The Shadow of a Gunman by Seán O'Casey at the Abbey Theatre.
A tragedy in two acts by Sean O'Casey first produced by the Abbey in 1923 with Arthur Shields in the role of Donal Davoren. The play was produced by University of Southern California in 1961.
Opening Night: 02/06/1931
Playwright: Sean O'Casey
Venue: Dublin
Opening Night: 24/08/1932
Playwright: Sean O'Casey
Venue: Dublin
Files relating to The Shadow Factory, a musical play with book by Carolyn Swift and Bill Skinner, lyrics by Carolyn Swift and music by David Armstrong. File 1 includes handwritten notes by Swift including "Radio Adaptation of "Shadow Factory"; various notes and drafts of scenes; and typed script of the musical in various scenes.
File 2 includes: Typed budget for the production of The Shadow Factory; Synopsis of the musical, character list and description, annotated pages of script by Swift, pages and drafts of songs and lyrics from the musical.
Includes a postcard flyer for production of "The Seven Year Itch", produced by the Dublin Globe Theatre Company, Gaiety Theatre, 4 October 1954. MS note on reverse has costuming notes.
Printed programme from the Globe Theatre Production of "The Seven Year Itch", Gaiety Theatre, Dublin, 1954, written by George Axelrod, and which starred Genevieve Lyons.
Black and white photograph of cast members during a scene of The Seven Year Itch by George Axelrod produced at the Gaiety Theatre Dublin. Pictured include Genevieve Lyons, Maureen Toal, Milo O'Shea, Deirdre McSharry
File with typed script for puppet play written by Carolyn Swift titled 'The Selfish Giant', with letters from Bill Skinner, Muserights, representing Carolyn Swift in granting production permission to Eugene Lambert for the play (1972).
Statement showing in schedule A, the securities representing Denis St George Daly’s moiety of the Dunsandle Trust Fund. Schedule B records the purchase money of lands sold under the Land Purchase Acts in the 1910s and 1920s, including the Thurles town estate, the Tipperary agricultural estate, the head rent of Mountshannon, [Co Clare], the Thomastown estate and parts of the Galway estate. The proceeds from these sales were invested in 5% War Stock which was transferred to Denis Bowes Daly. These 2 schedules are working documents and contain many annotations.
File includes colour and black and white photographs from the production of The Secret Fall of Constance Wilde, written by Thomas Kilroy, directed by Patrick Mason and designed by Joe Vaněk. Some photographs were taken by Amelia Stein. Also printed play programme from the Abbey Theatre production of the play.