34657 Treffer anzeigen

Letter from The National Theatre Society Limited, Abbey Theatre, 26 Lower Abbey Street, Dublin 1 to Gerard Gallivan, 135 Silchester Park, Glenageary, county Dublin regretting that Twin Pillars is not suitable for a production and outlining the reasons for this stating them to be very similar to those that applied to Beggar & Bloom.

Copy letters from Gerard Gallivan, 135 Silchester Park, Glenageary, county Dublin to Richard Cook, Bickerstaffe Theatre Company, 11 The Spires, Dean Street, Kilkenny, requesting feedback on Twin Pillars and The Prudent Paramour.

Letters to and from Gerard Gallivan, 135 Silchester Park, Glenageary, county Dublin, mainly from theatre companies acknowledging receipt of or returning unspecified scripts.

Copy letter from Gerard Gallivan, 135 Silchester Park, Glenageary, county Dublin to N. McCarthy, Gandon Productions Ltd, 27 Harcourt Street, Dublin 2, offering his work for McCarthy’s consideration and providing a list of his work to date.

Copy letter from Gerard Gallivan, 135 Silchester Park, Glenageary, county Dublin to Mr Hastings, enclosing copies of The Prudent Paramour and The Wilde Lady. The letter also contains brief synopses or mentions of The Prophecy, Umbrella Man, Mourn the Ivy Leaf, Decision at Easter, Castle of Comforts, Alas Poor Yorick, The Lonesome Night, Many a Slip, Mist on the Blue Mountain, The Stepping Stone, Beggar & Bloom, Watershed, A Beginning of Truth and And a Yellow Singing Bird. Most of the references are purely perfunctory.

This series contains manuscript, typescript and electronic drafts of Gerard Gallivan's plays and other works, some published works and recordings relating to Gallivan's plays.

Spiral-bound notebook of 54 pp. containing a script for episode 23 of the TV-series The Riordans. Also a page of notes relating to Parnell, and other assorted notes and jottings.

Spiral-bound notebook of 78 pp. lacking back cover containing research notes on Neville Chamberlain and Czechoslovakia and scene synopses for Umbrella Man, including extended synopses for Scenes 1-4 of Act 1. Also an early draft of Act 1, and a list of ‘gimmicks that might possibly be used’ on stage. The notebook also contains an untitled essay-style piece on life, democracy and free choice, and some work-related notes. Inserted between the pages is a loose sheet of notes relating to Colleen.

Spiral-bound notebook of 128 pp. containing a draft of the stage version of Umbrella Man, with related historical background notes, including extracts from various Hansard volumes of parliamentary debate. Also drafts of episodes 876 and 881 of the radio soap Harbour Hotel. Also work-related notes on tourism.

Spiral-bound notebook of 124 pp. containing biographical notes on James Joyce and his family, and rough early outlines of Scenes 1-2 of Act 1 and Scenes 1-2 of Act 2 of Beggar & Bloom. Also lists of factual items for use in the play; an early draft of the final scene; and notes on the Paris scene. Also a four-page draft entitled Crescent, discussing Jesuits and education in Limerick city. Inserted between the pages are work-related notes and draft letter.