Says he received the paragraphs, and has sent them to the daily and weekly papers. Says he also got Brophy’s photo and will try to put it in the papers. Says he hopes Brophy will come up, and wishes his play success.
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Enclosed check of £4.16.7 in fees for The Casting Out of Martin Wheelan. Says he sent the script of the play as arranged, and that when Brophy is finished with it to send it back to him. Also says he enclosed 4 programs picked up in the theater, and that they are cleared of any of them. Says the Leader article was very funny, and there is a good article in The Stage. “The Casting Out of Martin Wheelan” is written in Brophy’s hand, in pencil, on the left-hand side.
Thanks him for his letter and answers his “query”. Gives the name, George Roberts, and his address, Middle Abbey St, Dublin. Says he was told there was a notice of his play in “The Ena” but he did not see it. Says they had a very successful week with “The Man Who Missed”.
Thanks him for his efforts on behalf of the Abbey, hopes the results will be good for both of them. Says that Brophy should have come and see them. Says he hopes to see him in Cork.
Allgood asking Brophy to clarify on “two little matters” about The White Feather, because she is stage managing it. She then asks if certain changes can be made in the script. She asks about the second act and if Dillon knows that her son has murdered the owner of the estate. Second, she asks if on pg 43 in Act 2 Brophy can change some offstage voices to a person coming onstage to deliver news. Written on Abbey theatre stationary, Norreys Connell no longer listed as a director.
Allgood tells Brophy she encloses the last act of The White Feather. Says that she has not yet sent it to a typer, and will wait until he sends the alterations to the act before doing so. Mentions that all revisions are submitted to the Directors. "The Shewing-up of Blanco Posnet" by Bernard Shaw now appears on the Abbey letterhead
Allgood says she was unable to reply to Ray’s letter of the 3rd earlier because she was ill. Says she is glad he enjoyed her performance of Mrs Kiniry and will treasure his letter. Says she has forgotten the name of the book she mentioned in a conversation with him. Not on Abbey stationery.
Says he encloses Martin Whelan, “as nothing definite has been settled about it”. Says that Robinson and the company are in Harrogate for the week but are coming back the next Monday. Letterhead has returned to the style from 1911
Says they had Ray's play down for revival during the previous month but had so much new work to get through that they were not able to do it. Says Allgood and O’Donovan will be gone for most of March so unless they come back the last week they won’t be able to do it until autumn. Says he liked the new ending of the play (Martin Whelan) but that Brophy hadn’t made Whelan and the girl’s conversations human enough yet. Says he thought of asking him to try again but thought that in rehearsal he could alter some things. Mentions he is glad to hear that Brophy has a new play. 1911 is written in pencil in the top right-hand corner. Ray’s name appears in the letterhead for the first time. This is the first typed letter to Ray on Abbey letterhead.
Thanks Brophy for sending him a program, says he found a copy of it in the office. Says they might revive Whelan in Easter week, or the week after, but he is unsure. Says he is glad to hear the new play is getting on well. W.A. Henderson is no longer listed as secretary in the Abbey letterhead, no secretary at all.