The Shop Girl had opened in London towards the end of 1894, and was still running there, having transferred successfully to New York and been on an extensive tour of the provinces. Its first visit to Edinburgh and Glasgow had been at the beginning of September 1895, in a company under George Edwardes' own name. Another company had spent a two-week period at the Theatre Royal Greenock from 30 December (cast details to be confirmed). So this may have been the third group to tour the work to Scotland, with return visits to Edinburgh and Glasgow preceded by first appearances in Aberdeen and Dundee. Where they went for the week from 16 March is not yet clear.
The management team of H H Morell & Frederick Mouillot worked closely in association with George Edwardes, under whose direction The Shop Girl had begun its career at the Gaiety. They acquired the provincial rights to the piece, and at one stage had four companies touring the country.
Most of this company re-appeared in these theatres in the Autumn, beginning in Aberdeen on 12 October before moving on to Dundee. The company was announced for a Christmas season, with three weeks each at the Edinburgh Lyceum and Glasgow Royalty..
Cast details are from programmes for weeks commencing 9 March and 19 October in the Lamb Collection, Dundee Central Library.
Fred Winn (Mar)
Stephen Adeson (Oct)
Eustace Ponsonby (Mar)
Mr W A Haines (Oct)
Fuller Allen (Mar)
Rudolph Lewis (Oct)
Mr W E Clark (Mar)
Mr T L Law (Oct)
Lois Carlyle (Mar)
May Bell (Oct)
Mrs Henry Kitts (Mar)
Emily Levettez (Oct)
Florrie Inge (Mar)
Dora Inge (Oct)
J Edward Whitty (Mar)
Walner Gregory (Oct)
Wilfred Cotton (Mar)
Mr W E Clark (Oct)
Her Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen | Aberdeen
2 Mar, 19.30 3 Mar, 19.30 4 Mar, 19.30 5 Mar, 19.30 6 Mar, 19.30 7 Mar, 14.00 7 Mar, 19.30 12 Oct, 19.30 13 Oct, 19.30 14 Oct, 19.30 15 Oct, 19.30 16 Oct, 19.30 17 Oct, 14.15 17 Oct, 19.30
Her Majesty's Theatre, Dundee | Dundee
9 Mar, 19.30 10 Mar, 19.30 11 Mar, 19.30 12 Mar, 19.30 13 Mar, 19.30 14 Mar, 14.00 14 Mar, 19.30 19 Oct, 19.30 20 Oct, 19.30 21 Oct, 19.30 22 Oct, 19.30 23 Oct, 19.30 24 Oct, 14.00 24 Oct, 19.30
Royalty, Glasgow | Glasgow
23 Mar, 19.30 24 Mar, 19.30 25 Mar, 19.30 26 Mar, 19.30 27 Mar, 19.30 28 Mar, 14.00 28 Mar, 19.15
Royal Lyceum Theatre | Edinburgh
30 Mar, 19.30 31 Mar, 19.30 1 Apr, 19.30 2 Apr, 19.30 3 Apr, 19.30 4 Apr, 14.00 4 Apr, 19.30
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