The play is set in pre-revolutionary Paris and Versailles. The manuscript title was King O'Neil; or, The Reign of an Hour; its alteration reflects the importance of the Irish-officer character Captain O'Neil (played...
Textual Production
Pamela Frankau
She says she began work on another play, called Can't Catch Me, when she looked at the beautiful face of Tyrone Power
and a thought crossed her mind: a man who escapes.
Frankau, Pamela. Pen to Paper. Heinemann, 1961.
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Many...
Textual Production
Anna Maria Hall
AMH
later dramatized The Groves of Blarney, a story that was included in Lights and Shadows of Irish Life. The three-act play, which differed widely from the original story, ran for a whole...
