The Playwright Dion Boucicault

Although nowadays he moulders in obscurity, for thirty years Dion Boucicault was probably Ireland's most successful playwright. His plays packed out theatres on both sides of the Atlantic, and his scandals and political entanglements made front page news. Join us this episode for his wild old story. 

Here's the video I mention in the episode that describes the stage mechanism Dion created for The Corsican Brothers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TyNJKbB88g

 

Wild Old Times is a podcast about the strange and obscure corners of Irish history, written and presented by Ciaran Conliffe.

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