When did the Abbey Theatre open?
The Dublin theater known as the Abbey Theatre dedicated to presenting Irish drama opened in 1904.
Its directors included William Butler Yeats and Lady Gregory.
Destroyed by fire in 1951, the theater reopened in 1966.
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