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M J MOLLOY (1917 - 1994) |
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Michael Joseph Molloy (1917-1994) was born and died in Milltown, Co. Galway. Originally intending to enter the priesthood, this was prevented by his being struck down by tuberculosis, and it was during the long periods he spent in hospital that he started writing plays, having been inspired by a childhood visit to the Abbey Theatre, Dublin. His first play, Old Road, was produced at the Abbey in 1943, as was The Visiting House in 1946, and The King of Friday's Men in 1948. When the old theatre burned down and the company moved to the Queen's Theatre his The Wood of the Whispering and The Paddy Pedlar were produced there in 1953, followed by The Will and the Way in 1955, The Right Rose Tree in 1958, and The Wooing of Duvesa in 1964. After the company's return to the rebuilt Theatre in 1966 his plays - with their romantic plots and Syngean dialogue - did not find favour with the new Abbey, and with the exception of Petticoat Loose in 1979, none of his later works were performed professionally. By the late 1980s he had come to believe - as he wrote in one letter to the publisher - that the Abbey no longer even read plays by authors based in the provinces until they had been produced elsewhere (here he cited himself and John B.Keane as examples), and that his works scared the actor Artistic Directors who know nothing about provincial Ireland and nothing about the rules of playwriting'. He feared his plays might be the last full-length folk plays written in Ireland.
Plays by M J Molloy
Bachelor's Daughter, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Dublin | 1985 | ||||
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| 1st Published: | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-0-86140-148-4 | ||||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #24569 | |||
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Genre: | 3 act comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 4 | ||
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Bitter Pill, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
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| 1st Published: | in "Prize-winning Plays of 1964", Progress House, Dublin, 1965 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #24570 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Bride of Fontebranda, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | unperformed | 1985 | ||||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #135528 | |||
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Daughter From Over The Water | ||
| 1st Produced: | Castle Cinema, Castlerea | 16 Dec 1962 | ||||
Company: | Castlerea Macra Na Feirme Dramatic Society | |||||
| 1st Published: | Progress House, Dublin, 1963 | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-0-86140-148-4 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #24571 | |||
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Genre: | 3 act comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 7 | Female | 4 | ||
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Delilah | ||
| 1st Produced: | unperformed | 1982 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #135531 | |||
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| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Fateful Princess, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | unperformed | 1993 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #135532 | |||
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King Of Friday's Men, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | 18 oct 1948 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | in Plays of the Year, 1949-1950, Elek, London, 1950, pp 307-436 | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-0-86140-148-4 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #24572 | |||
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Genre: | three act play | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 14 | Female | 4 | ||
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| A lord of the manor insists on having his feudal rights - taking any unmarried daughter of his tenants as a mistress | |||||
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Old Road | ||
| 1st Produced: | 24 Apr 1943 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Progress House, Dublin, 1961 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #24573 | |||
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Genre: | three act play | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Paddy Pedlar, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | 05 Sep 1953 | |||||
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| 1st Published: | James Duffy, Dublin, 1954 | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-0-86140-148-4 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #24574 | |||
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Genre: | Play One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 2 | ||
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Petticoat Loose | ||
| 1st Produced: | 17 May 1979 | |||||
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| 1st Published: | Proscenium Press, Newark, Delaware, 1982 | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-0-86140-148-4 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #24575 | |||
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Genre: | full length Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 8 | Female | 7 | ||
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Right Rose Tree, A | ||
| 1st Produced: | 27 Oct 1958 | |||||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #24576 | |||
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Genre: | full length Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 7 | Female | 4 | ||
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Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
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Runaways, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Tuam Theatre Guild | 1989 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #135529 | |||
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Tess Leitrim | ||
| 1st Produced: | unperformed | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #135530 | |||
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Notes: | at various times during its writing called Knight Errant, Alluring Minx and Scandalous Minx | |||||
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Visiting House, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | 18 Nov 1946 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | in "Seven Irish Plays 1946-1964", University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, 1967 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #24577 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 4 | ||
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Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
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Will And The Way, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | 05 Sep 1955 | |||||
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| 1st Published: | P JBourke, Dublin, 1957 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #24578 | |||
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Genre: | full length Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 8 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
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Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Wood Of The Whispering, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | 26 Jan 1953 | |||||
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| 1st Published: | Progress House, Dublin, 1961 | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-0-86140-148-4 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #24579 | |||
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Genre: | full legth Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 7 | Female | 3 | ||
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Wooing Of Duvesa, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | 21 Sep 1964 | |||||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #24580 | |||
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Genre: | full legth Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 17 | Female | 4 | ||
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Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
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