Says he has now read Martin Whelan and thinks it is good. Sending it to Mr. Yeats to read and if he is happy with it they will produce it on December 5th. Says the autumn program is mapped out very carefully that it is impossible to change the date, but he will remember that Brophy would prefer it done in November. Says he spoke to Yeats about Gombeenism when he was up, and says Yeats thinks it needs a good deal of alteration, and that if he (Yeats) had the play with him he might have written to Brophy about it. Says there would be no harm in Brophy writing to Yeats in London about it. Written on the bare Abbey letterhead. The word “gombeenism” is scribbled on the left-hand margin next to the second paragraph about “the new play”.

Says he encloses "Gombeenism" with Yeats' criticism. Says that Yeats said in a letter that the play could not be produced as it was, but with some edits and rewrites it could be.

Diaries kept by Ray spanning his personal life and Abbey Theatre career.

Consists of accounts in the year 1909, includes personal accounts, excerpts from newspapers, program notices for his play "The White Feather" at the Abbey Theatre.

Drafts of plays and writings by R.J. Ray

Hardback folio ledger, which includes draft manuscript of a play, in a number of scenes, with some typescript loose-leaf draft scenes also included. No working title of the play is listed. Other loose-leaf manuscript pages are enclosed. These include a stamped envelope, dated 9 Sep 1951, addressed to Miss Eileen Boyle, Bank of Ireland, Sligo, MS note on inside "Up in the city the lights are glowing, the city is like a Venetian lake, the reflections, the shadows...."

The Diary section begins with an entry dated 2 January 1948. Diary entries continue through coming weeks and reference trips to the opera, comments on performances, films recently seen, comments on actors and the films, and notes about theatre in Dublin, as well as meetings with friends. Entry for April 19th 1948 opens with: "I have made two of the steps in any life: have joined the staff of the Bank of Ireland, College Green, and the Brendan Smith Academy of Acting." Diary entries over following weeks and months give details accounts of actor training, class schedule and content and mentions of classmates at the Brendan Smith Academy. Later entries recount being offered a post as producer by Brendan Smith but would have to leave job in the Bank of Ireland; comments and accounts of plays and movies seen in Dublin over coming months of 1948 and to c. 1950. The diary entries record social engagements around Dublin and general comments on culture and events in the city.

Manuscript memoir, written in A4 refill books, with loose-leaf pages inserted, by Genevieve Lyons, comprising her written accounts of her life and career, from her early childhood and beginnings in Dublin and through her acting career of the 1950s onwards, with personal anecdotes and writings on Dublin culture, theatre, friends, family and relationships.

Pencil sketch of Genevieve Lyons, from left side profile. Artist unknown.

Audience survey forms with details of show feedback completed by audiences of Mac-Beth 7 produced by Pan Pan Theatre Company. Also includes booking sheets for a workshop hosted by Pan Pan in association with the production.

Files relating to the Pan Pan Dublin International Theatre Symposium.