Ellen Terry as Beatrice; Edith Craig as Margaret; Matheson Lang as Benedick.
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Kennington Princess of Wales Theatre S.E. Sole Proprietor & Manager Mr. Robert Arthur. Managing Director of Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool, Theatre Royal, Newcastle-on-Tyne, Theatre Royal. Nottingham, Her Majesty's Theatre Dundee, Her Majesty's Theatre Aberdeen. Touring Companies. – One of the Best. Trumpet Call. An American Citizen. Matinee every Thursday at 2.30. The Box Office open at Theatre, from 10 to 9.30. Seats booked by Letter or Telegram at Theatre, and all Libraries. Seats booked by Telephone will not be kept after the rise of the Curtain unless previously paid for. Seats not guaranteed unless booked. No money returned. Pass-out Checks not transferable. Telephone No. 1006 Hop. Telegraphic Address: "Prevoyant." Acting Manager – Mr. John Halpin, Treasurer – Mr. C. F. Parsley, Musical Director – Mr. J. H. Wilson. Extract from the Rules made by the Lord Chamberlain. 1. – The name of the actual and responsible Manager of the Theatre must be printed on every play bill. 2. – The public can leave the Theatre at the end of the performance by all exit and entrance doors which must open outwards. 3.- Where there is a fire-proof screen to the proscenium opening it must be lowered at least once during every performance to ensure its being in proper working order. 4. – Smoking is not permitted in the Auditorium. 5. – All gangways, passages, and staircases must be kept free from chairs or any other obstructions, whether permanent or temporary. Prices of Admission: - (Booked and Reserved) Private Boxed, £2 2s. and £1 11s. 6d.; Stalls, 5s.; Dress Circle, 5s. and 4s.; Family Circle, 3s. 0d. (Unreserved) Pit Stalls, 2s.; Pit, 1s.; Amphitheatre, 1s.; Gallery, 6d. Early Doors 6d. Extra to all parts Unreserved.
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When Edith Craig directed A Pageant of Great Women in Sunderland, 2000 people saw it.
