Leabharlann Náisiúnta na hÉireann National Library of Ireland Collection List No. 74 PAPERS OF SÉAMUS DE BÚRCA (James Bourke) (MSS 34,396-34,398, 39,122-39,201, 39,203-39,222) (Accession Nos. 4778 and 5862) Papers of the playwright Séamus De Búrca and records of the firm of theatrical costumiers P.J. Bourke Compiled by Peter Kenny, Assistant Keeper, 2003-2004 Contents INTRODUCTION 12 The Papers 12 Séamus De Búrca (1912-2002) 12 Bibliography 12 I Papers of Séamus De Búrca 13 I.i Plays by De Búrca 13 I.i.1 Alfred the Great 13 I.i.2 The Boys and Girls are Gone 13 I.i.3 Discoveries (Revue) 13 I.i.4 The Garden of Eden 13 I.i.5 The End of Mrs. Oblong 13 I.i.6 Family Album 14 I.i.7 Find the Island 14 I.i.8 The Garden of Eden 14 I.i.9 Handy Andy 14 I.i.10 The Intruders 14 I.i.11 Kathleen Mavourneen 15 I.i.12 Kevin Barry 15 I.i.13 Knocknagow 15 I.i.14 Limpid River 15 I.i.15 Making Millions 16 I.i.16 The March of Freedom 16 I.i.17 Mrs. Howard's Husband 16 I.i.18 New Houses 16 I.i.19 New York Sojourn 16 I.i.20 A Tale of Two Cities 17 I.i.21 Thomas Davis 17 I.i.22 Through the Keyhole 17 I.i.23 [Various] 17 I.i.24 [Untitled] 17 I.i.25 [Juvenalia] 17 I.ii Miscellaneous notebooks 17 I.iii Papers relating to Brendan and Dominic Behan 18 I.iv Papers relating to Peadar Kearney 19 I.v Papers relating to Queen's Theatre, Dublin 22 I.vi Essays, articles, stories, etc. by De Búrca 23 I.vii Diaries and notebooks 24 I.vii.1 Short diaries 24 I.vii.2 Scrapbook diaries 27 I.vii.3 Notebooks 28 I.viii Correspondence 28 I.viii.1 General correspondence (by correspondent) 28 Abbey Theatre 28 Adare Productions Ltd. 29 Arbour Hill Prison 29 The Armouries, H. M. Tower of London 29 Associated Properties Ltd. 29 Bill Bailey, of 143 Upper Leeson Street, Dublin. "My first editor - Bill Bailey of the Queens" (note in De Búrca's hand) 29 Patrick Bailey 29 Rev. W.S. Baird, Rector of Parish of Drumcondra, North Strand and St. Barnabas 29 Kathleen Barker 30 Anthony P. Behan 30 Beatrice Behan 30 Brendan Behan 30 To Dominic Behan 30 Kathleen Behan 30 Eberhard Bort 30 Lorcan Bourke 31 Zack Bowen 31 Ted Eugene Boyle 31 Matthew Brady 31 British Broadcasting Corporation 31 British Library. Dept. of Manuscripts 32 Christies. Militaria Department 33 Letitia Dace 34 John Dalzell 34 Christine De Búrca 34 Fionnuala De Búrca. 34 Terry De Valera 34 Dublin Gate Theatre 36 Dublin Public Libraries 36 Dublin Public Libraries. Charleville Mall Branch 36 Film Finders 37 International Museum of Photography 40 Irish Film Archive 40 Irish News (Belfast) 40 Irish News Agency 41 Kennys Bookshops 43 Ria Mooney 47 Michael J. Murphy 47 E.A. Murray 48 Museum of Modern Art 48 National Archives (Ireland) 48 National Bank Ltd., Rotunda Branch 48 National Gallery of Ireland 48 Piaras Béaslaí Memorial Committee 54 Lionel Pilkington 54 Harold Pinter 55 Poolbeg Productions 55 Sotheby's 57 Syracuse University Press 58 Thames and Hudson Ltd. 59 Tribune Printing & Publishing Group 59 Trinity College, Dublin. Library 59 I.viii.2 General correspondence (by date and undated) 61 I.viii.3 Individual correspondents 61 I.viii.3.a From De Búrca 61 I.viii.3.b Eamonn Andrews 62 I.viii.3.c