King’s Theatre poster, 18 March 1918

This colourful letterpress poster advertises a variety bill at Dundee’s King’s Theatre beginning 18 March 1918. Headlined by Scottish comedian Peter Donald and performer Meta Carson in Doing Very Well, Thank You, the programme also featured Jazon and Montgomery’s troupe of vocalists and dancers in Revueland. Additional attractions included singer and comedienne Lillie Langtry, comedy acrobats Spalding & Vanguard, comedian Frank H. Fox, and the aerial act the Charley Meteor Trio.

KING’S
THEATRE, DUNDEE.

Lessees, Dundee Theatre, Ltd.
Manager, IV. A. Coull
Managing Director and Lessee,
W. W. FIRTH

7                                                9

Phone 1930

TWICE NIGHTLY
Early Doors, 6.30 & 8 o’clock.
Ordinary Doors, 6.45 & 8.45.

MONDAY, 18th MARCH, 1918, and during the Week

PETER DONALD
And META CARSON

The Popular Scottish Comedian and His Bonnie Lassie.

“Doing Very Well, Thank You”

JAZON & MONTGOMERY

PRESENT THEIR

OCTETTE

OF

VOCALISTS & DANCERS

IN

‘REVUELAND’
JACK FORTESCUE

(LATE DUKE OF WELLINGTON’S REGIMENT) PRESENTS HIS ORIGINAL CAMEO STUDIES

LILLIE LANGTRY

A SINGER OF ALL HER OWN SONGS

THE VERSATILE COMEDIENNE

SPALDING & VANGUARD

AERIAL COMEDY GYMNASTS AND PARODISTS

FRANK H. FOX

VERSATILE CHARACTER COMEDIAN

PICTORIAL NEWS
THE CHARLEY METEOR TRIO

The Famous Comedy Flying Wonders

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 exchanged. The Management reserve to themselves the right of refusing admission. No Smoking or Whistling. Offenders will be immediately expelled.

BOXES ORCHESTRA STALLS PIT STALLS GRAND CIRCLE PIT GALLERY2/- 1/6 1/- 1/- 6d 3d
Tax 2/- Tax 4d Tax 3d Tax 3d Tax 2d Tax 1d

Additional booking and early door charges are listed beneath the seating prices, though several details are partially obscured by folds and image quality.

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: This is a best-effort diplomatic transcription. A few small words in the theatre management line and some pricing details at the bottom are indistinct in the image and may not be fully accurate.