Frank Fay (Irish actor)
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Hiberno-English Francis John Fay<ref name="DIB">Geoghegan, Patrick M. (2009). "Fay, Frank J. (Francis John)". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 17 October 2024.</ref> (30 August 1870 – 2 January 1931), older brother of William Fay, was an actor and co-founder of the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, Ireland. He worked with his brother, William, staging productions in halls around the city. In 1902 the two brothers joined the Irish Literary Theatre.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Finally, they formed W. G. Fay's Irish National Dramatic Company, focused on the development of Irish acting talent.
The brothers participated in the founding of the Abbey Theatre and were largely responsible for evolving the Abbey style of acting. After a falling-out with the Abbey directors in 1908, they emigrated to the United States and produced Irish plays there.<ref>De Breffny, pg. 87.</ref>
In 1921, he retired to Dublin, where he taught elocution and directing plays in local colleges.<ref name="DIB"/>
References
- Igoe, Vivien. A Literary Guide to Dublin. (Methuen, 1994) Template:ISBN
- Ryan, Philip B. The Lost Theatres of Dublin. (The Badger Press, 1998) Template:ISBN
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