https://earlyirishcinema.com/2018/01/16/censoring-the-fairies-finn-varra-maa-the-irish-santa-clause-and-the-military-authorities-in-january-1918/https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/finn-varra-maa-censored-eh-11-jan-1918p2.pngFinn Varra Maa censored EH 11 Jan 1918p2A day after the censorship was announced, it was withdrawn; Evening Herald 11 Jan. 1918: 2.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/finn-varra-maa-censored-ii-10-jan-1918p2.pngFinn Varra Maa censored II 10 Jan 1918p2Ad announcing the censoring of Finn Varra Maa following Woods's intervention; Freeman's Journal 10 Jan. 1918: 2.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/finn-varra-maa-3-fj-11-jan-1918p4.pngFinn Varra Maa 3 FJ 11 Jan 1918p4In the wake of the controversy, newspapers published the censored lines. Freeman’s Journal 11 Jan. 1918: 4. https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/finn-varra-maa-odonovan-2-dem-9-jan-1918.jpgFinn Varra Maa O'Donovan 2 DEM 9 Jan 1918https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/mildred-telford-et-5-jan-1918p4.jpgMildred Telford ET 5 Jan 1918p4Mildred Telford played the part of the girl Befind MacHugh in Finn Varra Maa; Evening Telegraph 5 Jan. 1918: 4.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/woods-leah-crop-et-12-jan-1918.jpgWoods Leah crop ET 12 Jan 1918https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/finn-varra-maa-odonovan-dem-9-jan-1918.jpgFinn Varra Maa O'Donovan DEM 9 Jan 1918Ad announcing that Fred O'Donovan was replacing Dermot O'Dowd (Brian Magowan) in Finn Varra Maa’s key role of Caoilte; Dublin Evening Mail 2 Jan. 1918: 2. https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/ireby-cape-et-3-jan-1918p4.jpgIreby Cape ET 3 Jan 1918p4Frank Leah's caricature of Finn Varra Maa producer T. Ireby Cape, Evening Telegraph 3 Jan. 1918: 4. https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/woods-leah-et-12-jan-1918.jpgWoods Leah ET 12 Jan 1918Frank Leah's caricature of Assistant Provost Marshal Captain William Woods, Evening Telegraph 12 Jan. 1918: 5.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/th-nally-et-29-dec-1917.jpgTH Nally ET 29 Dec 1917Frank Leah's caricature of T.H. Nallly, Evening Telegraph 29 Dec. 1917: 4.2024-01-03T14:27:22+00:00monthlyhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/2022/07/27/taking-a-fearful-joy-in-rewitnessing-the-civil-war-on-irish-cinema-screens-in-july-1922/https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/civil-war-in-ireland-topical-budget-2.jpgcivil-war-in-ireland-topical-budget-2https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/civil-war-in-ireland-topical-budget-1.jpgcivil-war-in-ireland-topical-budget-1https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/cinema-ads-et-10-jul-1922p2.jpgcinema-ads-et-10-jul-1922p2https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/battle-of-the-four-courts-pathe-onlookers.jpgbattle-of-the-four-courts-pathe-onlookershttps://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/pillar-1922.jpgImage Ref. No. 0500/008Upper O'Connell Street, Dublin (circa 1920)https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/pillar-c.1920.jpgImage Ref. No. 0500/008Upper O'Connell Street, Dublin (circa 1920)https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/cinema-bills-dublin-eh-8-jul-1922p4.jpgcinema-bills-dublin-eh-8-jul-1922p4https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/poor-little-rich-girl-corinthian-fj-7-jul-1922p2.jpgpoor-little-rich-girl-corinthian-fj-7-jul-1922p2https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/pillar-damaged-civil-war-crop.jpgPillar damaged Civil War crophttps://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/dublin-war-scenes-1-ifi-archive-player.pngdublin-war-scenes-1-ifi-archive-player2022-11-22T15:25:57+00:00monthlyhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/2016/08/25/irish-audiences-watch-oneil-of-the-glen-august-1916/https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/fcoi-crop-bio-24-aug-1916p754.jpgFCOI crop Bio 24 Aug 1916p754https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/ch5one.jpgCh5OneBioscope 24 Aug. 1916: 754. https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/fcoi-it-14-aug-1916p4.pngFCOI IT 14 Aug 1916p4Irish Times 14 Aug. 1916: 4.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/oneil-victoria-9-sep-1916p4.pngO'Neil Victoria 9 Sep 1916p4Ad for Galway's Victoria Cinema Theatre for the week in which O'Neil of the Glen featured. Connacht Tribune 9 Sep 1916: 4https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/plate5.jpgIRISHLIMEGHT1_MAY_P6 001Fred O'Donovan; Irish Limelight 1 May 1917: 6. https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/oneil-boh-7-aug-1916.jpgO'Neil Boh 7 Aug 1916Ad for the first public exhibition of O’Neil of the Glen, at Dublin’s Bohemian, Dublin Evening Mail 7 Aug. 1916: 2. 2022-01-04T15:50:48+00:00monthlyhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/2017/04/24/a-new-industry-the-film-company-of-irelands-first-season/https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/kathleen-murphy-et-7-apr-1917.jpgKathleen Murphy ET 7 Apr 1917A photograph of Kathleen Murphy advertised the beginning of the Film Company of Ireland’s 1917 production season; Evening Telegraph 7 Apr. 1917: 4.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/kathleen-murphy-et-7-apr-1917p41.jpgKathleen Murphy ET 7 Apr 1917p4https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/kathleen-murphy-et-7-apr-1917p4.jpgKathleen Murphy ET 7 Apr 1917p4https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/kerrigan-il-jan-1917-crop.jpgKerrigan IL Jan 1917 crophttps://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/fcoi-kerry-locations-aug-1916.pngFCOI Kerry locations Aug 1916Kerry location at which FCOI shot in August 1916.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/eleventh-hour-dj-10-jan-1917p2.pngEleventh Hour DJ 10 Jan 1917p2Derry Journal 10 Jan. 1917: 2.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/puck-fair-kinema-hse-9-nov-1916.pngPuck Fair Kinema Hse 9 Nov 1916Puck Fair Romance premiered in Belfast's Kinema House; Belfast News-Letter 9 Nov. 1916: 1https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dame-food-of-love-4-nov-1916p2.pngDame Food of Love 4 Nov 1916p2https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/boland-fcoi-il-jun-1917p6.pngBoland FCOI IL Jun 1917p6Joseph Boland Irish Limelight Jun. 1917: 6.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/fcoi-releases-1916-1917-il-dec-1917.jpgFCOI releases 1916 1917 IL Dec 1917Ad for FCOI films released in 1916 and made in 1917. Irish Limelight Dec. 1917: 16.2022-01-04T12:23:15+00:00monthlyhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/2021/12/20/shadows-on-the-screen-the-anglo-irish-treaty-in-irish-cinemas-in-december-1921/https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/wind-shakes-barley-pianist-newsreel-gesture.pngWind Shakes Barley Pianist Newsreel GestureThree framegrabs from The Wind that Shakes the Barley (2006), https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/treaty-negotiators-ii-8-dec-1921p3.jpgTreaty Negotiators II 8 Dec 1921p32021-12-28T17:30:02+00:00monthlyhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/2018/04/11/a-photo-play-of-unique-national-interest-seeing-knocknagow-in-irish-cinemas-january-april-1918/https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/billy-plays-knocknagow.pngBilly plays KnocknagowThe film has many musical scenes, including this one in which Billy Heffernan play the flute while the Lahys dance.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/eviction-title-knocknagow.jpgEviction title KnocknagowAn illustrated intertitle introduces the eviction scene, emphasizing its importance.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/knock-cavan-ac-23-feb-1918p7.pngKnock Cavan AC 23 Feb 1918p7Anglo-Celt 23 Feb. 1918: 7.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/mat-sings.pngMat SingsWhile ploughing a field with a view of Slievenamon (mountain), Mat pauses to sing "The Farmer's Boy," with an intertitle helpfully providing musical notation and the song’s refrain.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/rialto-opens-derry-12-apr-18.jpgRialto opens Derry 12 Apr 18The ad for the Knocknagow at Derry's Opera House was dwarfed by the ad for the opening of the city’s newest picture house, the Rialto, on 29 April. Derry Journal 12 Apr. 1918: 2.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/knock-magners-nat-26-jan-1918.jpgKnock Magners NAT 26 Jan 1918Ad for premiere of Knocknagow at Magner’s Theatre, Clonmel; Nationalist 26 Jan. 1918: 6.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/irish-films-gfs-il-dec-1917.jpgIrish Films GFS IL Dec 1917Film made in Ireland by US filmmakers Sidney Olcott and Gene Gauntier for Kalem dominated this list of Irish films available to Irish exhibitors through Dublin-based General Film Supply; Irish Limelight Dec. 1917: 18.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/scenario-competition-il-dec-1917.jpgScenario competition IL Dec 1917Scenario competition in Irish Limelight Dec 1917: 11https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/screenshot-2018-03-30-15-02-54.pngScreenshot 2018-03-30 15.02.54ArthurO'Connor and Mary Kearney pursue their romance.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/mat-hurling.pngMat hurlingMat leads the Knocknagow hurling team.2021-12-27T15:28:01+00:00monthlyhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/2017/01/25/would-we-ever-have-it-in-reality-ireland-a-nation-for-two-days-only-in-january-1917/https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/ireland-a-nation-erin-sculpts.jpgireland-a-nation-erin-sculptsErin, the figure of Ireland, inscribes Emmet's epitaph onto his headstone in Ireland a Nation.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/ireland-a-nation-home-rule.jpgireland-a-nation-home-ruleFramegrab from Ireland a Nation, preceded by the intertitle: "A New Hope 1914. / A Home Rule Meeting."https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/ireland-a-nation-napoleon-crop1.jpgireland-a-nation-napoleon-crophttps://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/ireland-a-nation-napoleon-crop.jpgireland-a-nation-napoleon-crophttps://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/ireland-a-nation-napoleon1.jpgireland-a-nation-napoleonhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/ireland-a-nation-napoleon.jpgireland-a-nation-napoleonFramegrab from Ireland a Nation, in which Irish revolutionary Robert Emmet (Barry O’Brien) is astonished by the help Napoleon agrees to send for an uprising in Ireland. https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/irish-limelight-masthead-feb-1918.pngirish-limelight-masthead-feb-1918Masthead of the Irish Limelight, Feb. 1918. Courtesy of the National Library. https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/ireland-a-nation-motography-26-dec-1914p22.pngireland-a-nation-motography-26-dec-1914p22Ad for Ireland a Nation in New York and Chicago-based Motography 26 Dec. 1914: 22.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/ireland-a-nation-dem-ad-8-jan-1917-e1484869240876.jpgireland-a-nation-dem-ad-8-jan-1917Ad for Ireland a Nation; Dublin Evening Mail, 8 Jan. 1917: 2. 2022-12-20T11:10:58+00:00monthlyhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/2013/10/18/soul-stirring-views-of-the-cripples-the-first-irish-national-pilgrimage-to-lourdes/https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/pilgrimage-ad-3-bio-9-oct-1913pxc.jpgPilgrimage ad 3 Bio 9 Oct 1913pxchttps://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/pilgrimage-ads-w1-w2.pngPilgrimage ads W1 W2https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/pilgrimage-ad-bio-9-oct.pngPilgrimage ad Bio 9 Octhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/ch4two.gifCh4Two2021-04-07T10:41:27+00:00monthlyhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/2021/01/05/ominous-flickers-and-fade-out-for-irish-cinema-in-1920/2021-01-11T08:51:23+00:00monthlyhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/2020/01/03/rebuilding-dublin-as-a-cinematic-city-for-the-1920s/https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/extract-from-jameson-statement-on-corinthian.pngExtract from Jameson Statement on CorinthianExtract from James T. Jameson's assessment of the viability of the Corinthian Picture Company. Courtesy of the Architectural Archive of Ireland.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/la-scala-metropole-goad-small.jpgLa Scala Metropole Goad smallGoad Fire Insurance map of the block containing La Scala and the Metropole.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/days-of-st-patrick-trade-show-ii-27-jan-1920p4.pngDays of St Patrick trade show II 27 Jan 1920p4Ad for the trade show of In the Days of St Patrick, Irish Independent 27 Jan. 1920: 4.