The Rising of the Moon (play)
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The Rising of the Moon is a play by Augusta, Lady Gregory
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It is a political play which examines Anglo - Irish relations.
It was first produced on March 9, 1907 by the Irish National Theatre.
It is the basis of the "21" episode, in The Rising of the Moon (film)
, by John Ford
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Augusta, Lady Gregory
Isabella Augusta, Lady Gregory , born Isabella Augusta Persse, was an Irish dramatist and folklorist. With William Butler Yeats and Edward Martyn, she co-founded the Irish Literary Theatre and the Abbey Theatre, and wrote numerous short works for both companies. Lady Gregory produced a number of...
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It is a political play which examines Anglo - Irish relations.
It was first produced on March 9, 1907 by the Irish National Theatre.
It is the basis of the "21" episode, in The Rising of the Moon (film)
The Rising of the Moon (film)
The Rising of the Moon is a 1957 anthology film directed by John Ford. It consists of three episodes all set in Ireland:*"The Majesty of the Law", based on the short story of that title by Frank O'Connor in Bones of Contention...
, by John Ford
John Ford
John Ford was an American film director. He was famous for both his westerns such as Stagecoach, The Searchers, and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, and adaptations of such classic 20th-century American novels as The Grapes of Wrath...
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