The Abbey Theatre: Interviews and Recollections

Front Matter....Pages i-xxx
Irish Drama Arrives....Pages 1-3
The Irish Literary Theatre....Pages 4-10
How Our Theatre Began....Pages 11-14
How We Began the Abbey....Pages 15-18
The National Theatre Society....Pages 18-21
The Irish Theatre Movement: Some Early Memories....Pages 22-27
The Origin of the Abbey Theatre....Pages 28-30
New Dublin Theatre....Pages 30-31
A Theatre Was Made....Pages 31-35
My First Abbey Play....Pages 35-39
The Irish National Theatre Society....Pages 40-48
The Early Days of the Irish National Theatre....Pages 48-53
The Dramatic Movement in Ireland....Pages 54-58
Early Days of the Irish Theatre....Pages 59-71
Some Account of the Early Days of the INTS....Pages 71-77
Looking Back on the Abbey....Pages 77-80
Synge and the Early Days of the Abbey....Pages 81-83
The Abbey Theatre....Pages 83-86
The National Theatre....Pages 87-91
Recollections of the Abbey Theatre....Pages 91-97
Recollections of the Abbey Theatre....Pages 97-98
Irish National Drama....Pages 98-100
Aim of Irish Players....Pages 101-104
Lady Gregory and the Abbey Theatre....Pages 104-108
The Shanachie Casts a Spell....Pages 108-112
Abbey Theatre Co.: Departure for America....Pages 112-115
The School of Acting at the Abbey Theatre....Pages 115-117
The Abbey Theatre: Is It on the Decline?....Pages 117-121
Memory of the Abbey Theatre....Pages 121-123
My Early Days with the Abbey....Pages 123-126
My First Visit to the Abbey....Pages 127-129
Eileen Crowe Tells Her Story....Pages 130-133
Great Days at the Abbey....Pages 133-136
The Coming of Age of the Abbey....Pages 136-140
The Abbey in Those Days: A Memoir....Pages 140-144
The Abbey Theatre....Pages 145-147
Thoughts on the Abbey Theatre....Pages 147-149
Myself and the Abbey Theatre....Pages 150-154
Behind the Abbey Scenes....Pages 154-155
Arthur Shields Remembers the Abbey with Pride....Pages 156-158
Great Lady of the Irish Theatre....Pages 158-161
Meet Mr Blythe....Pages 161-167
Ernest Blythe and the Abbey....Pages 167-172
The Abbey Theatre....Pages 173-178
F.J. McCormick....Pages 179-184
The Death-watch Beetle....Pages 184-188
Can the Abbey Theatre be Restored?....Pages 188-192
An Irishman’s Diary....Pages 192-194
The Abbey Theatre in London....Pages 195-197
Abbey Has Been Deteriorating for Years....Pages 197-199
The Abbey Theatre....Pages 199-202
The New Abbey Theatre....Pages 202-204
Cyril Cusack Talks....Pages 205-208
I Modelled Joan on My Mother....Pages 208-210
The Abbey and the Future....Pages 211-225
Back Matter....Pages 226-251