A Touch of the Poet Author:Eugene O’Neill A TOUCH OF THE POET ~ Drama ~ 7m 3f — The time of the play is 1828 and the setting is a tavern in a village near Boston. The tavern is owned by a tempestuous Irishman who is as proud as he is ill-tempered and is determined to show his pride and importance to the Yankee townsmen. — This is the last full-length play Eugene O’Neill finished &nd... more »ash; part of a new cycle he did not live to complete. First produced on Broadway in 1957, it starred Helen Hayes, Eric Portman, Kim Stanley, and Betty Field.« less