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This item forms part of MSS 099 Miscellaneous Literary and Historical Manuscripts.

Source

Purchase, 1992.

Citation

MSS 099, F390, St. John G. (St. John Greer) Ervine letter to Dinner and Morum, Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, Newark, Delaware.

Biographical Note

Irish playwright, drama critic and author St. John Greer Ervine (1883 - 1971) is best known for his plays, some of which were staged at the Abbey Theatre. He also managed the Abbey Theatre for a brief period.

"St. John Greer Ervine 1883-1971." Literature Resource Center. http://galenet.galegroup.com (accessed March 16, 2007).

Scope and Content Note

This is a letter from St. John Greer Ervine to playwrights Mr. (William) Dinner and Mr. (William) Morum concerning the difficulty in getting plays produced in London. He comments on the director at the Abbey Theatre.

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Topical Terms

Authors, Irish--20th century--Correspondence.

Form/Genre Terms

Letters (correspondence)

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Occupation

Playwrights.