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King’s Theatre and Hippodrome, 20 November 1916

King’s Theatre and Hippodrome, 20 November 1916

Poster

King’s Theatre and Hippodrome, 20 November 1916, Local History Poster Collection, Dundee Central Library

Object details

Object type: Poster
Production date: Nov 1916
Dimensions: 89 x 43 cm
Museum number: MH/KT/189

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Local History Poster Collection, Dundee Central Library

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Transcription

KING’S THEATRE AND HIPPODROME, DUNDEE

Twice Nightly: 6.45 pm and 9.00 pm
Early Doors: 6.15 pm and 8.00 pm
Ordinary Doors: 6.30 pm and 8.45 pm

Monday, 20 November 1916, and During the Week

Free List Entirely Suspended (Press Excepted)

Matinée, Saturday at 2.30 pm

Early Doors: 1.45 pm
Ordinary Doors: 2.10 pm

Twice Nightly in Its Entirety

George Grossmith & Edward Laurillard Present

TO-NIGHT’S THE NIGHT

A New Musical Play

Book by Fred Thompson
Music by Paul A. Rubens
Lyrics by Paul A. Rubens and Percy Greenbank

Direct from the Gaiety Theatre, London

Principal Cast

Character	Performer
Montague Levitt-Lovitt	Charles Penrose
The Hon. Dudley Mitton	Jack Buchanan
Henry	William Spray
Modest Carraway	Robert Blythe
Po’o	Geoffrey Quise
Alphonse	Harry Wright
Albert	Frank Elton
Lord Midgemount	M. H. Hardisty
Policeman	George Reeve
Jones	Honor Cornall
Auntie Carraway	Lutie Lovell
Victoria	Else Frye Lawson
Angela Levitt-Lovitt	Florence Hunt
Daisy de Wentworth	Dorothy Monkman
Lady Pussy Preston	Gladys Moffat
Lady Edith Taplow	Kitty Dixon
Mimi Skeets	Dorothy Harvey
The Hon. Baby Vereker	Esme Goodman
Avic Carlon	Phyllis Wyer
Yvette la Plage	Peggy May
Alice	May Harvey
Attendants (at Opera House)	Trixie Smith

Acts and Scenes

Act I

The Carraway’s House, Maidenhead

Act II

Scene 1: Foyer of the Boxes, Royal Opera House
Scene 2: Covent Garden Market
Scene 3: Daisy’s Flat in Mount Street

Musical Numbers Include

“They Didn’t Believe Me” by Jerome D. Kern
“Any Old Night”

Dances arranged by Geo. Shurley.

Full Chorus & Augmented Orchestra

Under the direction of Alexander Humphreys

Production Staff

General Manager: Mr George Rowlands
Stage Manager: Mr Herbert Cannon
Advance Manager: Mr George V. Mackarness

Admission Prices (Tax Included)

Boxes (limited to four persons): 12s 6d
Box Seats: 3s
Orchestra Stalls: 1s 6d
- Reserved or Early Doors: 1s 10d
Pit Stalls: 1s
- Reserved: 1s 4d
- Early Doors: 1s 3d
Grand Circle: 1s
- Reserved: 1s 4d
- Early Doors: 1s 3d
Pit: 6d
- Early Doors: 9d
Gallery: 3d
- Early Doors: 4d

Telephone: 1930

Box Office open daily from 11 am to 4 pm and 6 pm to 10 pm.

All children must be paid for.
No money returned.
Seats not guaranteed.
Management reserves the right to refuse admission.
No shouting or whistling.
Offenders will be immediately expelled.

Late Trains

Tay Bridge Station for Tayport and Newport: 10.00 pm
Tay Bridge Station for St Andrews: 9.45 pm
East Station for Broughty Ferry, Monifieth, Carnoustie and Arbroath: 9.00 pm and 10.20 pm
West Station for Perth and intermediate stations: 9.30 pm (Saturdays)

Late Boats

To Newport: 8.45 pm, 9.15 pm, 10.15 pm.

Connected places

King’s Theatre (1909 – )

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