Consists of programs and playbills from performing arts theaters in Ireland, predominantly Dublin, Galway, and Cork. The bulk of programs represent Cork Opera House, Druid Theatre/Mick Lally Theatre, Gaiety Theatre, Gate Theatre, and Olympia Theatre. Many of the shows were produced by Illsley-McCabe Productions. The collection also contains ephemera such as fliers, invitations, posters, and ticket stubs for performances, a prospectus for the sale of the Olympia Theatre (1963), and a copy of Dublin Life, a weekly periodical, with a photograph of Stanley Illsley on the front cover and an article on his new production (1949).

The materials in the collection are programs unless otherwise noted.