Roles and Original Cast
- The Earl of Newtown, K.P. (Lord Lieutenant of Ireland) (bass-baritone) – Jones Hewson
- Dr. Fiddle, D.D. (his Private Chaplain) (tenor) – Robert Rous
- Terence O'Brian (a Young Rebel) (tenor) – Robert Evett
- Professor Bunn (Shakespearean Reciter, Character Impersonator, etc.) (comic baritone) – Walter Passmore
- Pat Murphy (a Fiddler) (lyric baritone) – Henry A. Lytton
- Irish Peasants:
- Black Dan (baritone) – W. H. Leon
- Mickie O'Hara (non-singing) – C. Earldon
- H.M. 11th Regiment of Foot:
- Sergeant Pincher (bass) – Reginald Crompton
- Private Perry (non-singing) – Powis Pinder
- Sentry (non-singing)
- The Countess of Newtown (contralto) – Rosina Brandram
- Lady Rosie Pippin (her Daughter) (soprano) – Isabel Jay
- Molly O'Grady (a Peasant Girl) (mezzo-soprano) – Louie Pounds
- Susan (Lady Rosie's Maid) (mezzo-soprano) – Blanche Gaston-Murray
- Peasant Girls:
- Nora (non-singing) – Lulu Evans
- Kathleen (soprano) – Agnes Fraser
- Chorus of Irish Peasants and Soldiers of 11th Regiment of Foot
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