Leabharlann Náisiúnta na hÉireann National Library of Ireland Collection List No. 73 BRIAN FRIEL PAPERS (MSS 37,041-37,806) (Accession No. 5612) Papers of the playwright Brian Friel, comprising material relating to his early days as a short story writer, and the subsequent writing and production of 30 radio and stage plays. Includes documents concerning the establishment and administration of the Field Day Theatre Company, correspondence with actors, directors, producers, writers and academics and articles and theses on Friel and his work (1960 − 2001, 116 boxes) Also includes a series of contractual and financial records deposited by his literary agent Curtis Brown of London (1964 to mid-1990s, 14 boxes) Compiled by Helen Hewson, 2003 1 Table of Contents Table of Contents 2 Introduction 8 Brian Friel 8 Custodial History and Access 9 Content and Structure 9 Associated materials 10 I Fiction and Articles by Friel 11 I.i Short stories 11 I.i.1 Stories 11 I.i.2 Collections 14 I.ii Articles 16 II Plays by Friel 17 II.i Individual plays 17 II.i.1 The Francophile/The Doubtful Paradise (1960): 17 II.i.2 The Enemy Within (1962) 17 Productions 17 Miscellaneous 19 II.i.3 The Blind Mice (1963) 20 II.i.4 Philadelphia, Here I Come! (1964) 20 Manuscripts 20 Texts of translations 21 Productions 21 Film 32 Financial returns 32 Miscellaneous 33 II.i.5 The Loves of Cass Maguire (1966) 35 Manuscripts 35 Productions 38 Musical 42 Financial returnes 42 Miscellaneous 43 II.i.6 Lovers; Winner & Losers (1967) 44 Manuscripts 44 Texts of translations 44 Productions 44 Musical: “Ballymore” by Richard Wargo 50 Financial returns 51 Miscellaneous 52 II.i.7 Crystal and Fox (1968) 53 Manuscripts 53 Productions 53 Financial returns and miscellaneous correspondence 55 II.i.8 The Mundy Scheme (1969) 55 2 Manuscripts 55 Productions 56 Financial returns and miscellaneous correspondence 57 II.i.9 The Gentle Island (1971) 57 Manuscripts 57 Productions 58 Financial returns and miscellaneous correspondence 59 II.i.10 The Freedom of the City (1973) 60 Manuscripts 60 Text of translation 60 Productions 60 Financial returns and miscellaneous correspondence 65 II.i.11 Volunteers (1975) 67 Manuscripts 67 Productions 68 Publication contract 69 Miscellaneous 69 II.i.12 Living Quarters (1977) 70 Manuscripts 70 Productions 70 Financial returns and miscellaneous correspondence 71 II.i.13 Faith Healer (1979) 71 Manuscripts 72 Texts of translations 73 Productions 74 Radio production 82 Financial returns and miscellaneous correspondence 83 II.i.14 Aristocrats (1979) 85 Manuscripts 85 Texts of translations 86 c Productions 86 Financial returns and miscellaneous correspondence 89 II.i.15 Translations (1980) 90 Manuscripts 90 Texts of translations 91 Productions 91 Screenplay 103 Financial returns 104 Miscellaneous 104 II.i.16 Three Sisteres (1981) 107 Manuscripts 107 Productions 107 Miscellaneous 108 II.i.17 The Communication Cord (1982) 109 Manuscripts 109 Productions 109 Financial returns and miscellaneous correspondence 111 II.i.18 Fathers and Sons (1987) 112 Manuscripts 112 Texts of translations 113 3 Productions 114 Financial returns and miscellaneous 115 II.i.19 Making History (1988) 116 a Background research 116 Manuscripts 117 Productions 118 Miscellaneous 120 II.i.20 Dancing at Lughnasa (1990) 121 Background research & manuscripts 121 b Texts of translations 122 Productions 123 Film 140 Cassette tapes and video 142 Faber & Faber publication, 1990 143 Miscellaneous financial returns, correspondence & contracts 143 II.i.21 The London Vertigo (1992) 146 Research and manuscripts 146 Productions 146 Publication (1990) and miscellaneous letters 147 II.i.22 A Month in the Country (1992) 147 Background research & manuscripts 147 Text of translation 148 Productions 148 Miscellaneous correspondence 151 II.i.23 Wonderful Tennessee (1993) 152 Manuscripts 152 Text of translation 153 Productions 153 Publication 156 Miscellaneous correspondence 156 II.i.24 Molly Sweeney (1994) 157 Background research & manuscripts 157 Texts of translations 158 Productions 158 Miscellaneous 165 II.i.25 Give Me Your Answer, Do! (1997) 167 Manuscripts 167 Texts of translations 168 Productions 168 Miscellaneous 169 II.i.26 Uncle Vanya (1998) 170 Manuscripts 170 Productions 170 II.i.27 Radio and Miscellaneous Plays, 1958 − 1980 171 II.ii Correspondence with German, Dutch & Japanese agents 172 II.iii Anthologies 175 II.iv Local History & General Background Research for Plays 176 II.iv.1 Re Donegal 176 II.iv.2 Re Derry 177 4 II.iv.3 Re West of Ireland, Kilkenny & Wexford 177 III T.V., radio, films, musicals and contributions to publications 