The Abbey Theatre opened on this day in 1904 with productions of Yeats' "On Baile's Strand" and "Cathleen ni Houlihan", as well as Lady Gregory's "Spreading the News." Founded by Yeats, Gregory and Edward Martyn, the Abbey Theater first began as the Irish Literary Theater in 1899. They performed shows in different venues like the already established Gaiety Theater, but moved to … [Read more...] about December 27, 1904