CONTENTS

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[Chapter I]The Theatre in the Making1
[Chapter II]The Blessing of the Generations50
[Chapter III]Play-Writing78
[Chapter IV]The Fight Over “The Playboy”109
[Chapter V]Synge119
[Chapter VI]The Fight with the Castle140
[Chapter VII]“The Playboy” in America169
[The Binding]253
[Appendix I]Plays Produced by the Abbey Theatre Co.261
[Appendix II]“The Nation” on “Blanco Posnet”267
[Appendix III]“The Playboy” in America280
[Appendix IV]In the Eyes of Our Enemies306
[Appendix V]In the Eyes of Our Friends314