178 III.i RTE & BBC radio & television programmes 178 III.ii Films & Screenplays (not based on Friel’s works) 179 III.iii Musicals 182 III.iv Contributions to publications 182 IV Field Day Theatre Company 184 IV.i Administration: Directors − Board Meetings & Accounts 184 IV.ii Field Day Theatre productions 187 IV.iii iii Publications and events organised by Field Day 190 IV.iv Documentary on Field Day 192 IV.v Theatre for Derry 192 V Royalty statements 193 V.i Agent: Spokesmen/Curtis Brown/the agency 193 V.i.1 London, 1977 − 2000 193 V.i.2 New York, 1985 − 1999 195 V.i.3 Agent: Audrey Wood, ICM, New York, 1983 − 2000 195 V.ii Agent: The Tantleff Office, Inc., New York, 1990 − 2000 197 V.iii Agent/Publisher: Samuel French, London, 1979 − 2000 198 V.iv Publisher: Faber & Faber 199 V.iv.1 Faber and Faber Ltd., 1965 − 1999 199 V.iv.2 Faber and Faber, Inc., 1992 − 1999 201 V.v Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Inc., 1966 − 1998 201 V.vi Publisher: The Gallery Press, 1981 − 1999 201 V.vii Publisher: Penguin Books, Ltd., 1994 − 1999 202 V.viii Agents: Germany & France 202 V.viii.1 Henschelverlag, Berlin, 1980 − 1989 202 V.viii.2 Per J. Lauke Verlag, Munich, 1991 − 2000 202 V.viii.3 S.A.C.D, Paris, 1990 − 1992 203 V.ix ALCS, London, 1995 − 1999 203 V.x Irish Copyright Licensing Agency. Ltd., Dublin, 1997 − 2000 203 VI Correspondence 203 VI.i With agents and publishers 203 VI.i.1 Curtis Brown, London & New York, 1963 − 1995 203 VI.i.2 The Agency, London, 1995 − 2000 204 VI.i.3 AFA/ICM, New York, 1968, 1974 − 1992 204 VI.i.4 Jack Tantleff, New York, 1989 − 1999 205 5 VI.i.5 Aitken & Stone Ltd., 1995 − 2000 206 VI.i.6 Faber & Faber, 1984 − 1990 206 VI.i.7 The Gallery Press, 1980 − 2000 206 VI.i.8 Dramatists Play Service, Inc., 2000 207 VI.ii ii Individuals (arranged alphabetically by surname) 207 VI.iii Invitations, requests, fan mail 216 VI.iii.1 Theatre appeals 216 VI.iii.2 Literary and academic 218 VI.iii.3 Appeals and invitations 221 VI.iii.4 Invitation cards 224 VI.iii.5 Miscellaneous 225 VII Theatre: General 225 VII.i Abbey Theatre, Dublin − non-production specific 225 VII.ii Tyrone Guthrie Theatre, Minnesota 227 VII.iii Irish and foreign theatre − general comments 227 VII.iv Theatre programmes − non-Friel productions 228 VII.v Playscripts by other authors 229 VIII Works about Friel 230 VIII.i Books 230 VIII.ii Articles 231 VIII.iii Theses 235 IX Awards, honours and tributes to Friel 237 IX.i Awards and honours 237 IX.i.1 Honorary degrees 237 IX.i.2 Awards 238 IX.i.3 Membership of organisations 240 IX.ii 70 th Birthday celebrations, Friel Festival, April − August 1999 242 IX.iii Publications presented to Friel 246 X Membership of Seanad Éireann 246 XI Personal 247 XII Photographs 250 XIII Miscellaneous Documents 251 XIV Curtis Brown material 252 XIV.i Correspondence files arranged by year: 1964 − 93 252 XIV.i.1 1964 − 65 253 XIV.i.2 1966 254 6 XIV.i.3 1967 255 XIV.i.4 1968 256 XIV.i.5 1969 257 XIV.i.6 1970 260 XIV.i.7 1971 263 XIV.i.8 1972 264 XIV.i.9 1973 267 XIV.i.10 1975 268 XIV.i.11 1976 269 XIV.i.12 1977 270 XIV.i.13 1978 271 XIV.i.14 1979 271 XIV.i.15 1980 272 XIV.i.16 1981 273 XIV.i.17 1982 275 XIV.i.18 1983 276 XIV.i.19 1984-1987 277 XIV.i.20 1988-1992 278 XIV.ii Correspondence files by play title 280 XIV.ii.1 Aristocrats 280 XIV.ii.2 The Communication Cord 283 XIV.ii.3 Dancing at Lughnasa 284 XIV.ii.4 The Enemy Within 286 XIV.ii.5 Faith Healer 286 XIV.ii.6 Fathers and Sons 288 XIV.ii.7 The Freedom of the City 289 XIV.ii.8 Living Quarters 291 XIV.ii.9 The London Vertigo 291 XIV.ii.10 Lovers (Winners / Losers) 291 XIV.ii.11 The Loves of Cass Maguire 292 XIV.ii.12 Making History 292 XIV.ii.13 Philadelphia, Here I Come! 293 XIV.ii.14 Three Sisters 294 XIV.ii.15 Translations 295 XIV.ii.16 Volunteers 298 XIV.iii Contracts, by year 298 XIV.iv Manuscripts, by title of play 306 7 Introduction Brian Friel Born on 9 January 1929, in Omagh, County Tyrone in Northern Ireland, Brian Friel is one of Ireland's most prominent playwrights. In addition to his published plays, he has written short stories, screenplays, film, TV and radio adaptations of his plays and several pieces of non-fiction on the role of theatre and the artist. He has also adapted for the stage Chekhov's Three Sisters (1981) and Uncle Vanya (1998), and Turgenev's Fathers and Sons (1987) and A Month in the Country (1992). His career as documented in this collection in the National Library of Ireland, spans four decades − his first play, The Francophile /This Doubtful Paradise , was performed in 1959 − and since the mid-1960s his plays have been performed to international acclaim.