File of correspondence relating to the administration of the Lyric Theatre for the month. Includes further letters relating to Mary O'Malley's ongoing efforts to produce Long Day's Journey into Night , with replies from Curtis Brown stating that amateur rights will not be granted until the professional market is fully exploited (10 June). Also includes a copy letter from Mary O'Malley to Louis MacNeice seeking permission to stage The Dark Tower (26 June).
File of correspondence relating to the administration of the Lyric Theatre for the month. Includes licence to perform Oedipus at Colonus from Samuel French, publishers (1 July) and a letter from Sam Macready confirming that he is happy to continue his work with the Lyric drama school (21 July).
File of correspondence relating to the administration of the Lyric Theatre for the month. Includes extensive correspondence relating to the Lyric's performance of W.B. Yeats plays at the Dublin Theatre Festival.
File of correspondence relating to the administration of the Lyric Theatre for the month. Includes a letter to George Yeats inviting her to the Yeats plays at the Dublin Theatre Festival (10 September), and a letter from the Department of the Taoiseach thanking Mary O'Malley for inviting Seán Lemass to these performances (17 September). Also includes a letter from John Pollock to O'Malley, enclosing a copy of his script for The Loves of Ardmeain (29 September).
File of correspondence relating to the administration of the Lyric Theatre for the month. Includes letter from John Pollock thanking Mary O'Malley for her reply, and offering solutions to the production difficulties with his play.
File of correspondence relating to the administration of the Lyric Theatre for the month. Includes letter from Maureen O'Farrell to Mary O'Malley apologising for the delay in sending her the script for The Heart's a Wonder (6 November), and a reply to John Pollock's earlier letter (18 November). Also includes letter to the American embassy in London enquiring as to the possibility of obtaining visas for the Lyric actors for a fundraising tour of the United States (30 November).
File of correspondence relating to the administration of the Lyric Theatre for the month. Includes copy letter from Mary O'Malley to Denis Johnston, thanking him for agreeing to help in the establishment of the Trust to look after the Lyric Players and writing 'we are anxious to have it on a sound artistic basis and your association as a Director or Trustee will indeed be most valuable' (7 December).
File of correspondence relating to the administration of the Lyric Theatre for these two months. Includes letter from Patrick J. Campbell to Pearse O'Malley asking for his assistance in selecting plays for Maynooth Dramatic Society (5 January). Includes some correspondence in relation to planning an inaugural dinner function planned for Shrove Tuesday (1 March) in aid of the Lyric Players. Also includes a sketch of a new logo for the theatre and a blank membership card for the coming year.
File of correspondence relating to the administration of the Lyric Theatre for these two months. Includes letter from T. Mulaney, organising secretary for the Yeats Summer School in Sligo, to Mary O'Malley asking for the numbers of actors involved if they go ahead with the staging of the Cuchulain cycle plays (30 March). Also includes two sample invitations and two brochures for the Shrove Tuesday fundraising dinner (1 March).
File of correspondence relating to the administration of the Lyric Theatre for these two months. Includes a letter to Mr Mitchell, county planning officer, requesting permission for planning approval to build a Lyric theatre building at a site at Shaw's Bridge (5 May), and a copy letter from Mary O'Malley to Cathal O'Shannon, thanking him for his support of the Lyric Players (9 June). Also includes a provisional guest list and receipt from a fundraising party held on 7 June in the Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin. Letter of acceptance for the party from Ray McAnally and letter of regret from James Delargy included.