King’s Theatre poster, 25 March 1918
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Poster
King’s Theatre poster, 25 March 1918
Object details
- Object type
- Poster
- Production date
- Mar 1918
- Dimensions
- 89.0 x 43.0 cm
- Museum number
- MH/KT/256
Source collection
Local History Centre Poster Collection, Dundee Central Library
The object’s story
Object Description
This letterpress poster advertises a variety programme at Dundee’s King’s Theatre during the week beginning 25 March 1918. The bill was headlined by comedy duo Daly & Healey, returning from London’s Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in A Comedy of Errors. Other featured performers included entertainers Rex Romaine and Doris Dainton, child artiste Little Dorothy Dagmar, comedian Albert Voyce, eccentric dancer Herbert La Martine, vocalist Phil Kuffman, and the Delson & Good Trio, billed as “Great Comedy Acrobats”.
Transcription
KING’S
THEATRE, DUNDEE.
Lessees, Dundee Theatre, Ltd.
Manager, W. J. H. Oakden
Managing Director and Lessee,
W. W. FIRTH
Graves Bank Chambers, Bradford
7 9
Phone 1930
TWICE NIGHTLY
Early Doors, 6.30 & 8 o’clock.
Ordinary Doors, 6.45 & 8.45.
Telephone Booking at allotted Office Seats from 10 to 4½
MONDAY, 25th MARCH, 1918, and during the Week
From Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
RETURN VISIT OF
DALY & HEALEY
2 “KERNELS” FROM THE “NUT” ARMY IN
“A COMEDY OF ERRORS.”
REX DORIS
ROMAINE & DAINTON
ENTERTAINERS.
A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING, AND NOTHING IN PARTICULAR
LITTLE DOROTHY DAGMAR
VERSATILE CHILD ARTISTE
ALBERT VOYCE
IN HIS ORIGINAL COMEDY STUDIES, AND STIRRING MONOLOGUE
“THE DAWN OF PEACE”
HERBERT LA MARTINE
A PHENOMENALLY CLEVER ECCENTRIC DANCER, INCLUDING HIS LATEST NOVELTY STAIRCASE DANCE.
PHIL KUFFMAN
THE ALL-BRITISH COON DELINEATOR.
PICTORIAL NEWS
DELSON & GOOD TRIO
GREAT COMEDY ACROBATS.
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, reserved seat, and early door charges appear beneath the pricing table.
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: Best-effort transcription from the poster image. Some small text in the management and pricing sections is faint and partially obscured by folds and image quality.