Drama Circle Members Entertained

The Sligo Drama Circle, 1970 winners of the All-Ireland Amateur Drama Festival, were entertained at a dinner given by the Directors of Esso Petroleum Company (Ireland) Limited, at the Sligo Jury’s Hotel. Mr. J. H. Donovan, Chairman and Chief Executive of Esso Petroleum (Ireland) Limited, in welcoming the guests said: “We are delighted to pay tribute to the Sligo Drama Circle and to present them with the Esso Supreme Trophy. Sligo, since the days of the Unknown Players, have, over the years, played an exceptional part in fostering amateur drama in the West. They are a well organised group and their presentation of “A Streetcar Named Desire” under the leadership of Liam Mc Kinney, was in keeping with their long tradition of amateur drama. Their success at Athlone was indeed well deserved.

“Amateur drama has certainly made great progress in recent years and we in Esso are glad to have been associated with the movement. As usual we will again award 15 scholarships for the Drama League Course in producing and acting, at Gormanstown College in July and we look forward to seeing the standard continue to improve as it has in the past”. Mrs. J. H. Donovan wife of the Chairman of Esso Petroleum Company (Ireland) Limited, then formally presented the Esso Supreme Trophy to Mr. Liam Mc Kinney, producer of the winning play, “A Streetcar Named Desire”.

from The Sligo Champion, June 12th, 1970