The colourful life of Dion Boucicault

[@michellehyland3675]

This is so interesting. Thank you Roz. I am from Limerick where The Colleen Bawn was from.

[@josmith5992]

What a fascinating life and what a cad! I’d never heard of him, though I’d heard of London Assurance and you’ve made me want to watch the National Theatre production Ros!

[@scallydandlingaboutthebook2711]

@@josmith5992 Fiona Shaw and Simon Russell Beale are brilliant in it.

[@sandrahollins3520]

Such an interesting video! Thank you.

[@scallydandlingaboutthebook2711]

@@sandrahollins3520 I'm glad you found it interesting too 😊

[@59cubanita]

Very interesting Roz! I have downloaded The Colleen Bawn on my Ipad, so will probably read that one.

[@scallydandlingaboutthebook2711]

@@59cubanita I found the Irish words and syntax intriguing.

[@GenreBooks23]

Thanks for posting this!

[@scallydandlingaboutthebook2711]

@@GenreBooks23 thanks for being interested 😀

[@katiejlumsden]

This was so great!

[@scallydandlingaboutthebook2711]

Thanks. I was curious about him after enjoying London Assurance so much.

[@MartinDSmith]

A number of years back my brother was involved in a staging of Arrah na Pogue.I have never read any of the plays though.Very interesting presentation!

[@scallydandlingaboutthebook2711]

@@MartinDSmith good to hear someone was putting it on.

[@tillysshelf]

I'm amazed that London Assurance was such an early work as it works so well. But gosh what a life!

[@scallydandlingaboutthebook2711]

@@tillysshelf apparently the cast and particularly the lead actor helped polish the script.

[@constancecampbell4610]

What an interesting character. Has his life ever been dramatized? Thanks for the video.

[@scallydandlingaboutthebook2711]

@@constancecampbell4610 I don't think so, although there have been lots of adaptations of his plays.

[@clarepotter7584]

This was interesting, thanks

[@scallydandlingaboutthebook2711]

@@clarepotter7584 I am glad. I was curious about his life.

[@alexsbooklife]

What an outrageous life! No wonder he was tidied out of the history once he was safely dead...

[@scallydandlingaboutthebook2711]

@@alexsbooklife true. For someone who was so successful and popular in his lifetime he really has been tidied away, although a few of his plays are revived occasionally.

[@michellehyland3675]

This is so interesting. Thank you Roz. I am from Limerick where The Colleen Bawn was from.

[@scallydandlingaboutthebook2711]

@@michellehyland3675 I gather the real life girl was drowned in the Shannon. So sad.

[@michellehyland3675]

@@scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 Hi Roz. It was a very sad story. The man who did it was one of the higher ups as they say.