IV.iii. Copybook containing a draft lecture by Máire Nic Shiubhlaigh on the formation of the Irish National Theatre Society,
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| Summary: | Copybook containing an incomplete draft lecture in which actress Nic Shiubhlaigh writes of her involvement the Irish National Theatre Society, and her recollections of early productions of the plays 'The Countess Cathleen', 'Kathleen Ni Houlihan', 'Deirdre' and 'The Shadow of the Glen', the Abbey's first tour in England and the contributions made to Irish theatre by Annie Horniman. She also refers to her own day job at the Dun Emer Guild. Attached are loose worksheets (42 pp) containing a possible later draft of the same lecture, in which she refers to the contruction of the Abbey Theatre building, her departure from the Theatre and subsequent return in 1911 and the Abbey's first American tour. She makes passing reference to the death fellow actor Dudley Digges, who had died shortly before her writing the lecture; Digges died in October 1947. |
| In collection: | Máire Nic Shiubhlaigh Additional Papers (2002), 1907-1958. |
| Format: | Manuscript |
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| Notes: | Physical description: 1 volume; 42 pp. |
| Arrangement: | Sub-fonds |
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IV.iii. Copybook containing a draft lecture by Máire Nic Shiubhlaigh on the formation of the Irish National Theatre Society,
[n.d.]
| In Collection: | Máire Nic Shiubhlaigh Additional Papers (2002), 1907-1958. |
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| Description: | Copybook containing an incomplete draft lecture in which actress Nic Shiubhlaigh writes of her involvement the Irish National Theatre Society, and her recollections of early productions of the plays 'The Countess Cathleen', 'Kathleen Ni Houlihan', 'Deirdre' and 'The Shadow of the Glen', the Abbey's first tour in England and the contributions made to Irish theatre by Annie Horniman. She also refers to her own day job at the Dun Emer Guild. Attached are loose worksheets (42 pp) containing a possible later draft of the same lecture, in which she refers to the contruction of the Abbey Theatre building, her departure from the Theatre and subsequent return in 1911 and the Abbey's first American tour. She makes passing reference to the death fellow actor Dudley Digges, who had died shortly before her writing the lecture; Digges died in October 1947. |
| Main Creator: | |
| Extent: | 1 volume; 42 pp. |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Call Number: |
MS 49,752/34
(Manuscripts Reading Room) |
| Rights: | Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland. |