King’s Theatre and Hippodrome poster, 28 July 1913

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King’s Theatre and Hippodrome poster, 28 July 1913

This poster advertises a variety programme at Dundee’s King’s Theatre and Hippodrome beginning 28 July 1913. Headlined by Joe Peterman’s The Seaside Revue, the holiday-season bill featured comedians, acrobats, musical performers, and Harry Tate’s popular motoring sketch. Reduced-price screenings of the film Quo Vadis? added to a programme designed to attract summer audiences.
King's Theatre and Hippodrome poster, 28 July 1913. Local History Centre Poster Collection, Dundee Central Library.
Object name: King's Theatre and Hippodrome poster, 28 July 1913
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This poster advertises a special holiday variety programme at Dundee’s King’s Theatre and Hippodrome beginning 28 July 1913. Headlined by Joe Peterman’s seaside-themed revue The Seaside Revue, the bill featured comedians, acrobats, musical performers, and Harry Tate’s popular sketch Motoring. Reduced-price screenings of the film Quo Vadis? added to the summer holiday entertainment.

Production date: Jul 1913
Museum number: MH/KT/031
Source collection: Local History Centre Poster Collection, Dundee Central Library
Source collection link: View source collection
Associated location: King’s Theatre (1909 – )
Notes:
KING’S THEATRE AND HIPPODROME, DUNDEE.
Manager and Licensee: Lennox
Dundee Theatres, Ltd.: S. McIntosh
Phone 1930
7 TWICE NIGHTLY 9
Early Doors 6.30 and 8 o’clock.
Ordinary Doors 6.50 and 8.50.
Weather Conditions Don’t Matter at the KING’S
MONDAY, JULY 28th, 1913, and during the Week
SUPERB HOLIDAY PROGRAMME.
JOE PETTERMAN
Presents the Seabreezy Production
from the Oxford Music Hall.
THE SEASIDE REVUE
A Merry Medley of Incidents, washing up the Humorous Side of everything you see at the Seaside.
Scene 1
Introducing: The Lifeboat Crew.
THE PROMENADE.
The Naval Cadets.
The Lobster’s Lieutenants.
The Seaside Courtship.
The Pierrots.
The Mayor and Town Council.
The Band.
Scene 2
THE BEACH.
Fortune Telling.
Mixed Bathing.
The Bathers.
The N******,
Full London Company, including Cherry Hardy, Geo. Ricketts, Ernest Sefton, Chas. Hylton.
Book by Leedan Stanley.
Lyrics by Frank Leedan.
Scenery by Francis H. Bull.
Costumes by Clarkson.
Bathing Costumes and Gowns by Selfridge’s Ltd.
PRODUCED BY JOE PETTERMAN.
ROBB GILMORE
A Queer Comedian, with Burlesque Songs and a Really Funny Dance
Special Engagement of the GREAT AND ONLY
ADRAS!
Sensational Continental Equilibrists
WINIFRED WARD
THE IMMACULATE BOY
THE WORLD’S EVENTS
Day by Day, on the Kingscope
(Time permitted)
ROWLANDS & FORD
The Original Welsh and Scotch Comedians
HARRY TATE’S No. 1 Company
MOTORING
A Smile! A Laugh! A Yell!
The Sketch that made the Queen cry—with laughter at the Royal Command Performance at the Palace Theatre, London.
Viviana & Co., in
THE TOY SHOP
Toys supplied by GAMAGES, Holborn, London.
Cast includes—
Customer, Miss Milly Coles.
Golliwog, Mr Archie Drew.
Perrot Doll, Miss Constance Vivian.
Comedian, Mr Mark Lupino.
Viviana, The Dancing Fairy
SPECIAL PICTURE MATINEES
Monday, 28th July and during the Week at 2.30
QUO VADIS’
Reduced Prices
No Booking Fee
No Early Doors
Prices
Boxes, 2s 6d
Box Seat, 2s 6d
Orch. Stalls, 1s 6d
E. Doors, 1s 9d
Stalls & Circle, 1s
E. Doors, 1s 3d
Pit, 6d
E. Doors, 9d
Gallery, 3d
E. Doors, 4d
Ring Up and Book your Seats Early.
Telephone 1930
Box Office at Theatre open daily from 11 to 4 & 7 to 10.
Nobody can enter after the commencement of the performance except by permission of the management.
No Smoking or Whistling under penalty of immediate ejection.
All Children must be paid for.