| ID | 2353 |
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| Collection | May Craig Collection |
| Collection Description | Craig was born in Dublin and was among the cast of the original production of The Playboy of the Western World in 1907. She became an actress with the Abbey Theatre where she remained all her professional life. Performed on six tours of North America with the Abbey. [UCD Archives] |
| Collection Web Address | https://www.ucd.ie/archives/collections/depositedcollections... |
| Reference | LA28 |
| Description | The bulk of the collection consists of theatre programmes, posters, photographs, press cuttings, scripts and memorabilia relates to the Abbey. The tours of North America from the 1930s are documented, and there is an unfinished memoir by May Craig (relating to the first production of 'The Playboy of the Western World', and the American tours). There is also material for the Queen's, Empire, Royal and Gaiety Theatres and others. Photograph of the pencil portrait of May Craig by Adelaid Hancock. There are 237 items in total. |
| Access | By prior appointment. |
| Date | 1916-1980 |
| Century | 20th |
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| Note | A descriptive list for this collection is available for consultation in UCD Archives. Produced for consultation in original format. This collection was acquired by UCD Library in January 1980 and was subsequently transferred to UCD Archives in November 1982. Additional and complimentary theatrical collections may be found in the Abbey Theatre Archive and the Abbey Theatre Digital Archive, NUI Galway.
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| Repository Name | UCD Archives |
| Address | James Joyce Library UCD Belfield Dublin 4 |
| Eircode | D04 R7R0 |
| Telephone | (01) 716-7555 |
| Email Address | archives@ucd.ie |
| Repository Web Address | www.ucd.ie/archives |
| latitude | 53.30671 |
| longitude | -6.22347 |