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/irish-notes-header-bio-25-dec-1919p97.pngIrish Notes header Bio 25 Dec 1919p97JAP's end of year "Irish Notes," Bioscope 25 Dec. 1919: 97.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/grand-central-goad-map-crop-small.pngGrand Central Goad map crop smallGoad Fire Insurance map of Dublin's Lower Sackville/O'Connell Street and Eden Quay showing the location and relative sizes of the Grand Central Cinema and the Corinthian Cinema.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/frank-chambers-il-nov-1917.jpgFrank Chambers IL Nov 1917Caricature of Frank Chambers by Frank Leah, Irish Limelight Nov.1917: 1.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/clontarf-open-dem-20-dec-1919.jpgClontarf open DEM 20 Dec 1919Clontarf Town Hall reopened on 23 December 1919. Dublin Evening Mail 20 Dec. 1919: 2. 2020-12-31T10:01:23+00:00monthlyhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/2020/09/30/second-waves-cinema-and-the-flu-pandemic-in-ireland-1918-19/https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/deodar-sprayer-ii-4-mar-1919p5.jpgDeodar Sprayer II 4 Mar 1919p5Irish Independent 4 Mar. 1919: 5.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/bacterol-ad-it-28-feb-1919p3.jpgBacterol ad IT 28 Feb 1919p3Irish Times 28 Feb. 1919: 3.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/pavilion-disinfects-more-it-31-oct-1918p2.jpgPavilion Disinfects More IT 31 Oct 1918p2Irish Times 31 Oct. 1918: 2.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/boh-good-health-dem-2-nov-1918.jpgBoh Good Health DEM 2 Nov 1918Dublin Evening Mail 2 Nov. 1918: 2.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/grafton-ventilation-dem-31-oct-1918.jpgGrafton Ventilation DEM 31 Oct 1918Dublin Evening Mail 31 Oct 1918: 2.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/jeyes-fluid-ad-bnl-14-nov-1918p4.jpgJeyes Fluid ad BNL 14 Nov 1918p4An ad for Jeyes Fluid citing cinemas as one of the places it can suitably be sprayed; Belfast New-Letter 14 Nov. 1918: 4.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/royal-disinfectant-brands-it-30-oct-1920p4.jpgRoyal Disinfectant Brands IT 30 Oct 1920p4Irish Times 30 Oct. 1918: 4.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/princess-lighting-order-dem-28-oct-1918p2.jpgPrincess Lighting Order DEM 28 Oct 1918p2Dublin Evening Mail 28 Oct. 1918: 2.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/mazda-lightbulb-ad-dem-18-nov-1918p2.jpgMazda Lightbulb ad DEM 18 Nov 1918p2This ad claimed that Mazda lightbulbs helped purchasers comply with the Lighting Order; Dublin Evening Mail 18 Nov. 1918: 2.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/cameron-children-cinema-25-oct-1918p4.jpgCameron Children Cinema 25 Oct 1918p4Irish Times 25 Oct. 1918: 4.2020-09-30T22:14:29+00:00monthlyhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/2020/07/30/was-england-the-most-fruitful-ground-to-show-the-irish-film-willy-reilly-and-his-colleen-bawn-in-1920/https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/willy-reilly-whitecraft-at-willy-house.jpgWilly Reilly Whitecraft at Willy houseSir Rober Whitecraft (Jim Plant) orders his soldiers to raid Willy Reilly's house.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/willy-reilly-motherwell-times-12-mar-1920p1.pngWilly Reilly Motherwell Times 12 Mar 1920p1This ad for FCOI films at Motherwell’s Town Hall shows the priority given to Willy Reilly, which was typically shown on the first three days of a run, with Knocknagow featuring for a fourth day or in the second half of the week. Motherwell Times 12 Mar. 1920: 1.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/map-of-willy-reilly-exhibition-in-britain-in-1920.jpgMap of Willy Reilly exhibition in Britain in 1920Google map showing the towns and cities in England and Scotland in which shows of Willy Reilly were advertised in 1920. Full map here.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/e2808ewilly-reilly-theatre-royal-ll-19-apr-1920p3.png‎Willy Reilly Theatre Royal LL 19 Apr 1920p3Ad for Willy Reilly at Limerick's Theatre Royal, where it shared a bill with an Irish Events newsreel of the release of Sinn Féin prisoners who had been on hunger strike at Mountjoy prison, a film that underlines the difficulties the Republican directors of FCOI faced. Limerick Leader 19 Apr. 1920: 3. https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/willy-reilly-framegrab-red-raparee.pngWilly Reilly framegrab Red RapareeThe Red Raparee (Barrett McDonnell) prepares to waylay Squire Folliard.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/dail-bonds-kathleen-clarke.jpgDail Bonds Kathleen ClarkeKathleen Clarke was among the prominent women Republicans who featured in the film.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/dail-bonds-fogarty-letter-1.jpgDail Bonds Fogarty Letter 1Collins reads a letter from Michael Fogarty, Bishop of Killaloe dated 8 Oct. 1919.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/dail-bonds-joseph-macdonagh.jpgDail Bonds Joseph MacDonaghAmong the elected members of Sinn Féin who buy bonds in the film is MacDonagh brother, Joseph MacDonagh.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/dail-bonds-group1.jpgDail Bonds Group1The "Interesting Group of Sinn Fein Notabilities" who gathered to be filmed buying Dáil bonds from Michael Collins (foregroud centre). The location on the steps of St Enda’s was imbued with republican significance, underlined even by the furniture, the table being “the block upon which Robert Emmet was beheaded.” Framegrab. https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/willy-reilly-framegrab-2.pngWilly Reilly framegrab 2Willy and the Colleen Bawn get close. Framegrab from the traler.2020-08-24T12:56:47+00:00monthlyhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/2020/06/10/irish-events-newsreel-shows-ira-raids-weddings-college-capers-and-religious-procession-in-june-1920/https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/boh-ie-ad-edit-et-8-jun-1920p2.pngBoh IE Ad edit ET 8 Jun 1920p2https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/boh-review-ie-fj-8-jun-1920p6.pngBoh review IE FJ 8 Jun 1920p6Brief review of the programme at the Bohemian at which IE152 was shown; Freeman's Journal 8 Jun. 1920: 6.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/boh-modern-husbands-ie-films-it-8-jun-1920p7.pngBoh Modern Husbands IE films IT 8 Jun 1920p7Brief review of the programme at the Bohemian at which IE152 was shown; Irish Times 8 Jun. 1920: 4.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/trinity-comedy-ii-1-jun-1920p3.pngTrinity Comedy II 1 Jun 1920p3Trinity students yesterday varied their usual celebrations of Trinity Monday by a comic representation of Queen Elizabeth and her Court. The royal procession made a gay parade, and Shakespeare contributed to the comedy by the distress he cause the Queen in reading poems. Irish Independent 1 Jun. 1920: 3. https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/downes-wedding-ii-3-jun-1920p3.pngDownes Wedding II 3 Jun 1920p3Two images from a society wedding in Dublin; Irish Independent 3 Jun. 1920: 3.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/kings-inns-raid-ii-2-jun-1920p3.pngKing's Inns raid II 2 Jun 1920p3Irish Independent 2 Jun. 1920: 3.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/kilmallock-scene-fj-31-may-1920p3.pngKilmallock Scene FJ 31 May 1920p3https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/boh-ie-modern-husbands-et-8-jun-1920p2.pngBoh IE Modern Husbands ET 8 Jun 1920p2Evening Telegraph 8 Jun. 1920: 2.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/victoria-profiteers-ct-5-jun-1920o4.pngVictoria Profiteers CT 5 Jun 1920o4The programme at Galway's Victoria also included Irish Events supporting the Monday feature The Profiteers (US: Astra, 1919), where it also shared the bill with the 14th episode of The Great Secret (US: Quality, 1917) serial, an unnamed Billy Rhodes comedy, Pathé Gazette and Marvels of the Universe (US: Bray, 1920). Connacht Tribune 5 Jun. 1920: 4. https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/modern-husbands-mpn-26-apr-1919p2674.jpgModern Husbands MPN 26 Apr 1919p26742020-08-24T11:55:42+00:00monthlyhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/2020/05/22/excellent-irish-entertainment-on-irish-screens-for-st-patricks-day-1920/https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/aimsir-padraig-victoria-ct-24-apr-1920p3.pngAimsir Padraig Victoria CT 24 Apr 1920p3Programme for Galway's Victoria Cinema featuring Aimsir Padraig; Connacht Tribune 24 Apr. 1920: 2. https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/aimsir-padraig-irish-concert-dj-15-mar-1920p2.pngAimsir Padraig Irish concert DJ 15 Mar 1920p2St Patrick's Day programme at St Columb's Hall, Derry; Derry Journal 15 Mar. 1920: 4https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/washington-aimsir-padraig-ce-5-apr-1920p4.pngWashington Aimsir Padraig CE 5 Apr 1920p4Cork Examiner 5 Apr. 1920: 4.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/aimsir-padraig-ellisons-castlebar-ct-1-may-1920p2.pngAimsir Padraig Ellisons Castlebar CT 1 May 1920p2Aimsir Padraig at Ellison’s, Castlebar; Connaught Telegraph 1 May 1920: 2.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/niall-of-9-hostages-aimsir-padraig-standard-17-mar-1961.jpgNiall of 9 Hostages Aimsir Padraig Standard 17 Mar 1961T. Carroll Reynolds as Niall of Nine Hostages in Aimsir Padraig. Standard 17 Mar 1961: 1.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/ira-allen-as-st-patrick-aimsir-padraig-standard-17-mar-1961.jpgIra Allen as St Patrick Aimsir Padraig Standard 17 Mar 1961Ira Allen as St Patrick in Aimsir Padraig/In the Days of St Patrick. Standard 17 Mar. 1961: 1. https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/aimsir-padraig-banishing-snakes-nli.jpgAimsir Padraig Banishing Snakes NLISt Patrick banishes Ireland's snakes: a scene whose realism one critic thought would cause hysteria among unsuspecting ladies. Standard 17 Mar. 1961: 1. https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/aimsir-padraig-liverpool-echo-17-aug-1920p1.pngAimsir Padraig Liverpool Echo 17 Aug 1920p1Liverpool Echo 29 Jul. 1920: 1.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/aimsir-padraig-dj-15-mar-1920p4.pngAimsir Padraig DJ 15 Mar 1920p4Derry Journal 15 Mar. 1920: 4.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/aimsir-padraig-ad-bio-13-nov-1919.pngAimsir Padraig ad Bio 13 Nov 1919Ad for trade show of Aimsir Padraig/In the Days of St Patrick, Irish Independent 27 Jan. 1920: 4.2020-07-09T11:54:29+00:00monthlyhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/2017/07/07/peeps-at-parochial-happenings-irish-events-newsreel-begins-june-july-1917/https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/markievicz-il-jul-1917.jpgMarkievicz IL Jul 1917Cinephoto from Whitten's film of the return of Countess Markievicz; Irish Limelight Jul. 1917: 16.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/boh-release-prisoners-13-jun-18-1917-dem.jpgBoh Release Prisoners 13 Jun 18 1917 DEMBohemian Picture Theatre with Whitten's film of the released prisoners; Dublin Evening Mail 18 Jun. 1917: 2.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/prisoners-photo-il-jul-1917.jpgPrisoners photo IL Jul 1917A framegrab or "cinephoto" from Whitten's film, showing the former prisoners passing the Queen's Theatre in Brunswick Street, which was just beside Whitten's office. Irish Limelight 1:7 (Jul. 1917): 16.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/plate8l.jpgIRISHLIMEGHT1JUL_P17 002Norman Whitten in his offices in Great Brunswick Street; Irish Limelight 1:7 (Jul. 1917): 16.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/jun-18-1917-et-prisoners-2.jpgJun 18 1917 ET Prisoners 2The Evening Telegraph placed a very large photograph of the returned Irish prisoners leaving Westland Row station on its front page on 18 June 1917.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/prisoners-photo-18-jun-1917-et.jpgPrisoners photo 18 Jun 1917 EThttps://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/prisoners-pillar-21-jun-1917-et.jpgPrisoners Pillar 21 Jun 1917 EThttps://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/hat-raising-sf-prisoners.jpgHat Raising SF Prisonershttps://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/ch4one.jpgCh4OneMembers of the crowd smile and gesture happily when the newsreel camera is trained on them in Release of the Sinn Fein Prisoners (Ireland: General Film Supply, 1917).2020-06-09T16:58:24+00:00monthlyhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/2020/02/05/features-resembling-a-sensational-cinema-story-political-violence-in-irish-cinema-in-february-1920/https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/northside-holdup-edit-fj-13-feb-1920p3.pngNorthside Holdup edit FJ 13 Feb 1920p3https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/lena-johnson-census-1911-edit.jpgLena Johnson census 1911 editPart of the 1911 Census return for Lena Johnson and her family. https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/curfew-order-3-dem-21-feb-1920.jpgCurfew order 3 DEM 21 Feb 1920Dublin Evening Mail 21 Feb. 1920: 3.