Colleen Bawn Quadrille, The

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