"The Colleen Bawn; or, the Brides of Garryowen" by Dion Boucicault and Gerald Griffin is a play set in the mid-1800s that examines love, social class, and the effects of decisions. The play revolves around Hardress Cregan, a man in love with Eily O'Connor, a local girl, but his family insists he marry Anne Chute, a rich woman. The play opens with Hardress preparing to meet Eily while discussing his feelings with his friend Danny. Eily's strong love for Hardress clashes with what society requires of him, mainly from his mother, who wants him to marry Anne Chute for money. When Hardress's secret marriage to Eily is at risk of being revealed by the scheming Corrigan, the drama quickly increases, highlighting how love, honor, and duty can lead to serious problems.
The Colleen Bawn; or, the Brides of Garryowen
By Dion Boucicault
Bound by secret vows and societal pressures, a man's forbidden love threatens to unravel his world.
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About the AuthorDionysius Lardner "Dion" Boucicault was an Irish actor and playwright famed for his melodramas. By the later part of the 19th century, Boucicault had become known on both sides of the Atlantic as one of the most successful actor-playwright-managers then in the English-speaking theatre. The New York Times hailed him in his obituary as "the most conspicuous English dramatist of the 19th century,"; he and his second wife, Agnes Robertson Boucicault, applied for and received American citizenship in 1873.
Dionysius Lardner "Dion" Boucicault was an Irish actor and playwright famed for his melodramas. By the later part of the 19th century, Boucicault had become known on both sides of the Atlantic as one of the most successful actor-playwright-managers then in the English-speaking theatre. The New York Times hailed him in his obituary as "the most conspicuous English dramatist of the 19th century,"; he and his second wife, Agnes Robertson Boucicault, applied for and received American citizenship in 1873.
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