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  • The Contributors

Gabriel Fallon: Civil servant, actor, script-writer, drama critic, University lecturer, Director Abbey Theatre. Mr. Fallon has acted in all O'Casey firsts and has contributed to many British and U. S. publications.

William A. Armstrong: Dr. Armstrong is British Editor of Modern Drama. He teaches English language and literature at King's College at the University of London and is engaged in a study of the English theater and acting from medieval to modern times.

Robert Hogan: Author of Experiments of Sean O'Casey, editor of Feathers From the Green Crow, co-editor of Drama: The Major Genres. With the help of a Guggenheim Fellowship Professor Hogan is spending the year in Dublin writing plays. He is a member of the English Department of Purdue University.

Vincent C. De Baun: Mr. De Baun is Lecturer in English at Wells College where he specializes in nineteenth century English literature.

Katharine J. Worth: Dr. Worth is Lecturer in History of Drama at The Central School of Speech and Drama, London. The subject of her doctoral thesis was "Symbolism in Modern English Drama."

David Krause: A member of the English Department of Brown University, Professor Krause is the author of Sean O'Casey: The Man and His Work. He is presently editing the collected letters of Sean O'Casey.

David H. Greene: Professor Greene teaches English literature at New York University. With Edward M. Stephens he is the author of the authorized biography, J. M. Synge.

Cyril Cusack: Mr. Cusack is playwright, actor, director, and producer. His The Temptation of Mr. O was presented at the Dublin Theatre Festival last September. He is generally regarded as the greatest living interpreter of Synge and O'Casey on the stage.

Harold Orel: A member of the Department of English at the University of Kansas where he teaches courses in Irish literature, Professor Orel is active in the American Committee for Irish Studies. His The World of Victorian Humor was published this year by Appleton-Century-Crofts, Inc.

Patricia Spacks: Mrs. Spacks teaches modern drama at Wellesley College. She is the author of The Varied God: A Critical Study of Thomson's "The Seasons." She has contributed to various scholarly journals.

Denis Johnston: Mr. Johnston is an Irish dramatist and Head of the Theatre Department at Smith College.

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