Duty, and Other Irish Comedies

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1916
HEAD CONSTABLE MULLIGAN A Member of the Royal Irish Constabulary SERGEANT DOOLEY A Member of the R.I.C. CONSTABLE HUGGINS A Member of the R.I.C. MICUS GOGGIN PADNA SWEENEY MRS. ELLEN COTTER A public-house keeper
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
Back kitchen of a country public house. Micus and Padna seated at a table drinking from pewter pints. Mrs. Cotter enters in response to a call .
PADNA ( pointing to pint measures ) Fill 'em again, ma'am, please.
MRS. COTTER ( taking pints, and wiping table ) Fill 'em again, is it? Indeed I won't do any such thing.
MICUS Indeed you will, Mrs. Cotter.
MRS. COTTER Don't you know that 'tis Sunday night, an' that the police might call any minute?
MICUS ( disdainfully ) The police!