Murphy’s Town Hall Athenry 67 9th – 11th & 30th March 1965 – The Athenry Players performed The Plough and the Stars, a Four Act play by Seán O’Casey, Produced by Kitty Lardner, who also played the part of Bessie Burgess (street fruit vendor) in the play. 21st April 1965 – Easter Wednesday Dance in the Hall with Music from The Swingtime Aces (source: Hall Journal, see also Connacht Tribune 17th April 1965, page 13): “Their first appearance in Ireland after their record breaking tour of England.” 16th May 1965 – The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, a 1962 movie, starring Jimmy Stewart and John Wayne was shown in the Hall, (source: Hall Journal, see also Connacht Tribune 15th May 1965, page 15). 27th May 1965 – The Young Ones, a 1961 Cliff Richard movie co-starring Robert Morley, Carole Gray, Sonya Cordeau and the Shadows (source: Hall Journal, see also Connacht Tribune 22nd May 1965, page 15). 3rd June 1965 – The King and I, a 1956 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical film, starring Yul Brynner and Deborah Kerr, was shown in the Hall, (source: Hall Journal, see also Connacht Tribune 5th June 1965, page 15). 6th June 1965 – Flaming Star, a 1960 Western starring Elvis Presley and Barbara Eden, was screened in the Hall (source: Hall Journal, see also Connacht Tribune 5th June 1965 page 15). 1st July 1965 – PT-109, a 1963 War film, starring Cliff Robertson as John F Kennedy (35th US President), set during JFK’s time serving as a US Navy Lieutenant in command of the Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109, was shown in the Hall, (source: Hall Journal, see also Connacht Tribune 26th June 1965, page 15). 125 27th August 1965 – Period of Adjustment, a 1962 comedy starring Jane Fonda and Tony Franciosa, was screened in the Hall (source: Hall Journal, see also Connacht Tribune 28th August 1965, page 17). 3rd September 1965 – Inn of the 6th Happiness, a 1958 movie starring Ingrid Bergman and Curt Jürgens (source: Hall Journal, see also Connacht Tribune 28th August 1965, page 17). 26th September 1965 – The Fly, a 1958 movie, starring Vincent Price and Al Hedison (later known as David Hedison), 126 was shown in the Hall, (source: Hall Journal, see also Connacht Tribune 25th September 1965, page 17). 15th October 1965 – The Savoy Swing Seven Band performed Music for a Dance in the Hall (source: Hall Journal). 28th & 29th October 1965 – Athenry Players performed Sive, a 1959 play by John B Keane, in the Hall (source: Hall Journal, see also Connacht Tribune 23rd October 1965, page 18). See November 1959 entry above. 31st October 1965 – The Mouse on the Moon, a 1963 United Artists Comedy starring Margaret Rutherford, Terry Thomas, Ron Moody and Bernard Cribbins was shown in the Hall, (source: Hall Journal). Accompanying promotional material from General Film Distributors summarises the film as follows: “Comedy in outer space as a tiny European Principality succeeds in launching a rocket to the Moon, and the frantic efforts of the Great Powers, America and Russia to endeavour to forestall the moon landing. Comedy at its most up-to-date and best. Running Time: 1 hour 25 minutes.” 127 28th November 1965 – Kid Galahad, a 1962 Elvis movie, featuring Charles Bronson and Gig Young (source: Hall Journal, see also Connacht Tribune 27th November 1965, page 15). 5th December 1965 – The Magnificent Seven, a 1960 United Artists Western starring Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen etc., was shown in the Hall (source: Hall Journal, a General Film Distributors letter, see also Connacht Tribune 4th December 1965, page 15). Accompanying promotional material from General Film Distributors summarises the film as follows: 125 This movie was originally booked to be screened on 2nd July 1965 but a note in the Journal indicates that it was moved to 1st July. 126 David (aka Al) Hedison is probably best known for playing Captain Crane in the 1960s TV show, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea 127 NB: This was made several years before anybody had actually landed on the Moon but clearly it was a topical and popular subject
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