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/lena-johnson-inquest-le-17-feb-1920.jpgLena Johnson Inquest LE 17 Feb 1920Limerick Echo 17 Feb. 1920: 3.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/killed-by-bullets-ll-4-feb-1920.jpgKilled by Bullets LL 4 Feb 1920Limerick Leader 4 Feb. 1920: 3.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sensation-city-scene-ii-7-feb-1920p4.pngSensation City Scene II 7 Feb 1920p4Irish Independent 7 Feb. 1920: 4. https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/northside-holdup-head-fj-13-feb-1920p3.pngNorthside Holdup head FJ 13 Feb 1920p3Freeman's Journal 13 Feb. 1920: 3.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/pfounds-broad-street-bio-19-feb-1920p13.pngPfounds Broad Street Bio 19 Feb 1920p13Bioscope 19 Feb 1920p13https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/lena-johnson-death-ce-5-feb-1920.pngLena Johnson death CE 5 Feb 1920"Tragic Incidents Further Described." Cork Examiner 5 Feb. 1920: 5. 2020-03-01T16:50:47+00:00monthlyhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/2015/01/31/creating-great-trouble-in-a-most-laughable-manner-chaplin-in-dublin-in-1914/https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/chaplin-lookalike-winner-film-fun-jan-1916.pngChaplin Lookalike Winner Film Fun Jan 1916The winner of a Chaplin looklike context run by Dublin's Masterpiece Theatre; Film Fun Jan 1916: 4. https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/chaplin-lookalikes-film-fun-jan-1916-e1531145110393.pngChaplin Lookalikes Film Fun Jan 1916https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/fatal-mallet.jpgFatal MalletAd for the Masterpiece programme for the week, including The Fatal Mallet; Evening Telegraph 12 Dec. 1914: 1.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/chaplin-imitators-fj-16-sep-1915p8.jpgChaplin Imitators FJ 16 Sep 1915p8Small ad calling for Chaplin imitators. Freeman's Journal 16 Sep. 1915: 8.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/chaplin-hit-of-season.jpgChaplin Hit of SeasonWestern Import Co. ad for Chaplin's early Keystone film hails him as the hit of the season and reminds readers of his stage career. Bioscope 9 Jul. 1914: xx.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/vlcsnap-00012.pngvlcsnap-00012In Mabel's Strange Predicament, Dublin audiences saw Chaplin's tramp costume for the first time in a film whose comedy comes largely after Mabel locks herself out of her hotel room in her pajamas.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/making-a-living.jpgMaking a LivingThis review of the programme at the Rotunda Pictures gives a good indication of where comedies featured in the priorities of newspaper reviewers. Evening Telegraph 23 Jun. 1914: 2. https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/mabels-married-life-and-her-friend-the-bandit-boh.jpgMabel's Married Life and Her Friend the Bandit BohThe Bohemian Picture Theatre showed Mabel's Married Life in the first three days of the week beginning 30 Nov. 1914 and Her Friend the Bandit for the last three days of that week. Evening Telegraph 30 Nov. and 3 Dec. 1914.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/vlcsnap-00011-3.pngvlcsnap-00011 (3)Irish audiences' first sight of Chaplin on screen was not as a tramp but as a "sharper" in Making a Living (US: Keystone, 1914). https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/vlcsnap-00018.pngvlcsnap-00018Chaplin prepares to deal with a difficult customer in Caught in a Cabaret.2025-02-16T05:58:05+00:00monthlyhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/2019/07/19/leaning-towards-the-spectacular-the-suppression-of-the-sinn-fein-review-in-april-1919/https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/sinn-fein-review-seized-drogind-19-apr-1919.pngSinn Fein Review seized DrogInd 19 Apr 1919Drogheda Independent 19 Apr. 1919: 3. https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/jan-25-1919-drogind-boyne-cinema-opens.pngJan 25 1919 DrogInd Boyne Cinema opensThe Boyne Cinema’s opening programme; Drogheda Independent 25 Jan. 1919: 1.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/boyne-raid-drogad-19-apr-1919-.jpgBoyne raid DrogAd 19 Apr 1919Drogheda Advertiser 19 Apr. 1919: https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/sinn-fein-review-handbill-boyne.jpgSinn Fein Review handbill BoyneHandbill for the exhibition of the Sinn Fein Review at the Boyne Cinema. Courtesy of the National Archives of Ireland. https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/sinn-fein-review-header-e1563534737668.jpgSinn Fein Review headerPart of poster for Sinn Fein Review.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/sinn-fein-review-poster-2-csorp.jpgSinn Fein Review poster 2 CSORPPoster seen on 29 Mar. 1919 by Inspector Herbert of the Dublin Metropolitan in the window of the GFS offices in Dublin. Courtesy of the National Archives of Ireland.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/ianmacpherson1-iln18jan19.jpgIanMacpherson1-ILN18Jan19Ian Macpberson was appointed Chief Secretary of Ireland in January 1919; from Century Ireland.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/eugene-mcgough-il-jun-1918.jpgEugene McGough IL Jun 1918Frank Leah’s caricature of Eugene McGough; Irish Limelight Jun. 1918: 1.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/iva-flag-day-fj-21-jun-1919p4.pngIVA Flag Day FJ 21 Jun 1919p4The IVA advertises a 1919 funding drive; Freeman's Journal 21 Jun. 1919: 4.2019-09-26T13:26:09+00:00monthlyhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/2018/08/21/cinematic-criminality-in-august-1918/https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/lynch-slide-dem-30-aug-1918.jpgLynch Slide DEM 30 Aug 1918The text Lynch intended to project on Dublin cinema screens to attract recruits to his Irish Brigade; Dublin Evening Mail 30 Aug. 1918: 3.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/first-irish-conscript-pc-whites-auctioneers.jpgFirst Irish Conscript PC Whites auctioneersA cartoon postcard circulating in Dublin in July 1918 expressing the counterproductiveness of forcing conscription on Ireland. Joseph Holloway’s reproduced a copy in his diary on 6 July; this copy is available here.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/first-irish-conscript-hol.jpgFirst Irish Conscript HOLThe counterproductiveness of forcing conscription on Ireland was well expressed in this cartoon that was circulating in Dublin in July 1918.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/aug-29-1918-dem-airship.jpgAug 29 1918 DEM AirshipOne of a series of ads promoting recruitment to the air force and navy; Dublin Evening Mail 29 Aug. 1918: 4.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/aug-24-1918-dem-lynch-ogrady.jpgAug 24 1918 DEM Lynch O'GradyAd for the first of the mass recruitment meetings on Dublin streets by Arthur Lynch and James O’Grady; Dublin Evening Mail 24 Aug. 1918: 4. https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/singleroom-tenement-nai.jpgSingleRoom Tenement NAIA single tenement room in the Coombe area of Dublin in 1913; National Archives of Ireland (RSAI, DD, No. 83)https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/francis_st-tenement-nai.jpgFrancis_St Tenement NAIA tenement room in Dublin's Francis Street.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/ruinous-houses-jervis-street-1914.pngRuinous Houses Jervis Street 1914The state of housing for Dublin's working-class families was revealed by a Dublin Corporation report in 1914, which included this image of dilapidated houses in Jervis Street. The report is available here.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/census-return-charles-and-thomas-boland-extract1.pngCensus return Charles and Thomas Boland extractExtract from the 1911 census return of the family of Charles and Thomas Boland, who were 4 and 6 years old at the time and living with their parents in a tenement room at 23 Greek Street, Dublin.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/john-dillon-green-street-census-1911.pngJohn Dillon Green Street Census 1911Extract from the 1911 census return for the family of John Dillon, who was 4 at the time. The nine members of the family were living in two tenement rooms at 16 Green Street, across the road from the courthouse in which John was tried.2019-04-29T15:17:32+00:00monthlyhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/2016/03/01/irish-cinema-catches-the-public-eye-in-february-1916/https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/elaine-mullingar-26-feb-1916.jpgElaine Mullingar 26 Feb 1916The Exploits of Elaine showing in Mullingar. Westmeath Examiner 26 Feb. 1916: 8.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/pearl-exploits-ppg-26-feb-1916.pngPearl Exploits P&Pg 26 Feb 1916Pictures and the Picturegoer 26 Feb. 1916.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/exploits_of_elaine_-_the_devil_worshippers_1914.jpgExploits_of_Elaine_-_The_Devil_Worshippers_(1914)Poster for the episode of The Exploits of Elaine in which the Clutching Hand's identity is revealed. Source: Wikipedia.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/elaine-hand-sep-2-1915-bio.jpgElaine Hand Sep 2 1915 BioEye-catching ad for The Exploits of Elaine incorporating the cluchching hand motif; Biosocpe 2 Sep. 1915: 1127.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/audience-ppg-19-feb-1916p475.pngAudience P&Pg 19 Feb 1916p475Pictures and the Picturegoer 19 Feb. 1916: 475. 2019-04-29T10:06:54+00:00monthlyhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/2019/03/20/searching-for-screen-fein-in-january-1919-and-january-2019/https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/molly-bawn-comparison-bio-7-dec-1916.pngMolly Bawn comparison Bio 7 Dec 1916Comparison of images taken from the newly digitized Bioscope and its microfilmed predecessor; 7 Dec. 1916: 1031.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/pathe-iifc-larkin-comparison.jpgPathe IIFC Larkin ComparisonA comparison of the quality of the available copies of this 1913 Pathé film of Jim Larkin shows the undoubtedly better quality of the IIFC copy (right) than the version available on Pathé’s YouTube channel (left).https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ifi-player.pngIFI PlayerIntroductory page to the Irish Independence Film Collection on the IFI Player.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/sinn-fein-parliament-bufvc.pngSinn Fein Parliament BUFVCScreenshot of the British Universities Film and Video Council's record of Topical Budget's issue on 27 January 1919, featuring Sinn Fein Parliament as item #3.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/michael-d-arrives-dail-100.jpgMichael D arrives Dail 100President Michael D Higgins arrives at Dublin's Mansion House to address both house of the Oireachtas, 21 January 2019. Imagehttps://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/irish-events-birthday-il-jul-1918p4.jpgIrish Events birthday IL Jul 1918p4"Behind the Scenes" item on first anniversary of Irish Events; Irish Limelight Jul. 1918: 4.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/film-library-il-oct-1917p6.jpgFilm Library IL Oct 1917p6Item on "A National Film Library" from Irish Limelight Oct. 1917: 6. Courtesy of the National Library of Ireland.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/irish-events-leinster-ii-16-oct-1918p2.pngIrish Events Leinster II 16 Oct 1918p2Ad offering the film of the sinking of the Leinster to exhibitors who were not Irish Events' subscribers; Irish Independent 14 October 1918: 2. https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/ie-leinster-dem-14-oct-1918.jpgIE Leinster DEM 14 Oct 1918Several Dublin cinemas advertised the Irish Events film of the sinking of the Leinster, Dublin Evening Mail 14 Oct. 1918: 2.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/rotunda-convention-26-jul-1917-dem.jpgRotunda Convention 26 Jul 1917 DEMAd for Dublin's Rotunda with the Irish Events special Sinn Fein Convention; Dublin Evening Mail 26 Oct. 1918: 2.2019-03-20T18:26:41+00:00monthlyhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/2018/11/30/irish-cinemas-catch-strike-fever-in-autumn-1918/https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/rewind-boy-classified-ad-it-6-jan-1919p1.pngrewind boy classified ad it 6 jan 1919p1Small ad from Dublin's Masterpiece Picture Theatre seeking a rewind boy; Irish Times 6 Jan. 1919: 1.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Male-Operator-Bio-17-Jul-1913supp.pngMale Operator Bio 17 Jul 1913suppThe operator was expected to run not only the projectors but also all the picture house machinery. Bioscope 17 Jul. 1913: supp.