Colleen Bawn Quadrille, The
Title:
Colleen Bawn Quadrille, The
Additional Title:
Or the Irish National Quadrille, Founded on Irish Airs
First Line:
First Line of Chorus:
Creator(s):
- Forde, William
- Concanen, Alfred
Additional Names:
Publication Date:
1870
Instrumentation:
N/A
Subject:
N/A
WIMA Collections:
Alfred Concanen Collection
ID:
AlCon SL 00-099
Publisher:
Robert Cocks & Co.
Publication Place:
London
Historical Notes
The Colleen Bawn, or The Brides of Garryowen, is a melodramatic play written by Irish playwright Dion Boucicault. It was first performed at Miss Laura Keene's Theatre in New York on March 27, 1860, with Laura Keene playing Anne Chute and Boucicault playing Myles na Coppaleen.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Colleen_Bawn
Dionysius Lardner Boursiquot (1820-1890), commonly known as 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 heralded him in his obituary as "the most conspicuous English dramatist of the 19th century."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dion_Boucicault