▁In ▁the ▁finale ▁his ▁cor pse ▁r ises ▁and ▁s ings ▁" The ▁B ells ▁of ▁Hell ▁Go ▁T ing - a - ling - a - ling ". ▁ ▁Str ucture ▁The ▁play ▁has ▁a ▁large ▁cast ▁of ▁over ▁ 1 3 ▁characters ▁with ▁the ▁Irish ▁characters ▁representing ▁different ▁fac ets ▁of ▁Irish ▁national ism . ▁In ▁their ▁com ic ▁representations , ▁they ▁express ▁Be han ' s ▁dis like ▁for ▁different ▁aspects ▁of ▁National ist , ▁Catholic , ▁Republican ▁Ireland ' s ▁vision ▁of ▁itself ▁by ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁ ▁The ▁play ▁switch es ▁suddenly ▁between ▁comedy , ▁serious ▁political ▁comment ary ▁and ▁tra ged y ▁throughout ▁its ▁two ▁hours . ▁This ▁constant ▁change ▁of ▁tone ▁is ▁height ened ▁further ▁by ▁its ▁regular ▁changes ▁from ▁pro se ▁to ▁song , ▁with ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁popular ▁national ist ▁ball ads ▁pun ctu ating ▁the ▁narr ative , ▁when ▁s ung ▁by ▁different ▁cast ▁members . ▁In ▁this ▁it ▁mirror s ▁the ▁music ▁hall ▁tradition ▁of ▁Dublin ▁both ▁pre - ▁and ▁post - in dep end ence ▁and ▁anticip ates ▁the ▁later ▁( 1 9 6 0 s ) ▁British ▁sat ire ▁on ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War , ▁the ▁play ▁Oh , ▁What ▁a ▁Lov ely ▁War !, ▁created ▁by ▁Joan ▁Little wood ' s ▁Theatre ▁Work shop ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁ ▁Char acters ▁M EN : ▁Pat , ▁Les lie ▁( English ▁Sold ier ) ▁Mr . ▁M ulle ady , ▁Mon