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Mavourneen

The Oxford Companion to American Theatre | 2004 | | Copyright

Mavourneen (1891), a play by George H. Jessop and Horace Townsend. [14th Street Theatre, 102 perf.] Terence Dwyer ( W. J. Scanlan) rescues his beloved Kate ( Grace Thorne) from abductors, only to have her mean sister, Lady Caroline Dwyer ( Helen Tracy), contrive to separate the pair and have Terence sent away. The young lovers part but promise to remain true. After ten years, during which he has made a fortune in America, Terence returns to Ireland to find Kate about to marry another man in order to save the family from bankruptcy. Terence sets matters right and takes Kate for himself. Only Scanlan's increasingly obvious insanity forced the show to end its initial run. His part was taken over on tour by Chauncey Olcott, who played the role afterward for many years. Both men inserted numerous Irish‐style ballads into the piece.

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mavourneen

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mavourneen (Anglo-Ir.) my darling. XVIII. — Ir. mo mhuirnín (mo my, muirnín, dim. of muirn affection, love).

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