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St. John Greer Ervine

1883 - 1971

Born 1883 in Ballymacarret, East Belfast, he became manager of the Abbey Theatre in 1915 and resigned in 1916. He wrote several novels and served in the First World War; and served for a time as the Observer and Morning Post drama critic. Plays produced include Mixed Marriage (1911); The Magnanimous Lover (1912); John Ferguson (1915); The Lady of Belmont (1930); The First Mrs Fraser (1931); Boyd’s Shop (1936); and Friends and Relations (1941). Ervine also wrote biographies of Edward Carson, Wilde, Parnell, General Booth, G. B. Shaw, and William Craig and an autobiography, Some Impressions of My Elders (1922). He died in 1971.

Playwriting Credits

Play Title Playwright
Ballyfarland's Festival St. John Greer Ervine
Boyd's Shop St. John Greer Ervine
Friends and Relations St. John Greer Ervine
Jane Clegg St. John Greer Ervine
John Ferguson St. John Greer Ervine
Martha St. John Greer Ervine
Mixed Marriage St. John Greer Ervine
My Brother Tom St. John Greer Ervine
The Critics St. John Greer Ervine
The Island of Saints and How to Get Out of It St. John Greer Ervine
The Magnanimous Lover St. John Greer Ervine
The Orangeman St. John Greer Ervine
The Ship St. John Greer Ervine
William John Mawhinney St. John Greer Ervine

Produced by

Play Title Playwright
Fraternity Bernard Duffy
John Ferguson St. John Greer Ervine
The Coiner Bernard Duffy
The Plough-Lifters John Guinan