I’d read recently that stink bombs were used during the protests against The Plough and the Stars at the Abbey Theatre in 1926. When researching that, I stumbled upon an interesting incident at one cinema in 1928 were stink bombs were used and seem to have caused a lot of panic. The Mary Street Picture House was the location for an incident that made its way into the national media. The two reports below come from The Irish Times, the first is dated November 27 1928. The sheer panic of the crowd is evident from this report.
Remarkably, the incident appears in the paper again in January 1929, giving some background on the incident and noting that an industrial dispute was underway at the time. The Irish Kinematograph Co. Ltd was seeking £500 compensation as a result of what occurred:
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Donal
Ciarán
Sam
Come Here To Me! 
Didn’t realise that stink bombs had been around so long. Don’t blame the folk for making a hasty exit, but fainting is a bit of histrionics I think!
I well remember the disgusting odour from when I was at secondary school after some twit let them off in crowded corridors. A noxious mix of sulfur- and smells like rotting food and carcasses.
Just grin and bear it and ensure youre not near it