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Identification: MSS 099, F390
Creator: Ervine, St. John G. (St. John Greer), b. 1883.
Title: St. John G. (St. John Greer) Ervine letter to Dinner and Morum
Inclusive Dates: 1948 March 9
Extent: 1 item (2 pp.)
Abstract: Letter from St. John G. (St. John Greer) Ervine to Dinner and Morum.
Language: Materials entirely in English.
MSS 099, F390, St. John G. (St. John Greer) Ervine letter to Dinner and Morum, Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, Newark, Delaware.
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Irish playwright, drama critic and author St. John Greer Ervine (1883–1971) is best known for his plays, some of which were staged at the Abbey Theatre. He also managed the Abbey Theatre for a brief period.
Sources:
"St. John Greer Ervine 1883–1971." Literature Resource Center. http://galenet.galegroup.com (accessed March 16, 2007).
This is a letter from St. John Greer Ervine to playwrights Mr. (William) Dinner and Mr. (William) Morum concerning the difficulty in getting plays produced in London. He comments on the director at the Abbey Theatre.
St. John G. (St. John Greer) Ervine letter to Dinner and Morum , 1948 March 9 [Box 22 F390]
Typed letter signed with autographed corrections, 2 pp.
