W. B. Yeats' and Lady Gregory's play Cathleen ni Houlihan premiered on this day in 1902 at St. Theresa's on Clarendon Street in Dublin. Starring Maud Gonne in the title role, which represents a free and separate Ireland, the play promoted highly nationalistic sentiments and received a good reception. Once Yeats and Gregory had founded the National Theater at The Abbey, the play … [Read more...] about April 2, 1902