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by [[William James Makin]]. A one-act play which makes use of British stock characters, the kind-hearted waitress, the rough and ready police constable, the conventional labourer. It is about three murderers who meet briefly in the waiting-room of Clapham Station, before proceeding under police escort to their respective destinations. Awarded first place in the [[Cape Town Repertory Society]]'s one-act play comptetition, who first produced it at [[Hiddingh Hall]] on 29 April 1929. It was also published in ''[[The Cape Argus]]'' on 4  May that same year.  
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''[[ O.H.M.S.]]'' is a one-act play by [[William James Makin]].  
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It makes use of British stock characters, the kind-hearted waitress, the rough and ready police constable, the conventional labourer. It is about three murderers who meet briefly in the waiting-room of Clapham Station, before proceeding under police escort to their respective destinations.  
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Awarded first place in the [[Cape Town Repertory Theatre Society]]'s one-act play competition in 1929, who first produced it at [[Hiddingh Hall]] on 29 April 1929. It was also published in ''[[The Cape Argus]]'' on 4  May that same year.  
  
  

Latest revision as of 07:32, 22 March 2023

O.H.M.S. is a one-act play by William James Makin.

It makes use of British stock characters, the kind-hearted waitress, the rough and ready police constable, the conventional labourer. It is about three murderers who meet briefly in the waiting-room of Clapham Station, before proceeding under police escort to their respective destinations.

Awarded first place in the Cape Town Repertory Theatre Society's one-act play competition in 1929, who first produced it at Hiddingh Hall on 29 April 1929. It was also published in The Cape Argus on 4 May that same year.


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