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Women-Operators-ad-Bio-3-May-1917p471.pngWomen Operators ad Bio 3 May 1917p471Ad for a bioscope school to teach boys and girls how to operate a projector; Bioscope 3 May 1917: 471.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Sep-12-1918-Bio-Irish-Notes-wages-2.pngSep 12 1918 Bio Irish Notes wages 2Section II of the pay demand related to all cinema staff other than those in the projection box; Bioscope 12 Sep. 1918: 87.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Godfrey-Kilroy-Mailing-List-Bio-17-Dec-1914.pngGodfrey Kilroy Mailing List Bio 17 Dec 1914This mention of Kilroy asking to be placed on mailing lists suggests that he may have set up as a distributor in late 1914; Bioscope 17 Dec. 1914: 1187.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Godfrey-Kilroy-Roll-of-Honour-Bio-22-Oct-1914.pngGodfrey Kilroy Roll of Honour Bio 22 Oct 1914Godfrey Kilroy listed among the staff of the Bioscope who had joined the army; 22 Oct. 1914: 361. https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/la-scala-ii-24-sep-1918p2.pngLa Scala II 24 Sep 1918p2Legal notice of a theatrical patent application for Dublin's La Scala, Irish Independent 24 Sep. 1918: 2. https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/first-paddy-bio-29-feb-1912p593.pngFirst Paddy Bio 29 Feb 1912p593The first item in the inaugural "Picture in Ireland" column concerned cinema in Galway; Bioscope 29 Feb. 1912: 593.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/sep-12-1918-bio-exhibitor-own-enemy.pngSep 12 1918 Bio Exhibitor Own EnemyBioscope 12 Sep. 1918: 4.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/enough-said-dem-25-sep-1918.jpgEnough Said DEM 25 Sep 1918"Enough Said" Dublin Evening Mail 25 Sep. 1918: 3.2019-02-22T15:17:42+00:00monthlyhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/2017/03/31/shadows-of-revolution-in-irish-cinemas-march-1917/https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/arthur_griffith_eamon_de_valera_dublin_lord_mayor_laurence_oneill_michael_collins_at_g-a-a-_match_croke_park.jpgArthur_Griffith_Eamon_De_Valera_Dublin_Lord_Mayor_Laurence_O'Neill_Michael_Collins_at_G.A.A._match_Croke_ParkLaurence O'Neill (centre with moustache) attending a GAA match at Croke Park, c.1919, in the company of Arthur Griffith, Eamon DeValera and Michael Collins. Wikimedia Commons.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/leo-guild-budgets-2-et-24-feb-24-1917.jpgLeo Guild Budgets 2 ET 24 Feb 24 1917Budgets from the Leo Guild; Evening Telegraph 24 Feb. 1917: 1.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/mar-19-1917-dem-ads-2.jpgMar 19 1917 DEM Ads 2Dublin Evening Mail 19 Mar. 1917: 2.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/innocent-lie-film-fun-july-1916np.pngInnocent Lie Film Fun July 1916npFilm Fun July 1916: np.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/boh-cleansing-fires-et-15-mar-1917.jpgBoh Cleansing Fires ET 15 Mar 1917Evening Telegraph 15 Mar. 1917: 2. https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/chaplin-count-framegrab.pngChaplin Count FramegrabEric Campbell, Charlie Chaplin and Edna Purviance in The Count (US: Lone Star, 1916).2018-12-20T19:45:15+00:00monthlyhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/2016/04/24/irish-cinema-and-the-desire-for-change-in-april-1916/https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/boh-twelvetrees-dem-22-apr-22-1916.jpgBoh Twelvetrees DEM 22 Apr 22 1916The Bohemian advertises its engagement of Twelvetrees prominent in its Easter programme, beside the Carlton’s ad for its attractions, including Erwin Goldwater’s solo playing; Dublin Evening Mail 22 Apr 1916: 2. https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/twelvetrees-schofield.jpgTwelvetrees Schofieldhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/clyde-twelvetrees.jpgclyde-twelvetreesCellist Clyde Twelvetrees; Source: Royal Irish Academy of Music blog. https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/grand-dbc-ruins-2.jpgGrand DBC Ruins 2Beside the iconic ruins of the Dublin Bread Company on Dublin's Lower Sackville/O'Connell Street in late May/early April 1916 were the ruins of the smaller Grand Cinema, its projection box visible.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/cine-operator-ad-ii-1-apr-1916p6.pngCine Operator ad II 1 Apr 1916p6Among the Situations Wanted ads, the Waterville projectionist seeks new prospects; Irish Independent 1 Apr. 1916: 6. https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/skibbereen-coliseum-ss-22-apr-1916.jpgSkibbereen Coliseum SS 22 Apr 1916Announcement of the reopening of Skibbereen's Kinemac as the Coliseum; Sikbbereen Eagle 22 Apr. 1916: 2025-02-06T17:38:31+00:00monthlyhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/2018/07/21/when-did-love-come-to-gavin-burke-an-irish-film-finds-an-audience-in-early-summer-1918/https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/justice-gavin-burke-il-jun-1917.jpgJustice Gavin Burke IL Jun 1917Frank Leah’s caricature of Robert Justice operating the camera for Gavin Burke; Irish Limelight Jun 1917: 10-11. https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/magowan-murphy-gavin-burke-il-jun-1918.jpgMagowan & Murphy Gavin Burke IL Jun 1918https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/oona-ohalpin-queenie-coleman-il-dec-1917.jpgOona O'Halpin Queenie Coleman IL Dec 1917These actresses played different stages of Grace’s life in When Love Came to Gavin Burke; Limelight Dec. 1917: 7.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/dec-1917-il-synopses.jpgDec 1917 IL SynopsesExtended synopses in the Limelight Dec 1917.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/fcoi-gavin-burke-il-jun-1917.jpgFCOI Gavin Burke IL Jun 1917This Irish Limelight article from June 1916 may refer to the shooting of When Love Came to Gavin Burke. https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/fred-odonovan-gavin-burke-il-jun-1917p11.jpgFred O'Donovan Gavin Burke IL Jun 1917p11Fred O'Donovan directing When Love Came to Gavin Burke; Irish Limelight Jun 1917: 11.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/gavin-burke-galway-town-hall-ge-27-apr-1918.jpgGavin Burke Galway Town Hall GE 27 Apr 1918Galway Express 27 Apr. 1918: 4.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/gavin-burke-gaiety-lc-13-apr-1918.jpgGavin Burke Gaiety LC 13 Apr 1918Ad for “the most remarkable of all Irish films” at Limerick’s Gaiety, Limerick Chronicle 13 Apr. 1918: 3.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/gavin-burke-title.jpgGavin Burke titlehttps://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/gavin-burke-il-jun-1917.jpgGavin Burke IL Jun 1917When Love Came to Gavin Burke was announced on the cover of the June 1917 Irish Limelight.2018-11-05T23:50:31+00:00monthlyhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/2016/09/14/the-birth-of-a-nation-in-ireland-autumn-1916/https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/j-m-carre-hol-21-sep-1916.jpgj-m-carre-hol-21-sep-1916Joseph Holloway saw several films apart from The Birth of a Nation in September 1916, including a second viewing of the Film Company of Ireland’s O’Neil of the Glen, at which he sketched actor J. M. Carre. https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/vlcsnap-00035.pngvlcsnap-00035Childhood friends but belonging to opposing Union and Confederate armies, the youngest sons of the Cameron and Stoneman families meet on the battlefield and die in each other's arms.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/vlcsnap-00045.pngvlcsnap-00045The very picture of imperilled femininity, Elsie Stoneman (Lillian Gish) awaits her forced marriage to the mixed race Silas Lynch in The Birth of a Nation.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/birth-kkk-3-aug-1916-bnsd.jpgbirth-kkk-3-aug-1916-bnsdThis film ad openly praised the Ku Klux Klan; Belfast News-Letter 3 Aug. 1916: 7.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/birth_of_a_nation_theatrical_poster.jpgbirth_of_a_nation_theatrical_posterTheatrical poster; Wikipedia.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/birth-ad-aug-9-1916-nw.jpgbirth-ad-aug-9-1916-nwThis ad quoted the overwhelmingly positive reviews in Belfast's papers; <em>Northern Whig</em> 9 Aug. 1916: 7.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/bohemian-carmen.jpgbohemian-carmen<em>Dublin Evening Mail</em> 26 Aug. 1916: 2.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/panopticon-mirth-15-aug-1916-bn.jpgpanopticon-mirth-15-aug-1916-bnBelfast News-Letter 15 Aug. 1916: 1.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/birth-gaiety-dem-16-sep-1916.jpgbirth-gaiety-dem-16-sep-1916Dublin Evening Mail 16 September 1916: 2. 2018-10-07T10:11:24+00:00monthlyhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/2016/03/22/the-constant-watchfulness-of-irish-cinema-in-march-1916/https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/allgood-kerrigan_1911.jpgAllgood-Kerrigan_1911J. M. Kerrigan with Sara Allgood in a 1911 Abbey touring production of The Playboy of the Western World. Image from Wikipedia. https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/fcoi-scenarios-fj-9-mar-1916p2.pngFCOI Scenarios FJ 9 Mar 1916p2Small ad from the Film Company of Ireland seeking Irish scenarios; Freeman's Jorunal 9 Mar. 1916: 2. https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/staffords-ldl-11-mar-1916p3.jpgStaffords LdL 11 Mar 1916p3Ad for Stafford's Longford Cinema in St Patrick's week included an episode of The Exploits of Elaine (US: Wharton, 1914), the serial that featured the master criminal the Clutching Hand. Longford Leader 11 Mar. 1916: 3. https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/j-m-sullivan.jpgJ. M. SullivanIrish-American James Mark Sullivan, who co-founded the Film Company of Ireland in March 1916. https://www.loc.gov/item/2002706157/https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/clontarf-reopens-17-mar-1916-et.jpgClontarf reopens 17 Mar 1916 EThttps://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/cora-carlton-16-mar-1916-et.jpgCora Carlton 16 Mar 1916 ETEvening Telegraph 16 Mar. 1916: 4. https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/plate11.jpgIRISHLIMEGHT1_MAY_P19 001"Mr. Erwin Goldwater." Irish Limelight May 1917: 17.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/metro-ad-dem-6-mar-1916p2.jpgMetro ad DEM 6 Mar 1916p2Metro ad featuring Ruffells’ parrot, Dublin Evening Mail 6 Mar. 1916: 2.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/budget-bomb2-bio-7-oct-1915.jpgBudget Bomb2 Bio 7 Oct 1915The cinema industry long feared the imposition of crippling taxes, going so far in this cartoon as to identify the British government with the zeppelin raids then terrorizing southeast England. Bioscope 7 Oct. 1915: 16c. 2018-08-14T10:41:00+00:00monthlyhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/2014/08/31/shadow-soldiers-flickering-on-a-screen-irish-cinema-and-the-beginning-of-world-war-i/https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/judith-with-sword1.jpgJudith with Swordhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/judith-with-sword.jpgJudith with SwordJudith (Blanche Sweet) prepares to behead Holofernes in Judith of Bethulia.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/judith-of-bethulia.jpgJudith of BethuliaActuality films of the war appeared on the cinema programme alongside such fiction film as D. W. Griffith's Judith of Bethulia (US: Biograph, 1914).https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/provincial-war-pics.pngProvincial War Pics2018-07-09T13:43:06+00:00monthlyhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/2014/07/04/the-long-and-short-of-the-irish-cinema-programme-early-1914/https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/kathlyn-ii-ad-bio-crop-e1531142454274.jpgKathlyn II ad Bio crophttps://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/kathlyn-ii-ad-bio1.jpgKathlyn II ad BioAd for the second episode of Selig's The Adventures of Kathlyn appeared in the Bioscope in early June, offering cinema owners the opportunity to plan their autumn schedule. This episode puts Kathlyn among wild animals, but then “[n]o important Selig film would be really complete without it wild animal performers” (“The Selig Serial Film”).https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/rotunda-wolfe-tone.jpgRotunda Wolfe ToneReview of the Rotunda programme that mentioned the rapturous reception of the political film The Annual Pilgrimage to Wolfe Tone's Grave; Evening Telegraph 23 Jun. 1914: 2. https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/19_grant_olcott.jpg19_Grant_OlcottValentine Grant and Sidney Olcott posing for a publicity still during the shooting of their 1914 Irish films. http://irishamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/19_Grant_Olcott.jpghttps://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/butler-ad-bio-28-may-1914.jpgButler ad Bio 28 May 1914Using labour leader Jim Larkin's name as an attention grabber, Butler & Sons offered to act as Irish agents for British film companies; Bioscope 28 May 1914: 976.