Theatre Business: Correspondence of the First Abbey Theatre Directors, William Butler Yeats, Lady Gregory and J.M.Synge

W. B. Yeats,Isabella Augusta Gregory,J.M. Synge

Theatre Business: Correspondence of the First Abbey Theatre Directors, William Butler Yeats, Lady Gregory and J.M.Synge
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Colin Smythe Ltd
Country
United Kingdom
Published
1 May 1982
Pages
332
ISBN
9780861400423

Theatre Business: Correspondence of the First Abbey Theatre Directors, William Butler Yeats, Lady Gregory and J.M.Synge

W. B. Yeats,Isabella Augusta Gregory,J.M. Synge

In this volume Dr. Saddlemyer has created, by selecting from the correspondence of the first directors, W.B.Yeats, Lady Gregory and J.M.Synge, and drawing on material by Miss Horniman and others, a fascinating book that shows the foundation and evolution of the Abbey through the first five years of its existence, as seen from the inside by the protagonists. It describes the internal management problems, including the controversies that led to the first departure of players over nationalist principles, and the troubles which eventually brought about the resignation of Frank and Willie Fay, as well as the daily difficulties of programming, casting, production and finance, and the excitement of a pioneering theatrical enterprise.

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