Rev. James S. Bates, S.J. 63 I.viii.3.d Jack Bourke 63 I.viii.3.e Cyril Cusack 64 I.viii.3.f Maureen S.G. Hawkins 66 I.viii.3.g Cheryl Herr 66 I.viii.3.h Robert Hogan 67 I.viii.3.i Irish Theatre Archive 76 I.viii.3.j Steve King 77 I.viii.3.k Desmond MacNamara 77 I.viii.3.l Sven Eric Molin 82 I.viii.3.m Henry Frank Salerno 83 I.viii.3.n Bernardine Truden 84 I.viii.4 Correspondence with various theatres, publishers, agents and broadcasting services re works by or associated with De Búrca 86 I.viii.5 Invitations 91 I.viii.6 Other correspondents 91 I.ix Miscellaneous papers 92 I.x Biographies and family history 93 I.xi Printed items 95 I.xi.1 General 95 I.xi.2 Newsclippings 96 II Records of the firm P.J. Bourke 97 II.i Financial 97 II.ii Order books 98 II.iii Records concerning particular productions 98 II.iv Correspondence 100 II.iv.1 General correspondence 100 II.iv.2 Individual correspondents 101 II.v Advertising and catalogues 102 II.vi Illustrations, catalogues etc. of costumes 103 II.vii Stationery 105 II.viii Miscellaneous business records 106 III Playscripts 107 IV Theatre and other programmes 112 IV.i General series 112 Abbey Theatre 112 ABC (Blackpool) 112 Academy Playhouse, Lake Forest, Illinois 112 Adelphi Theatre, London 112 Aer Lingus Musical and Dramatic Society 112 Aisteóirí Chraobh an Chéitinnigh (Conradh na Gaeilge), Dublin 112 Aisteóirí Chraobh Charman (Conradh na Gaeilge), Wexford 112 Aldwych Theatre 113 Amalgamated Artists 113 Andrews Lane Theatre 113 Archbishop Byrne Hall, Dublin 113 Árd-Scoil Cluain Meala, Clonmel 113 Ariel Productions 113 Ashbourne Rural Drama Festival 113 Athlone Junior Dramatic Class 113 Athlone Musical Society 113 Atlantic Dinner Theatre, Chicago, Illinois 113 Belltable Arts Centre (Limerick) 114 Bernadette Players 114 Birr Drama Group 114 Oliver Bradley 114 Brighouse Light Opera Society 114 British Railways Staff Association. Dublin Branch.Drama Group. 114 Carlow Little Theatre Society 114 Carlow Operatic Society 114 Carnival Theatre 114 Carrickmacross Social and Dramatic Club 114 Cashel Amateur Choral and Dramatic Society 114 Cashel Choral Society 114 Catholic Stage Guild (Ireland) 114 Cecilian Musical Society, Limerick 115 Charlestown Dramatic Club 115 Christian Brothers' School, Greenpark, Armagh 115 Christian Brothers' School, Limerick 115 Christian Brothers' School, Mitchelstown 115 Christian Brothers' School, Tralee 116 C.I.E. Musical and Dramatic Society 116 C.I.E. Dublin City Service 116 Clongowes Wood College 116 Coláiste Mhuire, Dublin [?] 116 Coláiste Mhuire, Ennis 116 Coliseum Theatre, Rhyl 116 Columban Hall Entertainments Committee, Galway 116 Comhairle Náisiúnta Drámaíochta 116 Conradh na Gaeilge. Coiste Chathair Átha Cliath 116 Cork Opera House 116 Cork Operatic Society 116 Criterion Theatre (London) 116 Crookstown National Schools, Co. Kildare 116 Cumann Drámaíochta na Scol 117 Curragh Little Theatre Group 117 Curtain Club (Bells Dyers and Cleaners Ltd.) 117 Damer Theatre, Dublin 117 De La Salle College, Castletown 117 De La Salle Operatic Society, Waterford 117 Doon Convent of Mercy School 117 Drimnagh Ladies' Club 117 Drogheda Operatic Society 117 