Lody Gregory
(lsablella augusta persee ) was born in county galway lreland one of the moving spirits behind the establishment of the abbey theare in dublin she was a playwright of great techincal skill.
at the instance of her friend and sponsor william butler yeats who encouragod her to stundy the old history and falklore of lreland lady gregory has specially mastered the one act form of her thirty one act plays sperading the news and the rising of the moon are the best known.
The rising of the moon reveals both great charm and skill of dramatic imagination and a closely abserved lrish character.
the plays charm mainly rests on the sustaining passions of nationalism the little which is taken from the ballad on shown ofarrell is a symbol of the lrish uprising against the brittish lady gregory's careful study of the lrish character her skilful delineation of the indicidual characters and her perfect handing of the situation are responsible for this one act play's great charn and popularity.
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