Performed at the Abbey Theatre, the part of Dr. Kelly was played by 'E. de Valeria' (Eamon De Valera). This performance by Eamon de Valera in an amateur production on the Abbey stage is relatively unknown. By contrast De Valera's role in the 1916 Easter Rising, his founding of the political party Fianna Fáil, his long political career as Taoiseach (Prime Minister) and later his role as Irish President is well documented.