Blue print for a fire escape ladder from the caretaker’s apartment, Father Mathew Hall, Church Street. Elevation and plan for the installation. Plan by J & C. McLoughlin Ltd., Dublin.
The sub-series contains records relating to various forms of entertainment performed at Father Mathew Hall, Church Street, Dublin. These included exhibitions, concerts, comedic sketches, dramatic plays and until the late 1960s an annual Christmas pantomime. The records also refer to the dancing, choral and orchestra classes which were routinely held in the Hall.
'Hymn to St. Columcille', performed in Father Mathew Hall for the ‘celebration of St. Mary of the Angels, Church Street, Dublin’. The manuscript annotation appears to be in the hand of Fr. Albert Bibby OSFC.
Bound volume annotated on the title page: ‘Register of Entertainments’. The volume contains a schedule of public entertainment (mostly motion pictures) at Father Mathew Hall, Church Street. The entries are listed under the headings of date of entertainment, full name and addresses of person(s) holding entertainment (all are staged by the Father Mathew Hall Committee); title of work presented or delivered; name of author of work or owner of copyright if any; full name and address of the person by whom the work was performed, exhibited or delivered. 2 May 1937-3 October 1937. The films shown include 'Anna Karenina' (1935), 'Escape from Devil Island' (1935), and 'Devil's Squadron' (1936). The remainder of the volume is comprised of an alphabetical list of names and addresses of subscribers to 'The Father Mathew Record'. The end portion of the volume also contains a list compiled in 1936 of Brothers of the Third Order attached to St. Mary of the Angels, Church Street.
Script for 'The Red Wine of Youth – A three act drama of the War of Independence' by James McCormack, Volvanstown, Fordstown, Navan, County Meath. The script provides a list of actors playing the main characters in the play.
Programmes for Christmas Pantomime programmes at Father Mathew Hall. The file comprises programmes for 'Dick Whittington and his Cat' (1964-65); 'Babes in the Wood' (1966-67); 'Robinson Crusoe' (1968-69).
Letter from Antoinette Reilly, Bord Fáilte, to Fr. Christopher Twomey OFM Cap. enclosing £200 in payment for permission to reproduce photographs of the plaster-work in Father Mathew Hall. With a copy of 'Ireland of the Welcomes', 49 (Mar.-Apr. 2000), which includes a feature on ‘Father Mathew Hall: A Celtic Revival Treasure’ by Nicola Gordon Bow (pp 14-21).
Schedule for the Father Mather Feis, Church Street. The timetable outlines the various competitions and the list of plays and groups participating in the National Drama Festival of Ireland. The premier award was the Capuchin Periodicals Cup, presented by Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. (‘won in 1953 by The Walkinstown Players’). The F.J. McCormack Cup and Gold Medal, designed by Richard King, was awarded for best character acting.
