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===Fundación do Abbey Theatre===
[[Image:Abbey1.jpg|right|thumb|Cartel das primeiras representacións no [[Abbey Theatre]] dende o 27 de decembro de 1904 ata o 3 de xaneiro de 1905.]]
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[[Edward Martyn]] wasera aveciño neighbour ofde Lady Gregory, ande itdurante wasunha duringvisita a visit to hissúa homecasa, Tullira Castle, inen 1896, thatGregory shecoñeceu first meta [[W. B. Yeats]].<ref>Graham, Rigby. "Letter from Dublin". American Notes & Queries, Vol. 10, 1972.</ref> DiscussionsOs betweendebates theentre threeos oftres them,durante overo theseguinte followingano yearderon orlugar so,á ledfundación todo theIrish foundingLiterary ofTheatre theen 1899.<ref>{{Harvnb|Foster|2003|pp=486, 662}}</ref> O proxecto do Irish Literary Theatre indurou 1899.ata 1901,<ref>FosterKavanagh, (2003)Peter. pp"The Story of the Abbey Theatre: From Its Origins in 1899 to the Present". 486(New York): Devin-Adair, 6621950.</ref> colapsando por falta de financiamento. En 1904 Lady Gregory, undertookMartyn, fundraisingYeats, and[[John theMillington firstSynge]], programme[[George consistedWilliam ofRussell]], Martyn's[[Annie ''TheHorniman]], Heather[[William Field''Fay]] ande Yeats's[[Frank Fay]] reuníronse para formar a ''[[TheIrish CountessNational CathleenTheatre Society]]. As primeiras representacións levadas a cabo por esta sociedade tiveron lugar nun edificio chamado Molesworth Hall. Cando o [[Mechanics'' Theatre|Hibernian Theatre of Varieties]] en Lower Abbey Street e un edificio adxacente en [[Marlborough Street, Dublín|Marlborough Street]] estiveron dispoñibles, Horniman e William Fay acordaron mercalo e adaptalo para cumprir os propósitos da sociedade.<ref>McCormack 1999, pp. 5–6.</ref>
OnO 11 Mayde maio de 1904 , thea societysociedade formallyaceptou acceptedformalmente Horniman'sa offeroferta ofde theHorniman usepara ofo theuso do buildingedificio. AsXa que Horniman wasnon notresidía normallyhabitualmente residenten in IrelandIrlanda, thepagou Royala [[ Letterspatente patent|Letters Patentreal]] requiredrequirida were paid for by her but granted in theen namenome ofde Lady Gregory.<ref>Yeats, Kelly and Schuchard 2005, p. 902.</ref> OneUnha ofdas herobras ownde playsGregory, ''[[Spreading the News]]'', wasrepresentouse performedna onnoite thede openingapertura night,do 27 Decemberde decembro de 1904.<ref>Murray, Christopher.{{cite web|url=http://www.abbeytheatre.ie/pdfs/introduction.pdf |title=Introduction to the abbeyonehundred Special Lecture Series |accessdate=6 October 2007 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080307102415/http://www.abbeytheatre.ie/pdfs/introduction.pdf |archivedate=7 March 2008 }} (PDF). abbeytheatre.ie, accessed 6 August 2009.</ref> <!-- At the opening of Synge's ''[[The Playboy of the Western World]]'' in January 1907, a significant portion of the crowd rioted, causing the remainder of the performances to be acted out in [[dumbshow]].<ref>Ellis 2003</ref> Lady Gregory did not think as highly of the play as Yeats did, but she defended Synge as a matter of principle. Her view of the affair is summed up in a letter to Yeats where she wrote of the riots: "It is the old battle, between those who use a toothbrush and those who don't."<ref>Frazier 2002</ref> --> ▼The Irish Literary Theatre project lasted until 1901,<ref>Kavanagh, Peter. "The Story of the Abbey Theatre: From Its Origins in 1899 to the Present". (New York): Devin-Adair, 1950.</ref> when it collapsed owing to lack of funding. In 1904, Lady Gregory, Martyn, Yeats, [[John Millington Synge]], [[George William Russell|Æ]], [[Annie Horniman]] and [[William Fay|William]] and [[Frank Fay (Irish actor)|Frank Fay]] came together to form the [[Irish National Theatre Society]]. The first performances staged by the society took place in a building called the Molesworth Hall. When the [[Mechanics' Theatre|Hibernian Theatre of Varieties]] in Lower Abbey Street and an adjacent building in [[Marlborough Street, Dublin|Marlborough Street]] became available, Horniman and William Fay agreed to their purchase and refitting to meet the needs of the society.<ref>McCormack 1999, pp. 5–6.</ref>
▲On 11 May 1904, the society formally accepted Horniman's offer of the use of the building. As Horniman was not normally resident in Ireland, the Royal [[Letters patent|Letters Patent]] required were paid for by her but granted in the name of Lady Gregory.<ref>Yeats, Kelly and Schuchard 2005, p. 902.</ref> One of her own plays, ''[[Spreading the News]]'', was performed on the opening night, 27 December 1904.<ref>Murray, Christopher.{{cite web|url=http://www.abbeytheatre.ie/pdfs/introduction.pdf |title=Introduction to the abbeyonehundred Special Lecture Series |accessdate=6 October 2007 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080307102415/http://www.abbeytheatre.ie/pdfs/introduction.pdf |archivedate=7 March 2008 }} (PDF). abbeytheatre.ie, accessed 6 August 2009.</ref> At the opening of Synge's ''[[The Playboy of the Western World]]'' in January 1907, a significant portion of the crowd rioted, causing the remainder of the performances to be acted out in [[dumbshow]].<ref>Ellis 2003</ref> Lady Gregory did not think as highly of the play as Yeats did, but she defended Synge as a matter of principle. Her view of the affair is summed up in a letter to Yeats where she wrote of the riots: "It is the old battle, between those who use a toothbrush and those who don't."<ref>Frazier 2002</ref> -->
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