Drury Lane Theatre, Evergreen Park, Illinois 117 Dublin Amateur Drama Festival 117 Dublin Gate Theatre: see Gate Theatre (Dublin) 117 Dublin Globe Theatre 117 Dublin Grand Opera Society 118 Dublin Jewish Dramatic Society 118 Dublin Light Opera Society 118 Dublin Musical Society 118 Dublin Players 118 Dublin Theatre Festival 118 Dublin University Players 118 Shay Duffin 118 Dundalk Group Players 118 Dunlavin Drama Group 119 Duo-v Company, Dublin 119 Eblana Theatre, Dublin 119 Equites Auxilii Christianorum. Musical and Dramatic Section 119 E.S.B. Theatre Group, Tralee 119 Experimental Theatre, Dublin 119 Father Mathew Hall, Dublin 119 Fermoy Choral Society 119 Gaiety Cinema, Sligo 119 Gaiety Theatre, Dublin 120 Gaiety Theatre, Douglas, Isle of Man 121 Gas Company Theatre, Dun Laoghaire 121 Gate Cinema, Drogheda 121 Gate Theatre (Dublin) 121 Gillooly Hall, Sligo 121 Glasnevin Musical Society 122 Golders Green Hippodrome 122 Happy Gang (Queen's Theatre, Dublin) 122 Holy Faith Past Pupils' Union. Clontarf Branch. Musical Society 122 Institute Players (Limerick Institute of Technology) 122 Irish Actors' Equity Association 122 Irish Children's Theatre Group 122 Irish Theatre Guild (Council of Irish Arts), Chicago 122 Irish Theatre Workshop 122 John Player Theatre 122 Kilmallock Players 122 Laois Amateur Drama Festival 123 Lakewood Players, Tacoma, Washington (State) 123 Lever Brothers (Ireland). Musical and Dramatic Society 123 Limerick Choral Society 123 Limerick Choral and Operatic Society 123 Limerick College Players 123 Loreto Convent School, Foxrock 123 Lyric Theatre, London 123 Lyceum Theatre, New York 123 Marian Arts Society. Arklow Branch 124 Marian Arts Society. Donnycarney Branch 124 Marian Irish Players 124 Marian Musical Society, Milltown, Co. Dublin 124 Masque Players, Dublin 124 Muckross Musical and Dramatic Society 124 Mullingar Choral Society 124 National Operatic Society 124 National Theatre 124 Nenagh Choral Society 124 New Hall, Cabra, Dublin 124 New Ireland Assurance Dramatic Society 124 Newcastle West Dramatic Society 125 North Monastery, Cork. Musical and Dramatic Societies 125 O'Connell Musical and Dramatic Society 125 O'Connell Musical Society 125 O'Connell School Pupils 125 Old Belvedere Musical and Dramatic Society 125 Old Christians' Theatre 125 Old Vic 125 Oliverians (Amateur Dramatic Society) 125 Olympia Theatre, Dublin 125 Omagh Players 126 Ormonde Players 126 Our Lady of Good Council Boys' School, Mourne Road, Dublin 127 Oxford University Players 127 Patrician College, Mountrath, Co. Laois 127 Patrician Musical Society, Galway 127 Peacock Theatre, Dublin 127 Phoenix Picture House, Dublin 127 Pioneer Amateur Musical and Dramatic Society 127 Polish Students' Association 127 Post Office Workers' Union. Dublin and District Council. Military Band 127 Princess Theatre, Melbourne 127 Project Arts Centre 127 Publicity Club of Ireland 127 Queen's Theatre, Dublin 127 Queen's University of Belfast 128 Rathmines and Rathgar Musical Society 128 Ritz Cinema, Ballsbridge, Dublin 128 Roscrea Juvenile Operatic Society 128 Royal Court Theatre 128 Royal Hospital, Kilmainham 128 Royal Liver Social Club.