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File of correspondence between John Boyd and Pearse and Mary O'Malley The correspondence relates to both the Lyric and to Threshold. Includes Boyd's reports on the plays Strawberry Boys , No Enemy But Time , and Mean Reckoning (30 August 1978) and his letter confirming his appointment as trustee (26 April 1972).

File of correspondence between John and Elizabeth Boyle of Belfast, later of Canada, and Pearse and Mary O'Malley. Mainly of a personal nature, discussing family and friends, but also includes some political material relating to human rights campaigns in Northern Ireland. Includes a copy of 'The Babysitters of Bossabed', written by Elizabeth Boyle. Also includes cards and letters from the Boyles' daughter Liz Curtis, and a memorial booklet compiled by John Boyle after his wife's death.

File of letters from the Brookes family. Early letters relate to Arthur Brooke's time as a trustee for the Lyric Players Theatre. Includes his letter of resignation due to other commitments (8 January 1969). Later letters and cards are from Arthur and his wife Florence, from Arthur's son Michael and his wife Elspeth, and their children.

File of correspondence between Deborah Browne and Mary O'Malley, relating to work within the theatre. Includes information on Equity which Browne has obtained for O'Malley (20 April 1960). Also includes some rough drawings of costume designs for an unnamed play (not dated), and a letter congratulating O'Malley on her autobiography (10 December 1990).

File of correspondence between Austin Clarke and Mary O'Malley, mainly about the staging of his plays and other theatre matters. Includes some programmes from the Lyric Theatre Company of Dublin, which Clarke established in the 1940s, including those for The Magic Glasses and The Moment Next to Nothing , both written by Clarke. Also includes Clarke's comments on O'Malley's plans to stage a play based on the work of James Joyce: 'I wonder how the actors will memorise so many pages of sheer "gibberish". The effect on the audience of an entire evening of almost unintelligible language should be interesting' (7 October 1958).

File of letters between Kenneth Darwin of the Board of Trustees and Pearse and Mary O'Malley in relation to the proposals to play the national anthem at Lyric productions. Includes a letter explaining his actions at a recent meeting: 'I would like the trustees to have a policy which is artistically sound as well as being unpolitical so that we could all get on with the job of making a success of the new theatre' (19 October). Also includes a letter detailing his reaction to their resignation from the Board over this issue: 'No indication was given...that either of you would consider the playing of the Anthem on 28 Oct as a resigning issue. Had the other Trustees known this they would not have wished to proceed in the way decided upon' (8 November).

File of letters from Neil Downes, architect, to Pearse and Mary O'Malley, relating mainly to the design of the Lyric Theatre motif and the cover of Threshold, as well as the new theatre on Ridgeway Street. Includes a letter to Pearse O'Malley asking for an amendment to the press release announcing the new theatre to indicate his involvement in the design of the theatre (19 Match 1968).

File of letters from Oliver Edwards to Pearse and Mary O'Malley, concerned with general theatre matters. Includes letter seeking clarification on the rights of life members under a new scheme (5 November 1969).

File of correspondence between Equity, trade union for actors and stage managers and representatives of the Lyric Theatre, relating mainly to disagreements over Equity conditions being applicable in Northern Ireland. Includes a notice of a meeting of Northern Irish members (20 January 1980) and the annual report for 1982-83. Also includes some handwritten notes on the situation.

File of correspondence between Gabriel Fallon, trustee of the Lyric Theatre, and Pearse and Mary O'Malley, dealing with many matters relating to the Lyric Theatre, and to a lesser extent, Threshold magazine. Details his reasons for refusing to assist in getting the freedom of the city of Dublin for Seán O'Casey: 'for all O'Casey's genius and his love of Dublin, there is something incredibly mean-souled in the man' (28 October 1957). Also letter describing his worsening relations with the Abbey Theatre board, particularly Ernest Blythe: 'His politician's approach plus his ingrained inferiority complex make him "as tricky as a fish at full tide"' (23 May 1960).