Although press opinion soon turned against the rioters and the protests faded, the Abbey was shaken, and Synge's next--and last completed--play, "The Tinker's Wedding" (1908), was not staged for fear of further disturbances.
Although press opinion soon turned against the rioters and the protests faded, management of the Abbey was shaken. They chose not to stage Synge's next--and last completed--play, "The Tinker's Wedding" (1908), for fear of further disturbances.