1917 programme Hamilton Ontario's Temple Theatre vaudeville show (1/2)

Week of March 5^th 1917. Nice WW1 era 16-page programme for ‘Hamilton’s Home of Vaudeville’, ‘2 Shows Daily Matinee 2.15  Nights 8.15’.

Scale of prices during Vaudeville Season: cheapest is Gallery (Nights) at 10¢, most expensive Boxes (Nights) at 75¢.

‘Ladies Parlor, with courteous maid, writing materiels, writing desk, telephone, messenger call and late magazines…Children in arms not permitted. Gent’s smoking – 4 lounging room…’

This week:

1. Sam—DAVIS & WALKER—Laura in “A Lesson in Dancing”
2. Adeline Francis “The Grafanola Girl”
3. Midnight Follies – A Musical Extravaganza With Harry Short and Earl B. Mountain
4. Val—HARRIS & MANION—Jack “Uncle Jerry at the Opera”
5. Bayone Whipplpe & Walter Huston Mysterious Comedy Creation “SPOOKS”
6. Harry B. Lester The Jovial Jester
7. Evans & Sister Balancing and Juggling Novelty

“Next week The All Star Feature bill selected for next week at the Temple will be headed by Laurie & Bronson, who will be seen in something new in the way of a Flirtation Skit, introducing updated singing and dancing…”

Packed with advertising:

• Lennox Travelling Leather Goods
• Gillies-Guy Ltd Coal ‘To be only used in case of fire?’
• The Dutch Inn ‘Hamilton’s Most Beautiful Tea Room’
• Gurney Foundry Co. Makers of ‘Gurney-Oxford’ Stoves and Ranges
• Sykes’ Oatmeal Bread
• Eyres Cleaners and Dyers ‘Special Motor Delivery’
• The Grange ‘An exclusively high class modern and luxurious Café and Banquet Hall’
• R. McMicheal ‘Nothing But Hats’
• Original Kuntz Lager ‘Made in Waterloo Ontario from choicest malt and hops’
• Glassco’s Furs
• ……..

Printed by ‘Spectator Print Shop’.

Paper toned. Horizontal fold, creases, small tears…but all there!

22 x 14.50 cm