Thieves threaten a young man, Pine, on a beach. James Flaunty comes to his aid. Sent by Captain Gig, Lieutenant Florry proposes to Flaunty to navigate, for a hefty sum of money, their vessel towards the Spiting Devil ship since he has good knowledge of the area. Nance, the daughter of the captain, warns of the danger of this mission, but Flaunty insists that the money will allow him to marry her. A pirate from the Spitting Devil comes across Flaunty and asks him to give him Captain Gig's men in exchange for an even greater sum of money. After a moment of hesitation, Flaunty accepts. Pine, who overheard the conversation, pleads with Flaunty to bring him back after the battle since he has been trying to return to Ireland for several years. The standoff doesn't go as expected, and Flaunty is accused of plotting against Captain Gig. He is sentenced to death and asks to be executed on the banks of a creek at sunset. Pine pretends to be responsible for the alliance with the pirates and sacrifices his life for Flaunty, who is liberated.

Toy theatre

Young audiences

Ireland

Strete

Printed

Piracy

Conspiracy

Capital executions and executors

Sacrifice

Humorous

Dramatic

Jack B. Yeats, James Flaunty or the Terror of the Western Seas, 1901

English

Pirate

Daughter

Execution scene

Release of a prisoner

Plot scene

James Flaunty, or the Terror of the Western Seas

James Flaunty, ou la Terreur des mers de l'ouest