The Playboy of the Western World - Dublin riots
On January 26, 1907, John Millington Synge's “The Playboy of the Western World” opened at the Abbey Theater in Dublin and caused such a fuss that projectiles were flung at the stage and a riot ensued.
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On January 26, 1907, John Millington Synge's “The Playboy of the Western World” opened at the Abbey Theater in Dublin and caused such a fuss that projectiles were flung at the stage and a riot ensued.
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