 Their first production, "Cathleen Ni Houlihan", with Maud Gonne in the lead role, and "Déirdre", was on 2 April 1902.The company, which had no funds to speak of, acquired a couple of bare rooms at 34 Lower Camden Street, which with the help of friends from Irish-revival societies they turned into a small theatre.However, this proved too small for the plays they were planning to stage.