Details of the first performance are not yet known.

BRIAN BORU

Irish Characters

BRIAN BORU   (Ireland's Champion) Max Eugene
O'DONOVAN   (his Foster Brother) Samuel I. Slade
O'CONNOR   (his Standard Bearer) Bruce Paget
ERINA   (O'Connor's Sister) Grace Golden
O'REILLY   (an Irish Chieftain) Fred M. Marston
JOHNNY DUGAN   (O'Hara's Rival) John C. Slavin
BABY MALONE   (the Child of a Giant) Amelia Summerville
MONA   (O'Connor's Betrothed) Helen Brackett
FAIRY QUEEN   (the Spirit of Ireland) Louise Margot
BANSHEE Annie Cameron
PAT O'HARA   (Brian's Henchman) Richard F. Carroll

English Characters

ELFRIDA   (an English Princess) Amanda Fabris
LORD EDWARD   (Commander of the English Forces) George O'Donnell
FITZ-STEPHEN   (a Knight) Tom Ricketts
EGBERT   (Edward's Envoy) Andrew J. Lynam
OSWALD   (an English Monk) Fred Summerfield
HERALD   (Standard Bearer) John Hendrick
ATHELSTONE   (a Messenger) Ole L. Norman

Synopsis of Scenery

ACT I   -  Wicklow Hills.
ACT II   -  Great Hall of Dublin Castle (English Headquarters).
ACT III Scene I -  Irish Camp outside of Dublin.   (Afternoon of the same day)
  Scene II -  Old Dublin Street, with St. Patrick's Church and View of Dublin Bay.

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