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Lady Gregory

1852 - 1932

Isabella Augusta Gregory (neé Isabella Augusta Persse), born in Roxborough, County Galway in 1852, was an Irish playwright and folklorist and founding member of The Abbey Theatre. She married Sir William Henry Gregory in 1880 and lived at Coole Park, near Gort, County Galway. With her neighbour Edward Martyn and WB Yeats she founded the Irish Literary Theatre in 1899 which lasted until 1901. In 1904, Lady Gregory, Martyn, Yeats, John Millington Synge, Æ, Annie Elizabeth Fredericka Horniman and William and Frank Fay came together to form the Irish National Theatre Society. One of Gregory's own plays, Spreading the News, was performed on the opening night of their new premises on Abbey Street on 27 December, 1904. She remained an active director of the company and wrote more than 35 plays until ill health led to her retirement in 1928.

Playwriting Credits

Play Title Playwright
Aristotle's Bellows Lady Gregory
Coats Lady Gregory
Damer's Gold Lady Gregory
Dave Lady Gregory
Dervorgilla Lady Gregory
Hanrahan's Oath Lady Gregory
Hyacinth Halvey Lady Gregory
Kincora Lady Gregory
Macdaragh's Wife Lady Gregory
Shanwalla Lady Gregory
Spreading the News Lady Gregory
Teach na mBocht Lady Gregory Douglas Hyde (Dubhghlas de hÍde)
Teja Lady Gregory
The Bogie Man Lady Gregory
The Canavans Lady Gregory
The Deliverer Lady Gregory
The Dragon Lady Gregory
The Full Moon Lady Gregory
The Gaol Gate Lady Gregory
The Golden Apple Lady Gregory
The Image Lady Gregory
The Jackdaw Lady Gregory
The Poorhouse Lady Gregory Douglas Hyde (Dubhghlas de hÍde)
The Rising of the Moon Lady Gregory
The Story Brought by Brigit Lady Gregory
The Travelling Man Lady Gregory
The Unicorn from The Stars Lady Gregory William Butler Yeats
The White Cockade Lady Gregory
The Workhouse Ward Lady Gregory

Adaptations

Play Title Playwright
A Nativity Play Lady Gregory Douglas Hyde (Dubhghlas de hÍde)
Mirandolina Lady Gregory Carlo Goldoni
Sancho's Master Lady Gregory Miguel de Cervantes
The Doctor in Spite of Himself Lady Gregory Molière
The Marriage Lady Gregory Douglas Hyde (Dubhghlas de hÍde)
The Miser Lady Gregory Molière
The Rogueries of Scapin Lady Gregory Molière
The Would-Be Gentleman Lady Gregory Molière

Produced by

Play Title Playwright
The Deliverer Lady Gregory
The Full Moon Lady Gregory