Murphy’s Town Hall Athenry 39 17th September 1946 – Sahara, a 1943 WWII film starring Humphrey Bogart and Lloyd Bridges was screened in the Hall by Daniel Ryan’s Travelling Picture Show, Gort (source: the Hall Journal). 24th October 1946 – We Dive at Dawn, a 1943 WWII film starring John Mills and Eric Portman as Royal Navy submariners was screened in the Hall by Daniel Ryan’s Travelling Picture Show, Gort (source: the Hall Journal). 24th November 1946 – Athenry Golf Club held their Annual Dance in the Hall, with Music by the Edwin Mitchell and His All Girls Band (source: Hall Journal, see also Connacht Tribune 16th November 1946, page 9). 9th to 15th December 1946 – Vic Loving & Her Travelling Company performed their All Star Variety in the Hall on 7 successive nights (source: Hall Journal). 12th to 19th January 1947 – Vic Loving & Her Travelling Company performed their Flash Parade All Star Variety in the Hall on 7 successive nights(source: Hall Journal). 29th January 1947 – Mutiny on the Bounty, a 1935 film starring Charles Laughton and Clark Gable was screened in the Hall by the Cineroad Shows Eire Ltd, Dublin 72 (source: Hall Journal). The film had won the Best Picture Oscar at the 8th Academy Awards and was based on the 1932 novel Mutiny on the Bounty which in turn was based on real life events. 2nd February 1947 – Athenry Productions Annual Dance held in the Hall with Music by Jack Power's Ashford Castle Band (source: Hall Journal, see also Connacht Tribune 18th January 1947, page 4). 9th February 1947 – Athenry Red Cross Dance held in the Hall with Music by Jack Power’s Band (source: Hall Journal, see also Connacht Tribune 8th February 1947, page 9). 9th March 1947 – Oranmore Drama performed a play in the Hall, titled Won by a Whisker (source: Hall Journal). 6th April 1947 – Athenry Lawn Tennis Club Easter Sunday Dance held in the Hall with Music by Billy Commons and His Broadcasting Band, featuring Kenny Baker, the star crooner (source: Hall Journal, see also Connacht Tribune 5th April 1947, page 9). 18th May 1947 – Athenry Red Cross Dance held in the Hall with Music by Jack Power’s Band (source: Hall Journal, see also Connacht Tribune 17th May 1947, page 9, the Hall Mineral Bar gets a mention in the advertisement). 1st June 1947 – That Certain Age, a 1938 Musical starring Deanna Durbin and Melvyn Douglas was screened in the Hall by M McGovern Travelling Cinema Show Newbridge (source: Hall Journal). 26th June 1947 – My Man Godfrey, a 1936 ‘screwball’ comedy starring William Powell and Carole Lombard was screened in the Hall by M McGovern Travelling Cinema Show (source: Hall Journal). IMDb provides the following plot summary for this movie: “A scatterbrained socialite hires a vagrant as a family butler - but there's more to Godfrey than meets the eye.” Movie Quote from Godfrey: “The only difference between a derelict and a man is a job.” 10th July 1947 – The Shanghai Gesture, a 1941 Film Noir starring Gene Tierney, Walter Huston, Victor Mature, and Ona Munson was screened in the Hall by M McGovern Travelling Cinema Show (source: Hall Journal). 21st August 1947 – Auction held in the Hall by Frank Sweeney, Auctioneer. The Connacht Tribune, 16th August 1947 carried the following advertisement on page 1: “Mr Frank Sweeney will offer for Sale by Public Auction on Thursday, the 21st day of August, 1947, at 2 pm, at the TOWN HALL, ATHENRY, Mr M J Curran’s Valuable Licensed Premises situate at THE SQUARE, ATHENRY.” 14th September 1947 – Short Dance held in the Hall with Music by Leo Gannon’s Dance Band (source: Hall Journal, see also Connacht Tribune 13th September 1947, page 9). 72 Cineroad Shows later became the Sight & Sound Film Library
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