Ireland's Abbey Theatre :

a history, 1899-1951 /
Compiled by Lennox Robinson.
Bibliographic Details
Main Creator: Robinson, Lennox, 1886-1958.
Contributors: O'Casey, Sean, 1880-1964, former owner.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published / Created: London : Sidgwick and Jackson, [1951]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Notes:Official history commissioned by the Abbey Theatre authorities.

[LO 10477, LO 10478] With dust jacket in good condition.

Ownership signature of Sean O'Casey on front endpaper. 'Devon. 1951.'

[LO 10478] Newspaper clipping (detached): 'O'Connor chosen for Abbey board'.

[LO 10478] Photo of the Abbey Theatre stage after the fire, dated July 18, 1951. Glued to pastedown on back cover.

[LO 10478] Various newspaper clippings glued to front and rear endpaper: obituary articles for Mr. Udolphus Wright written by Lennox Robinson, Irish Times 28/10/52, and Teresa Deevy, playwright; a poem in memory of Teresa Deevy by Temple Lane; obituary article for actor Barry Fitzgerald, 1960; reader's letter to the Irish Times about Lennox Robinson's Kinsale, 8/8/77.

With indexes.

Physical description: xiv, [24] p. of plates, 224 p. : plates, ports. ; 22 cm.

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Provenance:LO 10477 and LO 10478: Sean O'Casey library collection