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/keystone-ad-bio-14-may-1914.jpgKeystone ad Bio 14 May 1914Bioscope ad for Keystone that includes for the first time an image of Chaplin, “the famous English pantomimist”; 14 May 1914: xxx.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/kathlyn-ii-ad-bio.jpgKathlyn II ad BioAd for the second episode of Selig's The Adventures of Kathlyn appeared in the Bioscope in early June, offering cinema owners the opportunity to plan their autumn schedule. This episode put Kathlyn among wild animals.2018-07-09T13:21:10+00:00monthlyhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/2013/10/09/the-wonder-seeking-mind-of-the-peasant/https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/toft-e1531141852360.jpgTofthttps://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dec-20-1913-eastgalway-democrat.jpgDec 20 1913 EastGalway Democrathttps://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/cirque-and-tofts-ballinasloe-1913.jpgCirque and Tofts Ballinasloe 1913https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/toftpwp358.jpgToftpwp3582018-07-09T13:11:01+00:00monthlyhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/2013/08/30/screening-the-lockout/https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/tram-strike-pic-dem-27-aug-1913-e1531141693361.jpgTram Strike Pic DEM 27 Aug 1913https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/quo-vadis-phoenix-et-9-aug-1913.jpgQuo Vadis Phoenix ET 9 Aug 1913For Horse Show Week 1913, Dublin's Phoenix Picture Palace revived Quo Vadis? Evening Telegraph 9 Aug. 1913: 2. https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/aug-27-1913-dem-tram-men-rotunda1.jpgAug 27 1913 DEM Tram Men RotundaDublin tramway workers pass the Rotunda, one of the city's most important picture houses. ("Dublin Tramwaymen's Strike." Dublin Evening Mail 27 Aug. 1913: 2.) A different view of this picture house can be found here.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/sep-1-1913-dem-rotunda-labour-struggle.jpgSep 1 1913 DEM Rotunda Labour Strugglehttps://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/aug-27-1913-dem-tram-men-rotunda.jpgAug 27 1913 DEM Tram Men Rotunda2018-07-09T13:08:40+00:00monthlyhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/2013/11/28/serial-queens-and-super-villains/https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/flapper-on-tram-il-24-oct-19131-e1531133435855.jpgFlapper on Tram IL 24 Oct 1913https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/flapper-on-tram-il-24-oct-1913-e1531133350324.jpgFlapper on Tram IL 24 Oct 1913An Irish flapper finds space for herself in the public sphere; Irish Life 24 Oct. 1913: 91.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/3-musketeers-phoenix-nov-20131.png3 Musketeers Phoenix Nov 2013https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/oct-24-1913-il-flapper-cartoon-e1531133154567.jpgOct 24 1913 IL Flapper Cartoonhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/what-happened-mary-fuller.jpgWhat Happened Mary Fuller2018-07-09T10:55:01+00:00monthlyhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/2014/08/08/irish-cinemagoers-feel-the-heat-of-summer-1914/https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/jul-14-1914-et-civic-exhib-detail-e1531131957478.jpgJul 14 1914 ET Civic Exhib detailhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/gnome-sprayer3.jpgGnome Sprayerhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/masterpiece-handbill.jpgMasterpiece handbillHandbill for opening of the Masterpiece Theatre, featuring the film Joan of Arc; Joseph Holloway Diaries, National Library of Ireland.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/masterpiece-opens-et-25-jul-1914.jpgMasterpiece opens ET 25 Jul 1914Ad for opening of Masterpiece Theatre, <em>Evening Telegraph</em> 25 Jul. 1914: 1.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/masterpiece-opens1.jpgMasterpiece opensAd for opening of Masterpiece Theatre, <em>Evening Telegraph</em> 25 Jul. 1914: 1.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/rotunda-bachelors-funeral1.jpgRotunda Bachelors FuneralThe entertainment ads in the <em>Evening Telegraph</em> on 30 Jul 1914 included a film of the funeral of the Bachelors Walk shootings at the Rotunda.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/gnome-sprayer2.jpgGnome Sprayerhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/gnome-sprayer1.jpgGnome SprayerAd for a fumigator of cinema audiences; <em>Bioscope</em> May 1913.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/civic-exhibition-cover-et-14-jul-1914.jpgCivic Exhibition cover ET 14 Jul 1914https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/rotunda-bachelors-funeral.jpgRotunda Bachelors FuneralThe entertainment ads in the Evening Telegraph on Thursday, 30 Jul. Included a film of the funeral of the Bachelors Walk shootings at the Rotunda.2018-07-09T10:27:54+00:00monthlyhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/2017/10/07/screening-the-funeral-of-thomas-ashe-september-october-1917/https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/ashe-funeral-oconnell-statue-fj-2-oct-1917p6.pngAshe Funeral O'Connell Statue FJ 2 Oct 1917p6Freeman's Journal 2 Oct. 1917: 6. https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/ch4four.jpgCh4FourIrish Limelight Apr. 1918: 14https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/may-1918-il-irish-events-ad-cu.jpgMay 1918 IL Irish Events ad CUThe cover of the May 1918 issue of Irish Events listed 35 cinemas around Ireland that subscribed to Irish Events.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/thos-ashe-removal-from-city-hall.pngThos Ashe removal from City HallAshe's Tricolour-draped coffin is removed from City Hall in The Funeral of Thos. Ashe.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/thos-ashe-funeral-queues-at-city-hall.pngThos Ashe funeral queues at City HallPeople queue to file past Ashe's body in The Funeral of Thos. Ashe.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/iron-strain-boh-30-sep-1917.jpgIron Strain Boh 30 Sep 1917Still of Dustin Farnum and Enid Markey in The Iron Strain (US: Kay-Bee/New York, 1915), known in Britain as A Modern Taming of the Shrew. Image from IMDb. https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/bohemian-interior.pngBohemian Interiorhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/rotunda-thr-ashe-29-sep-1917-dem.jpgRotunda THR Ashe 29 Sep 1917 DEMAds for Town Hall, Rathmines and Rotunda featured Ashe funeral scene but not the graveside; Dublin Evening Mail 29 Sep. 1917: 2.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/collins-funeral-of-thomas-ashe.pngCollins Funeral of Thomas AsheMichael Collins gives a pointed graveside oration in The Funeral of Thos. Ashe (Ireland: GFS, 1917)https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/boh-ashe-premiere-29-sep1917-dem.jpgBoh Ashe Premiere 29 Sep1917 DEMAd for Bohemian Picture Theatre showing exclusive screening of full Funeral of Thos. Ashe film; Dublin Evening Mail 29Sep. 1917: 2. 2018-05-10T12:39:20+00:00monthlyhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/2017/12/22/idealizing-everything-irish-the-film-company-of-ireland-releases-raffertys-rise-in-late-1917/https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/rafferty-rise-kerry-news-19-nov-1917p4.pngRafferty Rise Kerry News 19 Nov 1917p4Ad for Tralee’s Picturedrome including a synopsis of Rafferty’s Rise; Kerry News 19 Nov. 1917: 4.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/rafferty-traveller-il-may-19171.jpgRafferty Traveller IL May 1917Irish Limelight May 1917: 5.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/rafferty-traveller-il-may-1917.jpgRafferty Traveller IL May 1917Irish Limelight May 1917: 5.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/queenie-coleman-2-il-may-1917.jpgQueenie Coleman 2 IL May 1917Irish Limelight May 1917: 4.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/rafferty-boh-dem-12-nov-1917.jpgRafferty Boh DEM 12 Nov 1917Dublin Evening Mail 12 Nov. 1917: 2.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/civilization-gaiety-il-nov-1917.jpgCivilization Gaiety IL Nov 1917Among the prestige productions to appear in the late 1917 was Thomas Ince's anti-war epic Civilization (US: Ince, 1916), shown at both the Gaiety Theatre and the Bohemian Picture Theatre in November-December 1917.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/raff-cover-il-may-1917.jpgRaff cover IL May 1917https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/william-moser-il-jun-1917p14.jpgIRISHLIMEGHT1_JUN_P7 002Irish Limelight Jul. 1917: 14.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/raffertys-scenes-il-may-1917.jpgRafferty's scenes IL May 1917Irish Limelight May 1917: 5.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/tank-ie-il-dec-1917.jpgTank IE IL Dec 19172018-04-28T17:11:33+00:00monthlyhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/2017/08/31/august-1917/https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/frank-fay-9-jul-1917-hol-knocknagow.jpgFrank Fay 9 Jul 1917 HOL Knocknagowhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/princess-topical-19-jul-1917-dem.jpgPrincess Topical 19 Jul 1917 DEMIrish Events faced competition from the Princess picture house in Rathmines; Dublin Evening Mail 19 Jul. 1917: 2. https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/clare-election-16-jul-1917-dem.jpgClare Election 16 Jul 1917 DEMA newsreel of Eamon De Valera's victory in the Clare Election on 11 July 1917 could be seen on the screen at Dublin's Rotunda on 16 July. Dublin Evening Mail 16 July 1917: 2.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/rotunda-convention-26-jul-1917-dem.jpgRotunda Convention 26 Jul 1917 DEMDublin Evening Mail 26 Jul. 1917: 2. https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/clontarf-aquatic-festival-il-aug-1917p18.pngClontarf Aquatic Festival IL Aug 1917p18One of the items Irish Limelight I:8 (Aug. 1917): 18.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/pavilion-il-sep-1917.jpgPavilion IL Sep 1917Irish Limelight 1:8(Sep. 1917): 18.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/aug-24-1917-et-pillar-funeral-film.jpgAug 24 1917 ET Pillar funeral filmEvening Telegraph 24 Aug. 1917: 2.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/everybodys-business-potato-crop.pngEverybody's Business Potato Crophttps://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/motherhood-dorothea-baird.pngMotherhood Dorothea BairdThe Health Visitor (Dorothea Baird) teaches a new mother how to wash her baby in Motherhood (Britain: Trans-Atlantic, 1917).https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/kingstown-reopens-et-9-jul-1917.jpgKingstown Reopens ET 9 Jul 1917The Pavilion’s opening programme, featuring the film Everybody’s Business (Britain: Western Import, 1917); Evening Telegraph 9 Jul. 1917: 2.2017-12-17T21:14:20+00:00monthlyhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/2016/05/30/dublin-wreckage-films-martial-law-and-daylight-saving-time-in-may-1916/https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/tax-boh-15-may-1916-et.jpgTax Boh 15 May 1916 ETDublin's Bohemian advertises new tax; Evening Telegraph 15 May 1916: 2.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/tax-15-may-15-1916-et.jpgTax 15 May 15 1916 ETArticle explaining rates of Entertainment Tax; Evening Telegraph 15 May 1916: 1.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/britain-prepared-opera-hse-bn-6-may-1916p8.pngBritain Prepared Opera Hse BN 6 May 1916p8Belfast News-Letter 6 May 1916: 8. https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/dublin-revolt-bn-8-may-1916p4.pngDublin Revolt BN 8 May 1916p4Ad for the exhibition at Belfast’s Panopticon of Dublin Revolt, a long film of the aftermath of the Rising; the similarly titled film at the Imperial is actually the Topical Budget. Belfast News-Letter 8 May 1916: 4.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/royal-pics-10-may-1916-dem.jpgRoyal Pics 10 May 1916 DEMDublin Evening Mail 10 May 1916: 2.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/newsboys-it-3-may-1916-iwm-194.pngNewsboys IT 3 May 1916 IWM 194Framegrab from Easter Rising, Dublin 1916 (IWM 194) showing newsboys selling the Irish Times of 3 May 1916 against the ruins of Eden Quay.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/boh-dublin-rising-dem-12-may-1916.pngBoh Dublin Rising DEM 12 May 1916The Bohemian Picture Theatre advertised The Dublin Rising and Ruins of the City with musical accompaniment by Clyde Twelvetrees, while the Carlton offered a programme including the violin solos of Edwin Goldwater. Dublin Evening Mail, 12 May 1916, p. 2https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/dublin-in-ruins-carlton-9-may-1916-dem.jpgDublin in Ruins Carlton 9 May 1916 DEMThe programme at Dublin's Carlton for the week of the 8-13 May included Topical Budget's Dublin in Ruins. Dublin Evening Mail 9 May 1916: 2.