Theatre Royal, Merthyr Tydfil

In aid of the Mayor’s War Relief and the Red Cross Society.

At the Royal and Empire, Merthyr Tydfil, ‘Winifred Maude and company presented Somewhere A Heart Is Breaking for the first three nights. The Mormon and the Maid follows for the remainder of the week’. The Stage, 29 June 1916.

The Merthyr Express, 15 September 1917, advertised Arthur Hinton & Co. at the Theatre Royal and Empire Palace, Merthyr, in the week commencing Monday 17 September, with The Black Sheep of the Family on Monday-Wednesday and Saturday, and The Sorrows of Satan by special request on Thursday and Friday.

The Stage, 14 and 21 March 1918, listed Always Welcome As On Tour from 18 March at the R., Merthyr. The Era, 20 March 1918, listed Always Welcome as On The Road from 18 March at the R. Merthyr Tydfil. And when Miss Emma Litchfield’s company advertised Always Welcome in The Stage, 21 March 1918, the address for that week was the T.R., Merthyr. But there is no other evidence that Always Welcome was performed.

Twice nightly.

‘“His Last Leave” at this place of entertainment has received a very hearty reception. Mr. Will Glaze’s Co., under the direction of Mr. F. E. Chabot, has given an excellent amount of themselves. Mr. John Evelyn, as the Rev. James Maxwell, and Mr. H. Wright Scuddon [sic -Scaddan], as his son, Richard Maxwell, were heartily applauded for their finished acting. Mr. Albert Caron, as Capt. Saltire, was exceedingly well received, and had a good share of work put upon him. Miss Laurie Adair was very charming and graceful as Rose Maxwell, and the other members of the company well supported them. “His Last Leave” is a most realistic play and rivets the attention of the audience from start to finish’. Merthyr Express, 28 September 1918.

Performed for the week.