▁the ▁end ▁disappoint ed ▁when ▁a ▁symbol ic ▁storm ▁dest ro ys ▁their ▁dream ▁of ▁res ett ling ▁the ▁old ▁into ▁the ▁present . ▁The ▁hint ▁that ▁is ▁enfor ced ▁by ▁the ▁conclusion ▁is ▁that ▁the ▁little ▁heap ▁of ▁pur ple ▁dust ▁that ▁remains ▁will ▁be ▁swe pt ▁away ▁by ▁the ▁rising ▁wind s ▁of ▁change , ▁like ▁the ▁resid ue ▁of ▁pom p ous ▁imperial ism ▁that ▁ab ides ▁in ▁Ireland . ▁The ▁show ▁has ▁been ▁compared ▁to ▁Shaw ' s ▁John ▁Bull ' s ▁Other ▁Island , ▁which ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁O ' Case y ' s ▁favour ites , ▁but ▁aside ▁from ▁a ▁few ▁similar ities , ▁there ▁are ▁no ▁real ▁grounds ▁for ▁comparison . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁p enn ed ▁Red ▁Ros es ▁for ▁Me ▁( 1 9 4 3 ), ▁which ▁saw ▁him ▁move ▁away ▁from ▁his ▁early ▁style ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁more ▁expression istic ▁means ▁and ▁over t ly ▁social ist ▁content ▁to ▁his ▁writing . ▁It ▁went ▁up ▁at ▁Dublin ' s ▁Olymp ia ▁Theatre ▁( which ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁one ▁produced ▁in ▁Ireland ▁in ▁sevent een ▁years ). ▁It ▁would ▁move ▁on ▁to ▁London ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁where ▁O ' Case y ▁himself ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁see ▁it . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁show ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁he ▁saw ▁since ▁Within ▁The ▁G ates ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 . ▁ ▁Oak ▁Le aves ▁and ▁Lav ender ▁( 1 9 4 5 ) ▁is ▁a ▁propag anda ▁play ▁comm emor