King’s Theatre and Hippodrome, March 30, 1914

King’s Theatre and Hippodrome, March 30, 1914

Object name: King's Theatre and Hippodrome, March 30, 1914
Production date: Mar 1914
Museum number: MH/KT/046
Source collection: Local History Poster Collection, Dundee Central Library
Associated location: King’s Theatre (1909 – )
Notes:
KING’S THEATRE AND HIPPODROME, DUNDEE.
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
MONDAY, MAR. 30th 1914, And during the Week
CHAS. W. AND JOHN R. POOLE’S
(OF POOLE’S MYRIORAMA FAME)
Gigantic Reproduction Illustrative of the
LOSS OF THE
TITANIC
THE IMMORTAL TALE OF SIMPLE HEROISM, In Eight Tableaux Comprising:
  1. A Splendid Marine Effect of the Gigantic Vessel gliding from the Quayside at Southampton.
  2. Cork Harbour, showing the return of the White Star Tender to Queenstown and the “Titanic” on her outward bound.
  3. Mid-Ocean. The “Titanic” brilliantly illuminated, speeding along at 21 knots.
  4. The S.S. “Touraine” in the locality, and carefully steering her way through the towering bergs.
  5. The approach of the Iceberg. The collision and grinding crash. Lowering out the Lifeboats.
  6. Foundering. The great vessel sinking by the head. The extinction of the lights. The sinking.
  7. The arrival of the “Carpathia” and rescue of the survivors.
  8. The Vision.
The spectacle staged in its entirety by JOHN R. POOLE, and every endeavour made to cover a true pictorial idea of the whole history of the disaster.
Unique Mechanical and Electrical Effects, Special Music, and the story described in a thrilling manner.
Not a Cinematograph Picture
But a gigantic Panorama Scene requiring TWENTY PEOPLE to Manipulate and carrying TEN TONS of scenery and apparatus.
ARCHIE NAISH
Entertainer at the Piano
VERA HIND
Comedienne
HILL & ACKERMAN
In Pantomimic Bumpology
FRANK POWELL
Character Patter Comedian
CAMPBELL & BRADY
Comedy Entertainers
BERT WESTON
A Comedian with Original Ideas
THE STARS FROM THE LONDON ALHAMBRA REVUE, “KEEP SMILING.”
CHARLIE & BOB
MANNY & ROBERTS
“The Messenger Boys From Broadway.”
Boxes, 10/6
Box Seat, 2/6
Orch. Stalls, 1/6
E. Doors, 1/9
Stalls & Circle, 1/-
E. Doors, 1/3
Pit, 6d
E. Doors, 9d
Gallery, 3d
E. Doors, 4d
Coming Shortly: “SPLASH ME”
Ring Up and Book Your Seats Early
Telephone 1930
Box Office at Theatre open daily from 11 TO 4 & 7 TO 10
No money returned. No Exchanges. The Management reserve the right of refusing admission. No Smoking or Whistling—Offenders will be immediately expelled.
LATE TRAINS
Tay Bridge Station for Broughty Ferry, Carnoustie, Arbroath, 11.16 Daily (except Saturday) 11.21
Tay Bridge Station for St. Andrews, 9.45 (except Thursday and Saturday) 10.55 (Thursday and Saturday only)
Perth, Aberdeen, Forfar, etc. [remainder illegible]