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/fires-1916-letters-of-1916.jpgFires 1916 Letters of 1916A photograph of Sackville/O’Connell Street in flames. Image from Letters of 1916. https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/sackvillestreet1916.jpgsackvillestreet1916Dublin's smoking ruins. Image from Come Here to Me.2017-03-18T15:58:10+00:00monthlyhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/2017/03/01/exhibiting-tanks-to-irish-cinema-fans-february-1917/https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/ultus-sydney-master-dem-24-feb-1917p2.pngultus-sydney-master-dem-24-feb-1917p2Dublin Evening Mail 24 Feb. 1917: 2.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/ultus-masterpiece-dem-27-feb-1917.jpgultus-masterpiece-dem-27-feb-1917https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/tanks-battle-of-ancre-iwm-e1488291354867.jpgtanks-battle-of-ancre-iwmA tank goes into battle in The Battle Ancre and Advance of the Tanks (Britain: British Topical Committee for War Films, 1917) from the Imperial War Museums.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/pillar-soul-statement-et-22-feb-1917.pngpillar-soul-statement-et-22-feb-1917Evening Telegraph 22 Feb. 1917: 1.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/pillar-soul-of-new-york-dem-17-feb-1917.jpgpillar-soul-of-new-york-dem-17-feb-1917Dublin Evening Mail 17 Feb. 1917: 2https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/faugh-a-ballaghs-il-feb-1917.pngfaugh-a-ballaghs-il-feb-1917https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/tanks-bohthr-dem-21-feb-1917.jpgtanks-bohthr-dem-21-feb-1917Dublin Evening Mail 20 Feb. 1917: 2.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/tanks-grafton-dem-21-feb-1917.jpgtanks-grafton-dem-21-feb-1917Dublin Evening Mail 21 Feb. 1917: 2.2017-03-10T10:12:13+00:00monthlyhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/2016/12/01/irish-cinema-and-population-control-in-november-1916/https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/small-ads-ii-2-nov-1916p6.pngsmall-ads-ii-2-nov-1916p6Cinema features strongly among the small ads in the Irish Independent, 2 Nov 1916: 2.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/asylum-yard-map2.pngasylum-yard-map2The map shows the location of Asylum Yard (ringed) and the Brunswick Street Picture House (red block) thathttps://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/asylum_yard.jpgasylum_yardReport of the Departmental committee appointed by the Local government board for Ireland to inquire into the housing conditions of the working classes in the City of Dublinhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/red-circle-dame-talbot-it-4-nov-1916p4.pngred-circle-dame-talbot-it-4-nov-1916p4The Irish Times was not above joining in with the frivolity offered by cinema. The Weekly Irish Times printed episodes from the serial The Red Circle (US: Balboa, 1915) while it was showing at Dublin's Dame Street Picture House and Electric Theatre, Talbot Street. Ad for the Irish Times 4 Nov. 1916: 4.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/gorizia-royal-dem-6-nov-1916p2.pnggorizia-royal-dem-6-nov-1916p2Dublin's Theatre Royal showing matinees of the official Italian war film On the Way to Gorizia; Dublin Evening Mail 6 Nov. 1916: 2.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/cine-head-cut-si-10-dec-1916p3.pngcine-head-cut-si-10-dec-1916p3https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/cine-headache-si-10-dec-1916p3.jpgcine-headache-si-10-dec-1916p3An ad for a powder that relieves a "cinema headache"; Sunday Independent 10 Dec. 1916: 5. https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/where-are-my-children-still.jpgwhere-are-my-children-stillDistrict Attorney Richard Walton (Tyrone Power) stands over the body of his wife (Helen Riaume), whom he has thrown to the ground after learning she has had multiple abortions in Where Are My Children? (US: Universal, 1916). Image from the Women Film Pioneers Project. https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/where-are-my-children-bn-9-mar-1918p5.pngwhere-are-my-children-bn-9-mar-1918p5The first Irish screenings of Where Are My Children? appear to have been at Belfast’s Grand Opera House in early 1918; it seems not to have been shown in Dublin. Belfast News-Letter 9 Mar. 1918: 52016-12-02T12:48:40+00:00monthlyhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/2016/11/01/watched-by-millions-of-eyes-irish-cinemas-manifold-potentialities-in-october-1916/https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/airship-s11-wreck.jpgairship-s11-wreckBritish military personnel sift through the wreckage of Airship SL11, shot down near Cuffley, Hertfordshire, on 3 September 1916. Image from Europeana. https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/nuww-leaflet.pngnuww-leafletLeaflet issued by the National Union of Women Workers of Great Britain and Ireland. Available at Century Ireland.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/lottie-pickford-diamond.jpglottie-pickford-diamondLottie Pickford in The Diamond from the Sky (US: American, 1915)https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/war-films-jj-fisher-31-oct-1916-dem.pngwar-films-jj-fisher-31-oct-1916-demJames J. Fisher wasthe Irish agent for the official war films; Dublin Evening Mail 31 Oct. 1916: 2https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sep-28-1916-iwm-diamond-film.jpgsep-28-1916-iwm-diamond-filmIrish audiences could first experience The Diamond from the Sky serial in written form before seeing it on screen at Dublin’s Masterpiece and Camden; Dublin Evening Mail 28 Sep. 1916: 8. https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/misers-gift-dame-26-oct-1916-dem.pngmisers-gift-dame-26-oct-1916-demWith The Miser's Gift, the Dame Street Picture House became the cinema that premiered the Film Company of Ireland's productions. Dublin Evening Mail 26 Oct. 1916: 22016-11-30T23:36:48+00:00monthlyhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/2016/07/31/war-as-a-cinema-picture-in-ireland-july-1916/https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/ny-belfast-open-in-31-jul-1916p1.jpgNY Belfast open IN 31 Jul 1916p1The New York Cinema opens; Irish News 31 Jul. 1916: 1.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/war-pics-tr-eh-17-jul-1916p2.pngWar Pics TR EH 17 Jul 1916p2War film matinees at Dublin’s Theatre Royal. Evening Herald 17 Jul. 1916: 2.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/duncairn-opens-bn-1-jul-1916.jpgDuncairn opens BN 1 Jul 1916Belfast News-Letter 1 Jul. 1916: 1.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/monster-guns-iwm218b.jpgMonster Guns IWM218bOne of the monster guns in With Britain's Monster Guns in Action (Britain: British Topical Committee for War Films, 1916); Imperial War Museumshttps://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/monster-guns-iwma.jpgMonster Guns IWMaA range finder telegraphs the location of German positions in With Britain's Monster Guns; Imperial War Museums. 2016-08-01T13:05:32+00:00monthlyhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/2016/06/30/history-without-tears-in-irish-cinemas-june-1916/https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/fight-at-st-eloi-iwm.pngFight at St Eloi IWMFramegrab from The Fight at St. Eloi; Imperial War Museums.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/destruction-of-german-blockhouse-iwm.pngDestruction of German Blockhouse IWMFramegrab from Destruction of a German Blockhouse by 9.2 Howitzer; Impeial War Museum.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/infelice-boh-10-jun-1916-dem.jpgInfelice Boh 10 Jun 1916 DEMDublin Evening Mail 10 Jun. 1916: 2.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/pillar-circus-mary-1-jun-1916-dem.jpgPillar Circus Mary 1 Jun 1916 DEMMusical attractions at the Pillar; Dublin Evening Mail 1 Jun. 1916: 2.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/brilliant-musicians-ii-9-jun-1916p6.pngBrilliant musicians II 9 Jun 1916p6No ordinary musicians need apply to Bangor’s Picture Palace; Irish Independent 9 Jun. 1916: 6.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/town-topics-june-1916.jpgTown Topics June 1916https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/gaiety-war-films-eh-14-jun-1916p2.pngGaiety War films EH 14 Jun 1916p2Official war films at the Gaiety; Evening Herald 14 Jun. 1916: 2.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/magner-1-jun-1916-bio.jpgMagner 1 Jun 1916 Bio"Trade Topics." Bioscope 1 Jun. 1916: 9582016-07-04T16:39:47+00:00monthlyhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/2016/01/31/the-nations-historian-irish-cinema-at-the-beginning-of-1916/https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/hibernian-ad-et-29-jan-1916p1.jpgHibernian ad ET 29 Jan 1916p1Ad for Hibernian, Evening Telegraph 29 Jan. 1916: 1. https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/charlie-at-the-bank.pngCharlie at the BankChaplin foil a robbery in Charlie at the Bank (US: Essanay, 1915). https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/british-army-dem-20-jan-1916.pngBritish Army DEM 20 Jan 1916Official war film British Army in France at Dublin picture houses. In the fist half of this week, the Grafton had shown With the Indian Troops in France. Dublin Evening Mail, 20 Jan. 1916: 5.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/metro-ad-dem-3-jan-1916.pngMetro ad DEM 3 Jan 1916David Lloyd George and Henry Asquith feature in this ad for Metro Pictures; Dublin Evening Mail 3 Jan. 1916: 5.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/balfour-bio-6-jan-1916.pngBalfour Bio 6 Jan 1916Arthur Balfour, "Cabinet Minister as Cinema-Lecturer," touts the importance of war films; Bioscope 6 Jan. 1916: 16.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/larkin-prison-ii-4-jan-1916p4.pngLarkin Prison II 4 Jan 1916p4Irish Independent 4 Jan. 1916: 4.2016-06-20T13:55:20+00:00monthlyhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/2015/10/23/kinemac-pulsocon-skibbereen-a-new-lexicon-for-irish-cinematic-sensation/https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/kinemac-auction-se-4-aug-1917-4.jpgKinemac Auction SE 4 Aug 1917 4Ad for an auction of the Kinemac's furnishings and building materials. Cork County Eagle 4 Aug. 1917: 4. https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/kinemac-ads-2-jan-6-mar-1915.jpgKinemac ads 2 Jan-6 Mar 1915Ads for the Kinemac, 2 Jan., 30 Jan. and 6 Mar. 1915.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/macaura-pulsocon-patent.jpgMacaura Pulsocon PatentPart of the patent document for Macaura's "movement cure apparatus," dated 23 Dec. 1902. https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/pulsocon-composite.pngPulsocon compositeInterest in the Pulsocon continues; these images are from here, here and here.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/macaura-dublin-it-13-apr-1911.pngMacaura Dublin IT 13 Apr 1911Ad for Macaura's demonstration of the Pulsocon in Dublin, 13 April 1911.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/gerald-j-macaura-ss.pngGerald J. Macaura SSGerald J. Macaura. 2020-12-29T15:04:37+00:00monthlyhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/2015/12/30/succeeding-like-success-irish-cinema-at-christmas-1915/https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/charlie-at-work-et-4-dec-1915.jpgCharlie at Work ET 4 Dec 1915Dublin picture houses advertising the first showings of Chaplin's latest film Charlie at Work. Evening Telegraph 4 Dec. 1915: 1.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/willowfield-ph-belfast.jpgWillowfield PH BelfastWillowfield Picture House and Unionist Club. Cinema Treasures.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dec-4-1915-nationality-phs-ad.jpgDec 4 1915 Nationality PHs adPicture house advertising helped fund some of the radical nationalist press; Nationality, 4 Dec. 1915: 3https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/victoria-boh-orch-25-dec-1915p4.jpgVictoria Boh Orch 25 Dec 1915p4Dublin's Bohemian Orchestra helped reopen Galway's Victoria Cinema. Connacht Tribune 25 Dec. 1915: 4.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/enniscorthy-cinema-theatre-dec-1915.jpgEnniscorthy Cinema Theatre Dec 1915Opening of Enniscorthy's Cinema Theatre, Echo Enniscorthy 4 Dec. 1915: 6, and 11 Dec. 1915: 6. https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/carlton-archiseek.jpgCarlton archiseekCarlton Cinema, c. 1920. Source: Art Deco in Dublin.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/ideal-map-bio-30-dec-1915.jpgIdeal map Bio 30 Dec 1915Map included in ad for the Ideal Film Renting Co., Bioscope 30 Dec. 1915: 1411. https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/carlton-opens-ad-et-27-dec-1915.jpgCarlton opens ad ET 27 Dec 1915Evening Telegraph, 24-25 Dec. 1915: 4. 