NOTES

I cannot give the full cast of "Cathleen ni Houlihan," which was first played at St. Teresa's Hall, Dublin, on April 3, 1902, for I have been searching the cupboard of the Abbey Theatre, where we keep old Play-bills, and can find no record of it, nor did the newspapers of the time mention more than the principals. Mr. W. G. Fay played the old countryman, and Miss Quinn his wife, while Miss Maude Gonne was Cathleen ni Houlihan, and very magnificently she played. The Play has been constantly revived, and has, I imagine, been played more often than any other, except perhaps Lady Gregory's "Spreading the News," at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin.

The "Hour-Glass" was first played at the Molesworth Hall, Dublin, on March 14, 1903, with the following cast:—

The Wise Man, J. W. Digges
Bridget, his wife, Maire T. Quinn
Her children, Eithne and Padragan ni Shiubhlaigh
{ P. I. Kelly,
Her pupils, { Seumas O'Sullivan
{ P. Colum
{ P. MacShiubhlaigh
The Angel, Maire ni Shiubhlaigh
The Fool, F. J. Fay

The Play has been revived many times since then as a part of the repertoire at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin.

"The Unicorn from the Stars" was first played at the Abbey Theatre on November 23, 1907, with the following cast:—

Father John Ernest Vaughan
Thomas Hearne Arthur Sinclair
Andrew Hearne J. A. O'Rourke
Martin Hearne F. J. Fay
Johnny Bacach W. G. Fay
Paudeen J. M. Kerrigan
Biddy Lally Maire O'Neill
Nanny Bridget O'Dempsey