Encloses a letter of Ray's which he opened by mistake because it was put in his pile of letters. Says he thinks "The Gombeen Man" went well the night before, that there was not a large audience but that it was enthusiastic and well received even after the last curtain, and there were three or four curtains. Says the Times and Telegraph gave good notices, and that Yeats thought the play went well, and that Robinson thought the play was well acted. Says he will send programs.
Extra: Written from the Court Theatre

Says various things have put off producing "The Gombeen Man" in Dublin, but that they have it down "for the 11th". Says Yeats has left Dublin but that Ray should send the new version of "The White Feather" to Dublin anyway.
Extra: Back to original Abbey letterhead, written from the Abbey in Dublin.

Apologises for not being at the theatre the night before and for missing Ray. Says he thinks the play went well, and that audiences seem deeply interested and impressed. Says not to pay too much attention to the Dublin critics, "they are a very poor set". Says he has not yet read the new "White Feather", and that they have not yet decided their bills for Cork.

Says in reply to Ray's letter, they planned the Cork program and cannot alter it

Says Ray could not have seen him on Saturday after a performance because he went back to Dublin that afternoon. Says he heard back from Yeats about "The White Feather", and he thinks Ray made the best thing he has done out of it. Says when he comes over to Dublin the next week he will talk to him about "The Gombeen Man" in America.

Entries include reports on his family, what books he is reading at the time, and what he is doing for the newspaper. Includes accounts of his interactions with the Abbey Theatre, his play "The Casting-out of Martin Whelan", newspaper clippings, accounts of meeting notable figures such as W.B. Yeats, George Moore, etc.

Details Ray's experiences with the Abbey Theatre and the writing and editing of his play "The Gombeen Man". Discusses the death of his son Ray Brophy, his work as a journalist in Cork, and includes newspaper clippings of criticism for his plays. Includes a detailed personal and family history in which he reveals that his uncle, Hugh Brophy, was a major player in the Fenian Brotherhood, as well as his paternal half-brother John Brophy. Ray goes on to discuss how those connections cost his father, Thomas Brophy, his position as an inspector for the railway.

Assorted items relating to the Abbey Theatre

Theatre programmes and flyers from theatre productions in Dublin from the 1950s - 1970s, with venues such as the Gate Theatre, the Olympia Theatre and companies such as Gemini Productions and the Globe Theatre.