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Definition: Abbey Theatre from Philip's Encyclopedia

Theatre erected on Abbey Street, Dublin (1904), by Annie E.F. Horniman to house the Irish National Theatre Society. In 1925 the Abbey became the National Theatre of Ireland. Works by W.B. Yeats, Lady Gregory, J.M. Synge and Sean O'Casey have been introduced here, and the Theatre is renowned for its support of new writers.


Abbey Theatre

From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Playhouse in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, associated with the literary revival of the early 1900s, that was part of a general cultural Irish revival . The theatre opened in 1904 and staged the works of a number of Irish dramatists, including Lady Gregory, W B Yeats, J M Synge, and Seán O'Casey. Burned down in 1951, the Abbey Theatre was rebuilt in 1966. Financed by Annie Horniman , the theatre was built to house the Irish National Theatre Society, formed in 1901 by W G Fay, Yeats, and Lady Gregory to perform the plays of new Irish dramatists. The theatre's licence was held by Lady Gregory and for most of the early years she and Yeats were its only directors. The theatre made a name for itself as a specialized repertory theatre with well-acted plays of fine quality. Other early playwrights include Padraic Colum, George Fitzmaurice, and George Bernard Shaw. The company toured in England and the USA, where its excellence in production and acting had a profound influence in the years…
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From Brewer's Dictionary of Irish Phrase and Fable
A theatre in Dublin established as the home of the Irish National Theatre Society largely through the efforts of W.B. YEATS and Lady GREGORY . It opened on 27 December 1904 with Yeats's On Baile's Strand and Lady Gregory's Spreading the News in a building in Abbey Street acquired thanks to the…
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From Brewer's Britain and Ireland
From its location in Abbey Street. The theatre founded in DUBLIN in 1904 by Yeats and Lady Gregory as the home of the Irish National Theatre Society. It became the focus of the Irish Literary Revival and a bastion of cultural Nationalism. The Abbey presented the premieres of the plays of Synge and…
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From Brewer's Dictionary of Modern Phrase and Fable
Ireland's national theatre, on Lower Abbey Street, Dublin, where it was founded in 1904. It was built at the instigation of the Celtic revivalists W.B. Yeats (1865-1939) and Lady Gregory (1852-1932) and soon gained prestige for its productions of Irish playwrights such as Yeats himself, J.M. Synge…
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
Irish theatrical company devoted primarily to indigenous drama. W. B. Yeats was a leader in founding (1902) the Irish National Theatre Society with Lady Gregory, J. M. Synge, and A. E. (George Russell) contributing their talents as directors and dramatists. In 1904, Annie Horniman gave them a…
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From The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Stage Actors and Acting
The Abbey Theatre is Ireland’s National Theatre and it was the first Irish theatre ever to receive an annual government subvention (1925). It houses the oldest producing management in continuous operation in the Anglophone world. The precursors to the Abbey were the Irish Literary Theatre (1899) and…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Playhouse in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, associated with the literary revival of the early 1900s, that was part of a general cultural Irish revival . The theatre opened in 1904 and staged the works of a number of Irish dramatists, including Lady Gregory, W B Yeats, J M Synge, and Seán O'Casey. …
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From Irish History: People, Places and Events that Built Ireland
The Abbey Theatre
The Abbey Theatre is Ireland's national theatre. The institution dates its origins to 1899, when - against this climate of cultural 'revival' - the Irish Literary Theatre was established in Dublin by the poet W. B. Yeats, the Ascendancy landowner and folklorist Augusta Gregory, and the playwright…
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From The Oxford Companion to Theatre and Performance
Home of the National Theatre of Ireland. The Irish National Theatre Society ( INTS ) was created by Frank and W. G. Fay's National Dramatic Company following its performances of Cathleen ni Houlihan (by *Yeats and Lady *Gregory ) and Deirdre (by Æ) in 1902. Yeats, its first president, fostered a…
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
Dublin theatre. It developed from the Irish Literary Theatre, founded in 1899 by William Butler Yeats and Lady Augusta Gregory to foster Irish drama. After moving the troupe to a renovated theatre on Abbey Street in 1904, they codirected its productions with John Millington Synge , staged their own…
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