Lago Clifford - Revision history

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Darryl at 15:36, 25 June 2026

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Darryl at 10:33, 24 June 2026

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 In 1908, he had toured a production (the ''[[South African Follies]]'') but the show had 'collapsed' in Durban.  In 1912, he briefly co-managed the [[Empire Theatre]] in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
-As a director, he directed  ''[[Sherlock Holmes]]'' for the [[Cape Town Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society]] at the [[Opera House]], Cape Town (1913).
+Productions directed by Clifford include:
-He arranged, designed and produced  ''[[Dick Whittington and His Wonderful Cat]]'' in 1916 for the [[Leonard Rayne Company]].
+: ''[[Sherlock Holmes]]'' ([[Cape Town Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society]])
-He directed ''[[Where the Rainbow Ends]]'' ([[Leonard Rayne Company]]) in 1920.
+: ''[[Dick Whittington and His Wonderful Cat]]'' (also designer, [[Leonard Rayne Company]])
 ===The Bosman connection===

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 He arranged, designed and produced  ''[[Dick Whittington and His Wonderful Cat]]'' in 1916 for the [[Leonard Rayne Company]].
-He directed ''[[Where the Rainbow Ends]]'' (Leonard Rayne Company) in 1920.
+He directed ''[[Where the Rainbow Ends]]'' ([[Leonard Rayne Company]]) in 1920.
 ===The Bosman connection===

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 He arranged, designed and produced  ''[[Dick Whittington and His Wonderful Cat]]'' in 1916 for the [[Leonard Rayne Company]].
 ===The Bosman connection===
 He was imprisoned for twelve months in Pretoria Central Prison in 1928 for pederasty. On his release, he published writings about his experience in the colonial penal system, before changing his name and leaving South Africa. During his time in prison he encountered [[Herman Charles Bosman]] with whom he became friendly and about whom Clifford also wrote in 1929. Clifford also published work that Bosman had written in prison and passed on for publication without revealing Bosman's identity (as Bosman was prohibited from publishing as part of his prison conditions).

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 ===As actor===
-As an actor, he appeared in ''[[Her Love Against the World]]'' (1917). He was also a regular member of [[Stephen Black]]'s repertory company.
+He was a regular member of [[Stephen Black]]'s repertory company. He was employed by [[Stephen Black]] and [[Arthur de Jongh]] to play “Hay-Whotte” in the first production of Black's ''[[Love and the Hyphen]]'' in 1908. He also appeared in ''[[Her Love Against the World]]'' (1917).
 ===As broadcaster===

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 As a director, he directed  ''[[Sherlock Holmes]]'' for the [[Cape Town Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society]] at the [[Opera House]], Cape Town (1913).
 ===The Bosman connection===
 He was imprisoned for twelve months in Pretoria Central Prison in 1928 for pederasty. On his release, he published writings about his experience in the colonial penal system, before changing his name and leaving South Africa. During his time in prison he encountered [[Herman Charles Bosman]] with whom he became friendly and about whom Clifford also wrote in 1929. Clifford also published work that Bosman had written in prison and passed on for publication without revealing Bosman's identity (as Bosman was prohibited from publishing as part of his prison conditions).

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 ===As broadcaster===
-He was South Africa's first full-time radio announcer (on [[Radio JB]], South Africa's first broadcast station) in 1924, and was widely known as "Uncle Joe".
+He was South Africa's first full-time radio announcer (on [[JB]], South Africa's first broadcast station, [[Johannesburg Broadcasting Station]]) in 1924, and was widely known as "Uncle Joe".
 ===As director/manager===

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 ===As artist===
-For a time, Clifford as political cartoonist for ''The Transvaal Critic''.
+For a time, Clifford was political cartoonist for ''The Transvaal Critic''.
 ===As actor===

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 He was South Africa's first full-time radio announcer (on [[Radio JB]], South Africa's first broadcast station) in 1924, and was widely known as "Uncle Joe".
-===As director===
+===As director/manager===
-As a director, he directed  ''[[Sherlock Holmes]]'' for the [[Cape Town Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society]] at the [[Opera House]], Cape Town (1913). In 1908, he had toured a production (the ''[[South African Follies]]'') but the show had 'collapsed' in Durban.
+In 1908, he had toured a production (the ''[[South African Follies]]'') but the show had 'collapsed' in Durban.  In 1912, he briefly co-managed the [[Empire Theatre]] in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
 ===The Bosman connection===
 He was imprisoned for twelve months in Pretoria Central Prison in 1928 for pederasty. On his release, he published writings about his experience in the colonial penal system, before changing his name and leaving South Africa. During his time in prison he encountered [[Herman Charles Bosman]] with whom he became friendly and about whom Clifford also wrote in 1929. Clifford also published work that Bosman had written in prison and passed on for publication without revealing Bosman's identity (as Bosman was prohibited from publishing as part of his prison conditions).
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 [[Stephen Gray]]. 2005. ''Life Sentence''. [[Human & Rousseau]].
 [[Walter Greyvenstein|Greyvenstein, Walter]] 1988. ''The history and development of children's theatre in English in South Africa''. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Johannesburg: [[Rand Afrikaans University]].