Irish Abbey Theatre Programme 20th January 1958

A RARE poignant piece of Irish history!

An 8 page Theatre Programme "They Got what They Wanted by Louis D'Alton"
 28th April  1947.

(See example of this iconic imagery - from an early Irish encyclopedia)

ABBEY THEATRE

The Irish National Theatre was founded in 1903 by W. B. Yeats and Lady Augusta Gregory . With patronage from Miss Annie Horniman, premises were purchased on Old Abbey Street and on December 27th 1904, the Abbey Theatre opened its doors for the first time.

The Abbey and Peacock Theatres constitute the National Theatre of Ireland which is managed by the Irish National Theatre Society Limited. The artistic policy of the theatre incorporates four aspirations:

To promote and develop new Irish plays and thereby create a repertoire of Irish Dramatic Literature

The guardianship of the Irish repertoire through the reanimation of the wide canon of Irish writing already in existence

The enrichment of that repertoire through the presentation of masterworks of world theatre

To be the guarantor of continuity and vitality in the Irish theatre through the employment, promotion, training and development of Irish theatre artists and practitioners.

In 1925, the National Theatre was given an annual subsidy by the new Free State, and the Abbey became the first ever state-subsidised theatre in the English speaking world. The State continues to support the National Theatre in the form of an annual grant from The Arts Council of Ireland/An Chomhairle Ealaion.

Tragically in 1951, the original buildings of the National Theatre (the Abbey and Peacock theatres) were damaged by fire. However, the Government pledged to re-house the theatre in a modern purpose-built home on the same site on Abbey street, where both theatres presently stand.

Condition:   Very Good. Light centre fold.

Measures:    8.50 X 5.60".

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