I missed popping an entry on here yesterday, so here's the first of two today. And although not directly Halloween related the Nightriders (Dr Syn's smuggling gang) did use Jack 'O' Lanterns to scare the locals in the novels by Russell Thorndike set in the 18th century, and the stories are set quite close to where I live. This postcard that I found on ebay is from a theatre production starring the author in the leading role. I haven't a year for it yet, but will research one. I assume the production was post WW1, possibly early 1920s since the first Dr Syn book was published in 1915.
Saturday 1st October 2011
