This poster is typical of a typographic poster for an early 20th century pantomime, providing a full cast list, the times, dates and seat prices, as well as details of theatre staff and a list of scenes that included Old Cheapside, Fitzwarren's Stores, the Emperor's Palace in Morocco and the wedding procession - all scenes familiar in Dick Whittingtoneven a century later. In typical 19th century pantomime fashion, Dick was played by a woman, the vivacious variety performer Gracie Grahame. In May 1904 she had come to notoriety for trying to drown herself in the Thames following failed legal procedings against variety performer Katie Lawrence trying to prevent her singing what Gracie claimed to be her song Oh Charlie!

This pantomime was written by Charles Fletcher, directed by John Tiller and featured John Tiller's Pony Ballet Troupe. John Tiller (1854-1925) made a significant contribution to British dance in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, streamlining the presentation of dancers and making popular dance a commercial venture. Tiller was the director of the Comedy Theatre, Manchester in 1885 but established a dance school in Manchester and a parallel organisation in London famous for its rigorous standards and ability to provide dancers as required for any production. By the late 19th century his troupes were performing in ballets and pantomimes all over the world.