On 28 December 1922, Cork's Pavilion was in the middle of a run of Chaplin's Pay Day (US: Chaplin, 1922), which the cinema had advertised with a large ad reproducing the review and synopsis from London's Daily Mail. Images: Evening Echo and Wikipedia. #EarlyIrishCinema1922 #PayDay1922 #CharlieChaplin #Cork

On 28 November 1922, Dublin's Corinthian had the city's first run of Pay Day (US: Chaplin, 1922), starring Charlie Chaplin, in the film with the original distracted boyfriend meme. Images: Evening Herald and Wikipedia. #EarlyIrishCinema1922 #CharlieChaplin #PayDay1922 #DistractedBoyfriend