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Lady Gregory, born on March 15, 1852, and died on May 22, 1932, was an Irish dramatist, poet, editor, and theater reformer. She is renowned for her contributions to Irish theater, particularly her collaboration with W.B. Yeats, and her role in establishing the Irish National Theatre School.

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Famous Lady Gregory Quotes

“It is not always them that has the most that makes the most show.”

Book:The Collected Plays: The tragedies and tragic-comedies

Source: The Collected Plays: The tragedies and tragic-comedies

“There is no sin coveting things are of no great use or profit, but would show out good and have some grandeur around them.”

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Book:New Irish Comedies

Source: New Irish Comedies

“I hold that the beginning of modern Irish drama was in the winter of 1898, at a school feast at Coole, when Douglas Hyde and Miss Norma Borthwick acted in Irish in a Punch and Judy show; and the delighted children went back to tell their parents what grand curses 'An Craoibhin' had put on the baby and the policeman.”

Children Shows School Parent Modern Missing Baby Drama Winter Curse Delighted Policemen Hyde

Book:Poets and Dreamers Studies and translations from the Irish

Source: Poets and Dreamers Studies and translations from the Irish

About the Author

Born: March 15, 1852
Died: May 22, 1932
Known for: Dramatist
Quotes: 45

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The Essential Lady Gregory CollectionRelated source material

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The Collected Plays: The tragedies and tragic-comediesRelated source material

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Poets and Dreamers Studies and translations from the IrishRelated source material

The Kiltartan Poetry BookRelated source material

Gods and Fighting Men: The Story of the Tuatha de Danaan and of the Fianna of IrelandRelated source material

Selected WritingsRelated source material

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The Collected Plays: The wonder and supernatural playsRelated source material

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