2016-02-26T15:14:15+00:00monthlyhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/about/2023-06-06T15:46:45+00:00weekly0.6https://earlyirishcinema.com/2013/09/06/the-phoenix-and-the-rubble-of-church-street/https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/coliseum-opening-1913.jpgColiseum Opening 1913https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/church-street.jpgChurch Street2015-12-30T11:44:01+00:00monthlyhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/2015/11/30/irish-cinemas-alluring-enticement-to-evil-in-november-1915/https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/elaine-rotunda-ii-18-oct-1915p4.jpgElaine Rotunda II 18 Oct 1915p4Ad for the opening of The Eploits of Elaine at Dublin's Rotunda; Irish Independent 18 Oct. 1915: 4.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/daisy-boh-witnesses-map.pngDaisy Boh Witnesses mapMap showing from where members of the audiences travelled from to get to the Bohemian Picture Theatre on 14 Sep. 1915. Purple stars represent people who supported William Larkin’s account of his protest; green stars represent people who challenged Larkin’s account. Yellow squares represent picture houses in north Dublin.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/princess-ambulance-fund-fj-23-nov-1915p4.jpgPrincess Ambulance Fund FJ 23 Nov 1915p4Ads for a command performance at the Princess Cinema Rathmines and encouraging patrons to attend their favourite cinema. Freeman's Journal 23 Nov. 1915: 4.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/cinematograph-ambulance-fund-it-23-nov-1915p4.jpgCinematograph Ambulance Fund IT 23 Nov 1915p4Irish Times 23 Nov. 1915: 4. https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/elaine-sackville-28-oct-1915.jpgElaine Sackville 28 Oct 1915Evening Telegraph 28 Oct. 1915: 4. https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/punishment-cartoon-6-nov-1915p154.jpgPunishment cartoon 6 Nov 1915p154This cartoon from the fan magazine Pictures and the Picturegoer (6 Nov. 1915: 154) suggests that children were particularly interested in cinema. Although published in London, the magazine received frequent letters and competition entries from Irish readers, including to its “Young Picturegoer” column. Source: Media History Digital Library.2015-12-01T20:52:41+00:00monthlyhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/2015/10/06/monopolizing-the-limelight-irish-cinema-and-politics-in-autumn-1915/https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/chaplin-ads-autumn-1915.jpgChaplin ads Autumn 1915Ads featurng Chaplin, autumn 1915. Left, Evening Telegraph 12 Aug. 1915: 2; right, Dublin Evening Mail 11 Sep. 1915: 5. https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/freeman-section-of-vigilance-procession.jpgFreeman section of Vigilance ProcessionThe Catholic nationalist press supported the Vigilance movement. This photo was captioned “The Freeman’s Journal and ‘Evening Telegraph’ Section of the Procession, including motor vans.” Evening Telegraph 6 Sep. 1915: 6. https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/modern-magdalen-mpw-13-mar-1915p1614.jpgModern Magdalen MPW 13 Mar 1915p1614Catherine Countiss and Lionel Barrymore in A Modern Magdalen. Moving Picture World 13 Mar. 1915: 1614https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/kitchener-et-13-sep-1915.jpgKitchener ET 13 Sep 1915Evening Telegraph 13 Sep. 1915: 2.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/sep-23-1915-bio-eclair-gold.jpgSep 23 1915 Bio Eclair GoldBioscope 23 Sep. 1915: 1380.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/limerick-protest-leader-25sep15.jpgLimerick Protest Leader 25Sep15"Limerick to the Rescue." Leader 25 Sep. 1915: .https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/chaplin-imitators-fj-16-sep-1915p8.jpgChaplin Imitators FJ 16 Sep 1915p8Freeman's Journal 16 Sep. 1915: 8.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/valentine-grant-all-for-old-ireland-pictures-11-sep-1915.jpgValentine Grant All for Old Ireland Pictures 11 Sep 1915"Valentine Grant in All for Old Ireland, the first of a series of Lubin comedy dramas made in Irelnad." Pictures and the Picturegoer 11 Sep. 1915: 461. Courtesy of the Media History Digital Library.2015-10-11T08:32:19+00:00monthlyhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/2015/09/01/experiments-against-the-public-taste-in-irish-picture-houses-august-1915/https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/nethersole-as-sapho-lc.jpgNethersole as Sapho LChttps://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/sapho-et-aug-1915.jpgSapho ET Aug 1915Evening Telegraph, 23 Aug. 1915: 1. https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/olganethersole1.jpgOlganethersole1https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dublin-audience-leader-jul-1915.jpgDublin Audience Leader Jul 1915"A Review of the Audience." Leader 17 Jul. 1915: 541. 2015-09-16T09:32:58+00:00monthlyhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/2015/08/05/processions-protest-and-the-perfect-woman-in-irish-picture-houses-late-summer1915/https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/jul-31-1915-et-adz.jpegJul 31 1915 ET Adz.jpeg.jpegAugust bank holiday offerings by Dublin's picture houses; Evening Telegraph 31 Jul. 1915: 3.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/boh-neptunes-progress-jul-1915.pngBoh Neptune's Progress Jul 1915For a full week in early July 1915, Dublin’ s Bohemian Picture Theatre showed Neptune’s Daughter with Australian swimming star Annette Kellerman; Evening Telegraph 5 Jul. 1915: 1 and 8 Jul. 1915: 1.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/bathing-controversy-19121.jpgBathing Controversy 1912“On the Rocks” and “Disillusioned,” Irish Life 9 Aug. 1912: 791 and 16 Aug. 1912: 840.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/irish-bathers-1912.jpgIrish Bathers 1912“On the Rocks” and “Disillusioned,” Irish Life 9 Aug. 1912: 791 and 16 Aug. 1912: 840.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/bathing-controversy-1912.jpgBathing Controversy 1912“Summer at Last!” “On the Rocks” and “Disillusioned,” Irish Life 19 Jul. 1912: 669, 9 Aug. 1912: 791 and 16 Aug. 1912: 840.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/irish-bathing-1912.jpgIrish Bathing 1912“Summer at Last!” Irish LIfe 19 Jul. 1912: 669.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/kellerman-measurements.jpgKellerman measurementsSwimmer Annette Kellerman was considered the “|Perfect Woman” because here measurements corresponded to the classical dimension of the Venus de Milo. Australian poster from the collections of the National Library of Australia, available here. https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/bohemian-interior.pngBohemian InteriorEvening Telegraph 31 Jul. 1915: 3.2015-09-01T23:00:39+00:00monthlyhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/2015/07/08/urchins-ragamuffins-and-film-communism-in-irish-cinemas-summer-1915/https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dorset-22-jun-1915.jpgDorset 22 Jun 1915https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/quo-vadis-masterpiece-jun-1915.jpgQuo Vadis Masterpiece Jun 1915The revival by Dublin's Masterpiece of Quo Vadis? in June 1915 shows the film's continuing importance. Evening Telegraph 19 Jun. 1915: 1.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/frontier-palace-newry-19-jun-1915.jpgFrontier Palace Newry 19 Jun 1915Ad for the Frontier Palace, Newry; Frontier Sentinel 19 Jun. 1915: 4. https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/jun-24-26-1915-dorset.jpgJun 24-26 1915 DorsetHandbill for Dorset Picture Hall, 4-19 Jun. 1915. Courtesy of National Library of Ireland. https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/gaby_deslys_poster.jpgGaby_Deslys_posterPoster for Gaby Deslys in Her Triumph (US: Famous Players, 1915)2015-07-09T18:43:35+00:00monthlyhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/2014/04/18/a-happy-and-appropriate-synchronism-passion-films-at-easter-1914/https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/talking-pictures-belfast-apr-1914.pngTalking Pictures Belfast Apr 1914Edison Talking Pictures at the Picture House, Royal Avenue, Belfast. Belfast Newsletter 3 Apr. 1914: 1.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/spartacus-1913.jpgSpartacus 1913Postcard featuring a scene from Spartacus. https://www.flickr.com/photos/truusbobjantoo/6878893236/in/pool-cinemaitaliano. https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/jameson.jpgJamesonhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/kinema-house-ad-apr-1914.jpgKinema House Ad Apr 1914Belfast Newsletter 9 Apr 1914: 9.2015-07-08T13:54:08+00:00monthlyhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/2015/06/02/the-lure-of-the-picture-house-disaster-and-comedy-in-irish-cinemas-may-1915/https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/rupert-of-henzau.jpgRupert of HenzauIllustrated ad for Rupert of Henzau (Britain: London, 1915) at Dublin's Picture House, Grafton Street; Evening Telegraph 31 May 1915: 2.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/tillie.pngTillieCharlie Chaplin, caught between Mabel Normand and Marie Dressler in Tillie's Punctured Romance (US: Keystone, 1914)https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dardanelles-masterpiece.jpgDardanelles MasterpieceAd for Dublin’s Masterpiece showing The Secret of Adrianople (1913); Evening Telegraph 15 May 1915: 1. https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/lusitania-monday.jpgLusitania MondayEntertainment ads showing impact of Lusitania sinking; Evening Telegraph 10 May 1915: 1.2015-07-07T22:45:27+00:00monthlyhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/2015/04/30/from-the-stomach-to-the-front-projecting-the-world-on-irish-screens-in-april-1915/https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/coliseum-opening.jpgColiseum OpeningEvening Telegraph 3 Apr. 1915: 1. https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/zona-vevey-max-erand.jpgZona Vevey Max ErandZona Vevey and Max Erand. Source: http://footlightnotes.tumblr.com/post/39830711458/husband-and-wife-max-erard-and-zona-veveyhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/coliseum-postcard.jpgColiseum postcardhttp://comeheretome.com/2014/05/09/is-it-over-yet-hiding-out-in-the-coliseum-theatre-1916/https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/stomach-film-dem-24-mar-1915.jpgStomach film DEM 24 Mar 19152015-05-15T15:12:43+00:00monthlyhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/2015/03/31/in-the-grip-of-spies-irish-cinemas-and-war-propaganda-march-1915/https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/liberty-banner.jpgLiberty BannerWe Serve Neither King nor Kaiser banner and its removal from Liberty Hall in Evening Herald 21 Dec. 1914: 1. https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/dorset-spies-mar-1915.jpgDorset Spies Mar 1915Evening Telegraph 15 Mar. 1915: 2.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/atrocities-on-film-mar-1915.jpgAtrocities on film Mar 1915“Atrocities on the Cinema.” Dublin Evening Mail 27 Mar. 1915: 5. https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/german-film-propaganda-jan-1915.jpgGerman Film Propaganda Jan 1915Cartoon showing the shooting and exhibition of a German propaganda film; Dublin Evening Mail, 19 Jan. 1915: 3. https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/boh-how-heroes-are-made.jpgBoh How Heroes Are MadeFor the Napoleonic epic How Heroes Are Made (Italy: Cines, 1914), Dublin’s Bohemian augmented its orchestra. Evening Herald 1 Mar. 1915: 1. 2015-05-04T09:51:37+00:00monthlyhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/2014/10/22/rolls-of-honour-irish-film-businesses-and-the-war-autumn-1914/https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/things-seen-5-10-oct-1914.jpgThings Seen 5 & 10 Oct 1914The Man About Town's "Things Seen and Heard" column began with items on film on 5 and 10 Oct. 1914: 2. https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/picturedrome-nli-commons.jpgPicturedrome NLI CommonsThe Picturedrome is visible on the right of this photograph of Dublin's Harcourt Road. https://www.flickr.com/photos/nlireland/7628356832/https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/tivoli-nli-commons.jpgTivoli NLI CommonsTivoli Theatre of Varieties, Burgh Quay, Dublin, May 1915. https://www.flickr.com/photos/nlireland/12082817723/https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/for-the-empire.jpgFor the EmpireAd for war films at the Grafton; Dublin Evening Mail, 14 Sep. 1914: 2.