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Programme for Ambassadors Theatre, London's production of 'The White-Headed Boy' signed by some of the players including Arthur Shields, Arthur Sinclair and Sara Allgood. Programme stapled into a cover promoting 'Warriors' Day' - 'The Entertainment World's Tribute to Ex-Service Men'. Also enclosed is a leaflet promoting upcoming performances of Abbey associated plays in the Ambassadors Theatre, explaining that the survival of the Abbey Theatre in Dublin is under threat because of 'the curfew, and the other incidents of the state of siege at present existing in Dublin.'

Drawing of Arthur Shields by John Rushell, sighed 'Paris July 20th '20', also drawing of Arthur Shields with signature 'Cracowski' 1920 and drawings of Arthur Shields by 'Milt Marx' for a production of Playboy of the Western World.

Passengers' contract ticket from White Star Lines - Australian Service. Issued to Arthur Shields in Sydney. Shields was in Australia as part of an Abbey touring company.

Letter from George Yeats, 82 Merrion Square, Dublin addressed to Arthur Shields. Yeats writes to thank Shields for the work he has done for the Drama League; she also praises him for getting 'great effect at very small cost;'

Letter from George Yeats, 82 Merrion Square, Dublin addressed to Arthur Shields; Yeats writes that 'it was decided at the last committee meeting of the D.D.L. that Henry IV should be repeated on the evening of Sunday 10th (for the entertainment of the visitors to the Tailteann Games). She also writes that 'the league lost over £49 less on its productions last year than the year before, an this is very largely thanks to you.'

Cutting of a cartoon by Grace Vandeleur Plunkett featuring members of the Abbey Company, including Lennox Robinson, Arthur Shields and Barry Fitzgerald.

Reproduction of a drawing of Ballydonal House - Presumably connected with Lennox Robinson's play 'The Big House'

Letter from Samuel J. Waddell addressed to Arthur Shields. Waddell who wrote plays under the name Rutherford Mayne writes 'I just wanted to say that I am delighted and so proud that you are the Peter that I thought of, and hoped for and had in mind when writing.' Arthur Shields appeared in the part of Peter in the Abbey's first production of Mayne's play 'Peter', which opened on 28 January 1930. Mayne wrote this letter having seen Shields in a dress rehearsal of the play. SEE ALSO 653

Two letters from Lady Gregory, Coole Park, Gort, Co. Galway addressed to Arthur Shields, Gregory makes reference to her own plays 'The White Cockade' and to 'The Plough and the Stars'.

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