This informal and friendly shot was taken at the rear of the Queens Theatre probably at the time of rehearsals for Eugene O'Neill's A Long Day Journey's Into Night. From left to right are Vincent Dowling, Pat Layde, TP and Philip O'Flynn. Their happy demeanour owes much to the work they were involved with at the time. The younger breed of Abbey actors that they represented had to fight for the opportunity to tackle more ambitious repertoire and, in the case of the O'Neill classic, an unprecedented rehearsal period. Although TP wasn't aware of it at the time he was just months away from making his London stage debut and an entirely new chapter in his career. Thanks to his Abbery years it was a challenge he was more than ready for.
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