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/roll-of-honour-1.jpgRoll of Honour 12015-03-26T12:52:14+00:00monthlyhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/2015/03/01/relieving-the-monotony-of-all-pictures-variety-acts-in-irish-cinemas-february-1915/https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/submarine-map-jan-1915.jpgSubmarine map Jan 1915Evening Herald 3 Feb 1915:3. https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/kinemacolor-royal-feb-1915.jpgKinemacolor Royal Feb 1915Kinemacolor exhibition at The Theatre RoyalIrish Times 9 Feb. 1915: 4https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/kinetophone-1914-and-1915.jpgKinetophone 1914 and 1915Edison's Kinetophone 1914-15. Irish News 23 Mar. 1914: 8 and Evening Telegraph 25 Jan. 1915: 3.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/star25-4-1896.jpgStar25.4.1896Part of the programme at Dublin's Star Theatre of Varieties at which the first films in Ireland were shown in April 1896.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/grand-central-dublin.pngGrand Central DublinThis image of the east side of Lower O'Connell Street in the 1920s. shows the prominent canopy of the Grand Central Cinema. The Grand predated the Grand Central and stood nearer the centre of this image at the corner of Abbey Street. http://www.dailyedge.ie/old-cinemas-dublin-1348393-Mar2014/https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/music-and-dancing-et-19-oct-1914.jpgMusic and Dancing ET 19 Oct 1914Evening Telegraph 19 Oct. 1914: 42015-03-23T20:30:55+00:00monthlyhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/2014/12/31/war-looks-like-reel-business-irish-cinema-at-the-end-of-1914/https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/imperial-lady-mayoress.jpgImperial Lady MayoressAd for special war benefit at the Imperial; Belfast Evening Telegraph 14 Dec. 1914: 4.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/leader-sign-of-cross.pngLeader Sign of CrossOne of the Irish-Ireland journal The Leader rare picture houses ads was this title page one for The Sign of the Cross at the Bohemian in mid-November 1914.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/pillararchiseek.jpgPillarArchiseekhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/pillar-1922.jpgImage Ref. No. 0500/008The Pillar Picture House in 1922, showing damage like surrounding building from the fighing of the War of Independence and Civil War.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/pillar-2-and-4-dec-1914-et.jpgPillar 2 and 4 Dec 1914 EThttps://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/pillar-open-2-dec-1914-et.pngPillar Open 2 Dec 1914 ETEvening Telegraph 2 Dec. 1914: 2.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/king-george-dec-1914.jpgKing George Dec 1914Evening Telegraph 15 Dec. 1914: 2.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dec-5-1914-bt-imperrial.jpgDec 5 1914 BT ImperrialBelfast Evening Telegraph 5 Dec. 1914: 2.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/vc-and-recruitment-ad-bt-26-dec-1914.jpgVC and Recruitment ad BT 26 Dec 1914Interesting juxtaposition of an ad calling for volunteers to the Royal Engineers and one for the film in which a young man sacrifices himself on a World War I battlefield. 2015-01-13T23:28:28+00:00monthlyhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/2014/11/27/an-injustice-to-good-productions-irish-film-distribution-programme-changes-and-new-picture-houses-in-november-1914/https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/omagh-pp-30-oct-6-nov-1914.jpgOmagh PP 30 Oct 6 Nov 19141Ads for Omagh Picture Palace showing variations in programming. Tyrone Constitution 30 Oct. 1914: 4 and 6 Nov. 1914: 4. https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/mar-12-1914pxviii-domino-harp.jpgDomino's Irish Films Mar 1914Ad for two Irish-themed films from the US production company Domino; Bioscope 12 Mar. 1914: xviii. https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/sign_of_the_cross1.jpgSign of the CrossThe Sign of the Cross.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/masterpiece-irish-week.jpgMasterpiece Irish WeekEvening Telegraph 28 Nov. 1914: 6.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/sandford-eh-3-nov-1914.jpgSandford EH 3 Nov 1914First ad for Sandford Cinema; Evening Herald 3 Nov. 1914: 4. https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/omagh-daily-change.jpgOmagh Daily Change“Programmes Changed Daily: An Injustice to Good Productions.” Bioscope 19 Nov 1914: 789.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/palace-newtownards.jpgPalace Newtownards1The Palace, Frances Street, Newtownards whowing Cecil B. DeMille's The Ten Commandments (1923). http://www.newtownards.info/frances-st.htmhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/chrono-war.jpgChrono WarBioscope 6 Aug. 1914: xix.2015-01-13T22:17:53+00:00monthlyhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/2014/09/30/driven-to-see-pictures-instead-of-plays-joseph-holloway-goes-out-in-1914-dublin/https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/royal-hippodrome-sep-1914.jpgRoyal Hippodrome Sep 1914Ad for the Theatre Royal Hippodrome and Winter Gardens, Sep. 1914, featuring film matinees of Nature's Zoo. National Library of Ireland.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dr-knott.jpgDr KnottFilm lover Dr Knott. Holloway Diaries. https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/theatre-royal.jpgTheatre RoyalTheatre Royal, Dublin. http://archiseek.com/2012/1897-theatre-royal-hawkins-st-dublin/#.VCrJYBYg9OIhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/masterpiece-22-sep-1914.jpgMasterpiece 22 Sep 1914Evening Telegraph review of programme at the Masterpiece, 22 Sep. 1914: 2.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/masterpiece-handbill.jpgMasterpiece handbillHandbill for opening of the Masterpiece Theatre (Holloway 27 Jul.)https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/holloway-sep-1914.jpgHolloway Sep 1914Joseph Holloway's "My Reflection in Mirror at Barbers," 21 Sep. 1914. 2015-01-12T22:19:41+00:00monthlyhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/2014/03/07/kinema-kinks-and-the-respectability-police/https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/grafton-reopens-feb-1914.jpgGrafton Reopens Feb 1914Ad for the reopening of the Grafton Picture House emphasizes the increased luxury of the premises alongside the latest film offering in the Sherlock Holmes series. Evening Herrald 26 Feb. 1914: 4. https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/broncho-billy-anderson.jpgBroncho Billy AndersonPoster for Essanay’s The Making of Broncho Billy (1913) and publicity photo for Gilbert M. Anderson, actor, director and co-founder of the Essanay film company (http://silentwesterns.wikia.com/wiki/Broncho_Billy_Anderson?file=Broncho_Billy_Anderson.jpg)https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/broncho_billy_anderson.jpgBroncho_Billy_AndersonGilbert "Broncho Billy" Anderson, actor, director and co-founder of the Essanay film company. From TimBrian's Silent Western wiki (http://silentwesterns.wikia.com/wiki/Broncho_Billy_Anderson?file=Broncho_Billy_Anderson.jpg)https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/kinema-kinks.jpegKinema KinksEvening Herald, 28 Feb. 1914: 6. 2015-01-12T00:34:44+00:00monthlyhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/2014/06/09/changing-the-entertainment-geography-of-the-city-the-bohemian-picture-theatre-opens/https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/boh-n-phibs-1914-map.jpgBoh n Phibs 1914 MapMap showing the main picture houses and theatres showing films in 1914. The slightly anomalous clustering of the Bohemian and Phibsboro. https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/jun-6-1914-dem-bohemian-ad.pngJun 6 1914 DEM Bohemian Adhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/jun-6-1914-dem-boh-ad.jpgJun 6 1914 DEM Boh Adhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/ch4six.gifCh4Six“The Bohemian Boy”: Caricature of Bohemian owner Frederick Sparling. Irish Limelight Aug. 1917: 1.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/bohemian-1916.jpgBohemian 1916Two small shops flanked the entrance to the Bohemian.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/bohemian.jpgBohemianhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/boh-opening-8-jun-1914.pngBoh Opening 8 Jun 1914Ad for opening of Bohemian Picture Theatre. Irish Times 8 Jun. 1914: 6. 2015-01-11T23:53:19+00:00monthlyhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/2014/05/23/the-phibsboro-picture-house-opens/https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/phibs-shadow.jpgPhibs ShadowDublin Evening Mail 30 May 1914: 4.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/phibs-dem-23-may-1914.jpgPhibs DEM 23 May 1914Advertisement for the newly opened Phibsboro Picture House, Dublin Evening Mail, 23 May 1914.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/phibs-open-dem-23-may-1914.jpgPhibs open DEM 23 May 1914Announcement of hte opening of the Phibsboro Picture House, Dublin Evening Mail, 23 May 1914. 2015-01-11T23:23:34+00:00monthlyhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/2014/05/19/an-immense-power-in-the-refinement-of-the-world-women-musicians-in-irish-picture-houses/https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/bunny-and-blarneyed.jpgBunny and Blarneyedhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/jun-12-1913-supp-bunny-blarneyed.jpgJun 12 1913 supp Bunny BlarneyedVitagraph ad including Bunny Blarneyed (with misspelling). Bioscope 12 Jun. 19132015-01-11T12:59:24+00:00monthlyhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/2014/03/26/marching-for-saint-patrick-and-for-carson/https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/belfast-telegraph-pics-tell-story.jpgBelfast Telegraph Pics Tell StoryBelfast Telegraph 9 Mar. 1914: 5 and 6 Mar. 1914: 2. https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/panopticon-march-1914.jpgPanopticon March 1914Ads for the Panopticon on 19, 21 and 24 Mar. 1914.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dublin-dan.jpgDublin DanBioscope ad for Solax's Dublin Dan (12 Jun. 1913: 830).https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/shaughraun.jpgShaughraunPutlicity still for The Shaughraun from Irish Film Archive (http://irishamerica.com/2011/12/blazing-the-trail-to-ireland/22-the-shaughraun-publicity-still/).https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/worlds-fair-st-pat-1914.jpgWorlds Fair St Pat 1914Evening Telegraph 16 Mar. 1914: 4.2015-01-09T22:35:39+00:00monthlyhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/2014/02/14/growing-in-favour/https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/suffragette-at-panopticon.jpgSuffragette at PanopticonBelfast's Panopticon advertises Asta Nielsen in The Suffragette (1913). https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/p1020463.jpgP1020463Handbill for films at the Dorset during the week of 15-21 June 1914 with three changes of programme.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/asta-suffragette-force-feeding.jpgAsta Suffragette force feedingAsta Nielsen as suffrage activist Nelly Panburne being force fed in The Suffragette (1913). https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/carson-v-redmond.jpgCarson v Redmond2015-01-06T18:50:04+00:00monthlyhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/2014/01/06/beginning-1914/https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/jan-3-1914-bn-central-royal.jpgJan 3 1914 BN Central RoyalAmusement ads, Belfast Newsletter, 3 Jan. 1914. https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/belfast-1914-central-bjpg.jpgBelfast 1914 Central BjpgMap of Belfast in 1915 showing Clonard Picture House, Central Picture Theatre and Picture House, Royal Avenue.2015-01-05T21:48:34+00:00monthlyhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/2013/10/29/an-objectionable-class-from-the-city/https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dame-phoenix-sunday-1913.pngDame Phoenix Sunday 1913https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/map-oct-1913.pngMap Oct 19132015-01-05T21:16:07+00:00monthlyhttps://earlyirishcinema.com/2013/12/20/a-terrible-lot-of-pups-in-balbriggan-ensuring-the-observance-of-cinema-regulations/https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dorset-electric-map.jpgDorset Electric MapMap of Dublin indicating main places of public resort, that is, theatres and cinemas.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dorset-image.jpgDorset imageDorset Picture Hall in its later guise of the Plaza. (Irish Architecture Online.)https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dorset-staff-it-20-mar-1911p1.jpgDorset Staff IT 20 Mar 1911p1Dorset small ad for staff. Irish Times 20 March 1911: 1.https://earlyirishcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/p1020466.jpgDorset Handbill 1914Handbill for M. W. Shanly's Dorset Picture Hall in July 1914, featuring the latest film adaption of T. W. 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