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Ireland's Abbey Theatre - A History 1899-1951
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IRELANDS ABBEY THEATRI cA History 1899-1951 COMPILED BY LENNOX ROBINSON SIDGWICK AND JACKSON LIMITED LONDON In to or FOREWORD THERE have been many difficulties in writing this History, the chief difficulty being the absence of documents relating to the Theatres beginning, the years 1899-1 904, that is to say the years of the Antient Concert Rooms, the Gaiety Theatre, St Teresas Hall, the Camden Street and the Molesworth Halls. It is impossible to find out how much Edward Martyn spent on the Theatres earliest productions, and it is very difficult to clear up the finances or the first years of the Abbey Theatre. So many prosaic books, Account books and Minutes of meetings, have been destroyed. They seemed rubbish to the destroyer, but they would not have seemed rubbish to the historian. But, here and there, from a reminiscence, I have tried to build up a picture of our early Theatre and make it as authentic as possible. A Secretary of the Theatre said to me once I dont know whom I dislike most you, who tear up everything, or Mr. Gorman, who keeps everything. If the Mister Gorman of sixty years ago had kept all the seemingly worthless notes, how brilliantly they would have coloured this History. In choosing the illustrations I have tried as far as possible to make them contemporary to the narrative. So, in Chapter Two I have preferred a rather poor early portrait of Lady Gregory by AE I know of only one other portrait by him, rather than Sir Gerald Festus Kellys portrait or the Mancini one in Dublins Municipal Gallery, And, illustrating Chapter One, a young Yeats rather than forty or more years later the noble Augustus John or the equally noble Sean OSullivan. This book is not anappreciation of Irelands Abbey Theatre, nor is it a criticism. It is a History, and, as far as possible, I have tried to bury my likes and dislikes. I have tried to marshal all the facts, the dates of production, and casts of first productions of plays, making them as accurate as vii VU1 IRELAND S ABBEY THEATRE possible and making the book a History which future students may feel confident to quote, but I feel sure that I have made many mistakes in the spelling of Gaelic names. But, like Doctor Johnsons immortal friend who tried to be a philosopher but cheerfulness was always breaking in sometimes in spite of myself gossip and clieerfulness keep breaking in. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS MY first thanks go to the Directors of the Theatre and to our Secretary, Eric Gorman, who have put all their documents at my disposal. It is not their fault that they were not able to give me the facts of the Theatre before it became the Abbey Theatre, Our National Library has been tireless in its help, I particularly want to thank Dr. Richard Best, Mr. OConnor, and other members of the staff who were very helpful. Mrs. Martin, Seaghan Barlow and Udolphus Wright have con tributed valuable personal memories, and Mr Wright has helped me in many other ways. I particularly thank Major R. C. Gregory, Mrs, A. de Winton and Mrs. C. F. Kennedy, grand-children of Lady Gregory, for permission to quote from her Journals and from her book, Our Irish Theatre. Others who have contributed to this History are Mrs, W. B. Yeats, James Cousins, C. P. Curran, Gerald Fay, Jack B. Yeats, Sara Payne, Muriel Kelly, and Miss Cullen. Messrs. Whitney, Moore and Keller were the Theatres financial advisers for many years and Mr, R. N. Kellerhas allowed me to consult many documents of great interest and value to this book. Two firms of the Theatre s auditors, Messrs. Craig, Gardner and Co. and George Munro and Co., have been very useful in helping me with the financial details of the Theatre. I may have forgotten some other helpers, I am indebted to so many people who by a phrase, a memory, have helped me, and I apologise to them if I have not written down their names. For the illustrations I must acknowledge debts to the National Gallery of Ireland, for permission to reproduce a drawing of W. B... |
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