Francis Belfield Francis Belfield i(A41900 works by) (a.k.a. Francis Belfield O'Brien)
Gender: Male
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1 Crohoore na Bilhoge; Or, The Pride of Clarah Francis Belfield , 1866 single work drama

Play with music.

Advertised as a drama, Crohoore na Bilhoge concerns Pierce Shea and Alley Dooling, at whose wedding the hunchback Crohoore vows vengeance on the bride's family. When the family is found murdered with Crohoore's bill hook and Alley abducted, suspicion falls on the hunchback. John Doran, a rejected lover of Alley's suggests that Pierce join the Whiteboys and attempt to save his bride. Pierce is later arrested and tried for treason. Crohoore arrives and denounces Doran as the abductor and reveals that he is Alley's brother. The story was adapted from Michael Banim's short story Crohoore of the Bill-Hook, published in the John and Michael Banim book Tales of the O'Hara Family, itself written under the pseudonym 'The O'Hara Family'.

The music element is included in several scenes, notably the wedding.

1 The Mysteries of Sydney Francis Belfield , 1853 single work drama
1 y separately published work icon The Outcast ; Or, The Irish Maniac Francis Belfield , 1852 (Manuscript version)x400685 Z853924 1852 single work drama
1 1 y separately published work icon Zisca the Avenger : A Tragic Play in Five Acts The Slave's Revenge Francis Belfield , 1851 (Manuscript version)x400684 Z853921 1851 single work drama
2 y separately published work icon The Rebel Chief : A Play in Three Acts Francis Belfield , 1849 (Manuscript version)x401327 Z1083008 1849 single work drama
2 y separately published work icon Retribution, or, The Drunkard's Curse : A Domestic Drama in Two Acts Francis Belfield , Melbourne : Francis Belfield , 1849 Z805483 1849 single work drama
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