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7. LOWER ORMOND QUAY. DUBLIN. 27th. January 1916. Dear Mrs. Skeffington, Your
letter received. It would give me great pleasure to
be able to assist in the matter you refer to. I shall be acting at the Abbey Theatre
during the next two months, and if you will
kindly let me know the date fixed for the
production of 'the Prodical Daughter' I may
be able to arrange as to taking part therein,
or to give you a definite answer. I have
already got parts for various date during the
current Abbey Theatre Season. Mr. Shields is also acting at the Abbey
this season, and I will mention the matter to
him to—night. In any event I believe I could get you
a couple of good men for the parts, if necess—
ary. Yours sincerely, F. Harford
Letter from Fred Harford to Hanna Sheehy Skeffington (1877 - 1946). Harford writes
that he will be preforming in the Abbey Theatre for the next two months and would
be pleased to assist Skeffington with the production of 'The Prodigal Daughter'.Hanna
Sheehy Skeffington, suffragette, nationalist, language teacher, was the widow of Francis
Sheehy-Skeffington (who was summarily executed on 26 April 1916). She was active during
the Rising, bringing food to the Volunteers in the G.P.O. and the College of Surgeons.
Four days passed before she found out what had happened to her husband, Francis (1878-1916),
and it wasn't until almost two weeks later that the full details of his execution
emerged.