Caricatures of Irish comedy actors, ca.1938.

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Caricatures of Irish comedy actors, ca.1938.

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The larger board depicts Eileen Crowe and Denis O'Dea in the comedy, The far off hills (top left); May Craig and F.J. McCormick in the drama, The new gossoon (top right); scene from the comedy, Drama at the Inish, by the Abbey Theater players at Hanna (bottom). The smaller board depicts actors from that play: Aideen O'Connor, Maureen Delany, M.J. Dolan, F.J. McCormick and Austin Meldon. The posters appear to have been prepared for the drama section of a newspaper. Drama at Inish and The far off Hills are comedies by Lennox Robinson. The new gossoon is written by George Shiels who writes about small town life in Ireland.

2 items : pen and ink prints ; 35 x 18.5 cm. on board 37.5 x 18.5 cm. and 43.5 x 35 cm. on board 44.5 x 38 cm.

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O'Connor, Aideen.

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Robinson, Lennox, 1886-1958

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Abbey Theatre

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Holmes, Noel, 1920-

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Craig, May, 1889?-1975

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Dolan, M.J.

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Shiels, George, 1886-1949

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Meldon, Austin

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Crowe, Eileen K.

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O'Dea, Denis, 1905-1978

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McCormick, F. J., approximately 1890-1947

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Delany, Maureen.

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