Item 1216 - Play License Correspondence - Geraldine Aron - Margaret Ramsey Ltd.

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UGA T2/22/1216

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Play License Correspondence - Geraldine Aron - Margaret Ramsey Ltd.

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  • 1980-1983

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1 file, c. 40 pp

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File of letters between Druid Theatre Company (Jerome Hynes and Garry Hynes) and rights holders for plays by Geraldine Aron, namely, Margaret Ramsay Ltd. Includes letters between Garry Hynes and Diana Gibbons of Margaret Ramsey Ltd. enclosing royalty cheque owed for costs owing from production of "Bar and Ger" and "Galway Girl" and also requesting a license to produce "A Doll's House" by Ibsen, translated by Christopher Hampton. License granted by Ramsay Ltd. to Druid for this production of Ibsen's play. Stated production named as happening in Nov - Dec 1980. (Oct 1980). Box-Office Statement with royalty figure owed by Druid is prepared by Jerome Hynes (10 Sep 1981); License for Druid to perform "A Galway Girl" at the Dublin Theatre Festival, (Sep 1983); Box-Office statement for this run with owed royalty figure calculated by Hynes (Dec 1983); Play license granted to Druid to Produce "A Galway Girl" in Galway, Jul 1983; Play license granted to Druid to perform "A Galway Girl" at the Peacock Theatre, Dublin, Jun 1981; with attached letter of royalty figure owed by Druid for the production.

Correspondence (May - Jul 1980) between Garry Hynes and Deirdre Murphy, Administrator, druid Theatre COmpany, and Diana Gibbons of Margaret Ramsey Ltd. concerning Druid's desire for full rights and option on Irish and UK productions of Aron's "Bar and Ger". Includes discussions about Irish touring production of the play, UK touring productions and concerns on business and artistic matters if a Florence Rep Company also has rights to the play.

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      09/05/2017
      22/07/2025

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