Letter from the Irish Transport and General Workers' Union to John Galsworthy, asking him to refuse the Dublin Repertore Company permission to stage his plays because they have complained about Countess Constance Markievicz' sympathies with locked-out workers,
1913 October 15.
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| Summary: | The I.T.G.W.U. writes that the Dublin Repertore Company wish to stage other Galsworthy plays "as a pretext to get rid of the Countess and thus victimise her, for her sympathy with the working class". They appeal to Galsworthy to refuse the Company his permission owing to his own "sympathies in that direction". |
| In collection: | William O'Brien (1881-1968) Papers, 1898-1969 |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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| Notes: | Typescript on headed paper "Irish Transport / and / General Workers Union. / Head offices: Liberty Hall, / Beresford Place, Dublin". The enclosed letter to Count Casimir Markievicz from the Dublin Repertore Company, mentioned in the course of this letter, is no longer extant. Physical description: 1 item (1 page). more |
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Letter from the Irish Transport and General Workers' Union to John Galsworthy, asking him to refuse the Dublin Repertore Company permission to stage his plays because they have complained about Countess Constance Markievicz' sympathies with locked-out workers,
1913 October 15.
| In Collection: | William O'Brien (1881-1968) Papers, 1898-1969 |
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| Description: | The I.T.G.W.U. writes that the Dublin Repertore Company wish to stage other Galsworthy plays "as a pretext to get rid of the Countess and thus victimise her, for her sympathy with the working class". They appeal to Galsworthy to refuse the Company his permission owing to his own "sympathies in that direction". |
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| Language: | English |
| Extent: | 1 item (1 page). |
| Format: | Manuscript |
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MS 15,676/1/1
(Manuscripts Reading Room) |
| Rights: | Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland. |
| Corporate Author: | Irish Transport and General Workers' Union |