Murphy’s Town Hall Athenry 54 page 12, carries an advert for Christmas Holiday Dances in the Hall on 26th & 27th December 1955. Page 13, carried an advert for Cinema attractions in the Hall on 25th, 28th and 30th December 1955 (the Hall Journal confirms same), including J Kelly & His Sweet Rhythm Orchestra, Donie Collins & His Limerick Orchestra plus movies called The Maggie (1954), Money From Home (1953) and Scandal at Scourie (1953). 99 18th & 19th January 1956 – Quo Vadis, a 1951 movie epic set in Ancient Rome, starring Robert Taylor, Deborah Kerr and Peter Ustinov, was screened in the Hall (source: Hall Journal, see also Connacht Tribune 14th January 1956, page 13). 7th February 1956 – Dance with music from The Cecil Kettyles Dance Orchestra, from Enniskillen (source: Hall Journal, see also Connacht Tribune 4th February 1956, pages 12 & 13). 100 6th March 1956 – Here Come The Girls, a 1953 comedy starring Bob Hope and Rosemary Clooney was screened in the Hall (source: Hall Journal, see also Connacht Tribune 3rd March 1956, page 13). NB: George Clooney is Rosemary’s nephew. 13th to 15th March 1956 – Athenry Players performed The Playboy Of The Western World, a play in Three Acts by John Millington Synge (source: Hall Journal, see also Connacht Tribune 3rd March 1956, page 12 and 10th March 1956, page 13). Connacht Tribune 24th March 1956 noted as follows on page 5: “Mr. Thomas Reilly, Athenry, producer to the Athenry Players for a number of years once again lived up to his high reputation for casting of players, when in the Town Hall, Athenry last week for three nights the Players staged The Playboy Of The Western World. The popularity of the Athenry Players was reflected in the fact that each night the hall was full to capacity. It would be unfair to single out any one individual player as each one fitted their part to perfection.” 24th April 1956 – Francis Goes to the West Point, a 1952 Comedy starring Donald O’Connor and Francis the Talking Mule was screened in the Hall, (source: Hall Journal, see also Connacht Tribune 21st April 1956, page 15). 22nd May 1956 – Jamaica Run, a 1953 movie, starring Ray Milland and Arlene Dahl, was screened in the Hall (source: Hall Journal, see also Connacht Tribune 19th May 1956, page 15). 29th June 1956 – Dance with Music supplied by the Sylvians Orchestra, (source: Hall Journal, see also Connacht Tribune 23rd June 1956, page 16). 1st July 1956 – Casanova’s Big Night, a 1954 Comedy starring Bob Hope, Joan Fontaine and Audrey Dalton, was screened in the Hall (source: Hall Journal, see also Connacht Tribune 30th June 1956, page 13). 101 17th July 1956 – Marx Bros: At The Circus, a 1939 feature length Comedy starring the Marx Brothers, was screened in the Hall (source: Hall Journal, see also Connacht Tribune 14th July 1956, page 13). 102 19th August 1956 – Dance with Music from The Flying Carlton’s Orchestra (source: Hall Journal, see also Connacht Tribune 18th August 1956, page 11). 30th September 1956 – Escape From Fort Bravo, a 1953 Western starring William Holden and Eleanor Parker, was screened in the Hall (source: Hall Journal, see also Connacht Tribune 29th September 1956, page 13). 7th October 1956 – Trouble Along the Way, a 1953 Comedy starring John Wayne, Donna Reed, Charles Coburn and Marie Windsor was screened in the Hall (source: Hall Journal, see also Connacht Tribune 6th October 1956, page 13). 99 NB: We have these 2 Christmas 1955 news cuttings 100 NB: The Band line-up at the time included Leo McGandy on 2nd Trumpet and Brian ‘JB’ McGandy on Lead Saxophone. Paddy Love was Lead Trumpeter. Paddy Kettyles was 3rd Trumpeter. Cecil played keyboard and piano. 101 Takings for Casanovas Big Night were £22 & 10 shillings, so quite a good night for the Cinema. 102 Also screened in the Hall on 20th December 1956
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