King’s Theatre, 15 April 1918

This poster advertises a special holiday programme at Dundee’s King’s Theatre for the week beginning 15 April 1918. The bill was headed by Anglo-French baritone George Carvey, with Doris Cloud, Dolly Daintree and musical-comedy performer Nan Stuart in Music at Home. Other attractions included vocalist Cissie French, singer Lilian Rickard, wire cyclist Morando, comedian W. H. Smart, the Royal Kiltie Lassies, and illusionist Mons. Mysto in The Magic Crucible.

KING’S
THEATRE, DUNDEE

Lessees, Dundee Theatres, Ltd.
Manager, Mr J. H. Oakden
Managing Director and Lessee, Mr W. W. Firth
Graves Bank Chambers, Bradford

6.40                                                         8.40

Phone 1930

TWICE NIGHTLY
Early Doors, 6.15 & 8 o’clock.
Ordinary Doors, 6.30 & 8.30.

MONDAY, 15th APRIL, 1918, and during the Week

SPECIAL HOLIDAY PROGRAMME

MRS BERT GILBERT PRESENTS

GEORGE CARVEY

THE ANGLO-FRENCH BARITONE.

DORIS CLOUD

AUSTRALIAN VIOLINIST.

DOLLY DAINTREE

AT THE PIANO.

NAN STUART

THE FAVOURITE MUSICAL-COMEDY REVUE ARTISTE

IN A LIGHT COMEDY MUSICAL INTERLUDE

“MUSIC AT HOME”
CISSIE FRENCH

REFINED CHARACTER VOCALIST.

LAWRENCE WRIGHT PRESENTS THE NEW WELSH VOCALIST

LILIAN RICKARD

SPECIALLY FEATURING THE LATEST BALLADS OF THE DAY.

MORANDO

HAND BALANCER AND CYCLIST ON THE SWINGING WIRE.

W. H. SMART

COMEDIAN AND DANCER.

PICTORIAL NEWS
THE ROYAL KILTIE LASSIES

VOCALISTS & DANCERS

The only Girls’ Pipe Band in the World.

MONS. MYSTO

Presents his Entirely New Act

THE MAGIC CRUCIBLE

Direct from the Olympia, Paris; Alcazar, Marseilles; Casino, Toulon

A STUPENDOUS MYSTERY

Which outvies the Magic of Aladdin’s Lamp.

“The Magic Crucible provides everything you wish.”

(Invented by W. O. JEANS)

Ring Up and Book your Seats Early. Telephone 1930. Box Office at Theatre open daily from 11 to 4 & 6.15 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 reserved-seat and early-door charges are listed beneath the main prices.

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 diplomatic transcription from the poster. A few words in the theatre header and small-print pricing section are faint due to image quality and folds, but the main programme text is clearly legible.