King’s Theatre poster, 04 March 1918
Poster
King’s Theatre poster, 04 March 1918
Object details
- Object type
- Poster
- Production date
- Mar 1918
- Dimensions
- 89.0 x 43.0 cm
- Museum number
- MH/KT/254
Source collection
Local History Centre Poster Collection, Dundee Central Library
The object’s story
Object Description
This striking red-and-blue poster advertises Airs and Graces, a musical revue presented at Dundee’s King’s Theatre during the First World War. Billed as a “Special Super-Attraction”, the production was brought direct from London’s Palace Theatre by impresario Harry Day and featured revue star Esta Stella alongside a large supporting cast, comedians, dancers, and an augmented orchestra.
Transcription
KING’S
THEATRE, DUNDEE.
Lessees, Dundee Theatre, Ltd.
Managing Director and Lessee,
W. W. FIRTH
Phone 1930
TWICE NIGHTLY
Early Doors, 6.30 & 8 o’clock.
Ordinary Doors, 6.45 & 8.45.
7 9
MONDAY, 4th MARCH, 1918, and during the Week
SPECIAL SUPER-ATTRACTION
FREE LIST ENTIRELY SUSPENDED.
HARRY DAY
PRESENTS
By arrangement with the Palace Theatre, London
AIRS AND GRACES
The Great Success in its entirety, direct from the
PALACE THEATRE, LONDON
Book by O. H. Bovill
Music by Lionel Monckton
and Herman Finck
Dances by Millie Edgar
Lyrics by Adrian Ross
Produced by John A. Howitt
Sketch “The Admirable Fleming”
Written by Eric D’Or and Harold Montague.
Music composed by Harold Montague.
In Eight Magnificent Scenes
FEATURING
ESTA STELLA
THE CHARMING REVUE ARTISTE.
SUPPORTED BY
AMBROSE THORNE
From the Hippodrome, London.
MONTE WOLFE
Of “The Three Rascals”
DOROTHY VERNON
MONS. WANIA
J. C. PIDDOCK
From The Strand Theatre, London.
JOSEPH VIGTOR
From the Coliseum, London.
AMY GRANT
AUGMENTED ORCHESTRA
Under the Direction of CHAS. J. MOOR
JIMMY LESLIE
The Versatile Little Comedian, from the Comedy Theatre, London.
Ring Up and Book your Seats Early. Telephone 1930. Box Office at Theatre open daily from 11 to 4 & 6.45 to 10. All Children must be paid for. No Money returned. Seats not charged. The Management reserve to themselves the right of refusing admission. No Smoking or Whistling. Offenders will be instantly ejected.
BOXES ORCHESTRA STALLS PIT STALLS GRAND CIRCLE PIT GALLERY2/- Tax 2/- 1/6 Tax 4d 1/- Tax 3d 1/- Tax 3d 6d Tax 2d 3d Tax 1d
Box Seats, 3/- Tax 6d
Booked & Reserved, 1/10 Tax 4d
Unreserved, 1/6 Tax 4d
Booked & Reserved, 1/4 Tax 4d
Early Doors, 1/3 Tax 4d
Early Doors, 9d Tax 3d
Early Doors, 4d Tax 1d
LATE TRAINS
Leave Tay Bridge Station at 10.15 p.m. for Wormit, Newport and Tayport.
Leave Dundee East Station at 9.45 p.m. for Broughty Ferry, Monifieth, Carnoustie and Arbroath.
Note: A few small details in the pricing section are faint and slightly obscured by folds in the poster; the transcription above represents the clearest readable text from the image.