004 [EBook #11969]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK DUTY, AND OTHER IRISH COMEDIES ***Produced by Michelle Croyle, Jerry Fairbanks and the Online Distributed Proofreading TeamDUTY AND OTHER IRISH COMEDIES[Illustration: FROM THE DRY POINT STUDY BY P. GRASSBY]DUTY AND OTHER IRISH COMEDIESBYSEUMAS O'BRIEN1916CONTENTSDUTY JURISPRUDENCE MAGNANIMITY MATCHMAKERS RETRIBUTIONDUTYA COMEDY IN ONE ACTCHARACTERSHEAD CONSTABLE MULLIGAN A Member of the Royal Irish ConstabularySERGEANT DOOLEY A Member of the R.I.C.CONSTABLE HUGGINS A Member of the R.I.C.MICUS GOGGINPADNA SWEENEYMRS. ELLEN COTTER A public-house keeperDUTY was produced for the first time at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, December 17, 1913, with the following cast:Head Constable Mulligan, R.I.C. ARTHUR SINCLAIRSergeant Dooley, R.I.C. FRED O'DONOVANConstable Huggins, R.I.C. SYDNEY J. MORGANMicus Goggin J.M. KERRIGANPadna Sweeney J.A. O'ROURKEMrs. Ellen Cotter UNA O'CONNORDUTYBack kitchen of a country public house. Micus and Padna seated at a table drinking from pewter pints. Mrs ...

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DUTY AND OTHER IRISH COMEDIES [Illustration: FROM THE DRY POINT STUDY BY P. GRASSBY] DUTY AND OTHER IRISH COMEDIES BY SEUMAS O'BRIEN 1916

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DUTY A COMEDYIN ONEACT

CHARACTERS

DUTY JURISPRUDENCE MAGNANIMITY MATCHMAKERS RETRIBUTION

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Title: Duty, and other Irish Comedies Author: Seumas O'Brien Release Date: April 9, 2004 [EBook #11969] Language: English

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DUTY was produced for the first time at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, December 17, 1913, with the following cast:

Head Constable Mulligan, R.I.C. ARTHUR SINCLAIR Sergeant Dooley, R.I.C. FRED O'DONOVAN Constable Huggins, R.I.C. SYDNEY J. MORGAN Micus Goggin J.M. KERRIGAN Padna Sweeney J.A. O'ROURKE Mrs. Ellen Cotter UNA O'CONNOR

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.rd  ohwtaw 'eert old, like childe MICUS  bat eht no tnip is hthwis ckno ( k eop;sh tnreree Cottrs. nd Mle a iagaM ,ns eh ema ntpi  T s ) tsino  t edde ,ey OCTTRE nI er. MRS.  rs. Cott a ,sevil ruo fo l ale  blle' wn' su ' .o  nahdrb  e ight a nonlyTis  uo eal riw sb ll Dm.'ton, st'ama tea onhtw not'g  MICUS Thi er drop. dead

PADNA Isn't the world a star, Micus? MICUS ( with pint to his mouth ) Of course it is. PADNA Then it must be the way that it got lost among all the other stars one sees on a frosty night. MICUS Are there min in the other stars too? PADNA So I believe. MICUS That's queer. PADNA Sure, everythin' is queer. MICUS If the min in the other stars are like the peelers, there won't be much room in Hell after the good are taken to Heaven on the last day. PADNA The last day! I don't like to think about the last day. MICUS Why so? PADNA Well, 'tis terrible to think that we might be taken to Heaven, ( pauses ) an' our parents an' childer might be sent ( points towards the floor ) with the Protestants. MICUS If the Protestants will be as well treated in the next world as they are in this, I wouldn't mind goin' with 'em meself. PADNA I wouldn't like to be a Protestant after I'm dead, Micus.

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