Ye Olde Irish Pantomime Posters of the Day

Snowhite and the Seven Corkmen, anyone?

ROLL UP, ROLL up, it’s pantomime season – but not as we once knew it.

The National Library of Ireland have preserved some festive notices for pantomimes of yesteryear.

We are a little terrified by Snowhite (sic) and the Seven Corkmen.

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Bernadette Players, Rathmines, Dublin, 1941
The NLI writes: "Apparently Snowhite and the Seven Corkmen was based on the old tale of the Craos Deamhan or Hunger Demon. In time-honoured tradition, the dramatis personae included a Witch, a Fairy Queen, a Monster and a happy ending..."Source: National Library of Ireland via Flickr/Creative Commons
Theatre Royal, Hawkins Street, Dublin, 1916
Source: National Library of Ireland via Flickr/Creative Commons
Queen's Theatre, Great Brunswick Street, Dublin, 1916
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Gaiety Theatre, South King Street, 1916
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