King’s Theatre, 22 April 1918

This poster advertises a variety programme at Dundee’s King’s Theatre for the week beginning 22 April 1918. Headline performers included flautist George Ackroyd and Italian harpist Mario Lorenzi, alongside comedian Tom E. Hughes in The Rag Bag of Vanity. The bill also featured Ivor Vinter, The Canadians acrobatic troupe, chorus comedienne Dolly Ross, operatic soprano Ina Hill, and the illusionist Giordano.

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, 22nd APRIL, 1918 and during the Week

GEORGE ACKROYD

EMINENT FLAUTIST, and

MARIO LORENZI

FAMOUS ITALIAN HARPIST,

In a Novel Musical Offering

“One of the Upper Ten”

TOM E. HUGHES
The Rag Bag of Vanity
IVOR VINTER

The Little Surprise.

3 – THE CANADIENS – 3

In a Marvellous Display of Equilibrism and Dental Strength

DOLLY ROSS

Chorus Comedienne.

PICTORIAL NEWS
INA HILL

CELEBRATED OPERATIC SOPRANO

GIORDANO

The Marvellous Italian Entertainer, Illusionist, Hypnotist & Spiritualist in his Latest Creations

THE GREAT SENSATIONAL MYSTERIOUS GIORDANO

NOTE. All Articles used by GIORDANO are Borrowed from the Audience.

The World’s Most Original Performance.

WILL SHORTLY APPEAR
“SMILE”

The Successful De Courville Revue.

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 charges for reserved seats and early doors are listed beneath the main seating 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 transcription from the poster image. Several lines of small text in the theatre header, seating table, and the Giordano section are faint or partially obscured, but the principal programme details are clearly legible.