King’s Theatre poster, 25 February 1918

Colour-printed poster advertising a production of Aladdin at Dundee’s King’s Theatre. Presented by Leo Leon and featuring Miss Lola Charm as Aladdin, the pantomime promised seven elaborate scenes, a large cast, and a chorus of “Sin Foo Maidens.”

KING’S
THEATRE, DUNDEE

7                                 9

Phone 1930

TWICE NIGHTLY
Early Doors, 6.30 & 8 o’clock.
Ordinary Doors, 6.45 & 8.45.

MONDAY, 25th FEB., 1918 and during the Week

LEO LEON PRESENTS

MISS LOLA CHARM’S COY.

IN AN ENTIRELY NEW VERSION AND UP-TO-DATE

GRAND PANTOMIME

ALADDIN

Written and Produced by GEORGE HIRSTE.
Music by W. F. GILLIES.
Dances Designed by MADAME CRAWFORD.

Seven Beautiful Scenes, unsurpassed for splendour, and a company of Star Artists dressed with Dazzling Brilliancy, featuring:

MISS LOLA CHARM …….. as Aladdin
CHORLEY & CONNOR …… as the Policemen
GEORGE HIRSTE ………. as Widow Twankey

SPECIAL PANTOMIME MATINEE

SATURDAY at 2.30
Doors Open at 2

Children’s Prices: Gallery 2½d, Pit 4d, Circle & Stalls 8d, Orch. Stalls 1/-.

Adults, Usual Evening Prices

SAME SHOW AS AT NIGHT

Riotous Fun
An Optical Paradise
Beautiful Harmony

CASTE

Aladdin, a Saucy Lad with Ambitions ………….. Miss LOLA CHARM
Widow Twankey, a Queer Old Fish, but not a “Flapper” …. GEORGE HIRSTE
Abanazer, the Wicked Uncle who uses Aladdin as his “Pawn” …. Pat Knight
Wun Skotch } Two Policemen who catch anything but Prisoners …. Messrs CHORLEY and CONNOR
San Dy }

The Empress Chu Fan, the Haughty Chief of China …. Maudie Farrel
The Princess So Shi, the Naughty Daughter of the Haughty Empress …. May Milby
Pe Koe, a Sprightly Sprig of Chu Fan’s Court …. Eva Venton
Chee Ki, Maid of Honour to the Princess …. Toody Guinan
The Fairy of the Mystic Ring …. Margaret Campbell
The Guardian of the Sacred Lamp of Sin Foo …. Molly Everett

FULL CHORUS OF HARMONISING VOCALISTS

6 SIN FOO MAIDENS

SYNOPSIS OF THE SCENES

Scene 1 – The Market Square at Pekin
Scene 2 – The Exterior of the Mystic Cave of Sin Foo
Scene 3 – The Interior of the Cave of Sin Foo
Scene 4 – The Entrance to the Public Tea Rooms
Scene 5 – The Interior of Twankey’s Laundry
Scene 6 – The Interior of the Imperial Court House
Scene 7 – The Palace of Chrysanthemums

NEXT WEEK, MARCH 4th

THE SUPER-REVUE

AIRS AND GRACES

DIRECT FROM THE PALACE THEATRE, LONDON

PRICES

BOXES (Limited to Four Persons) …….. 2/-
ORCHESTRA STALLS …….. 1/6
PIT STALLS …………… 1/-
GRAND CIRCLE …………. 1/-
PIT …………………. 6d
GALLERY …………….. 3d

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: A small amount of management, booking office, and printer’s text at the very top and bottom of the poster is too indistinct to be transcribed with complete confidence. The principal programme, cast list, synopsis, and pricing information are legible and have been transcribed above.