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''[[ O.H.M.S.]]'' is a one-act play by [[William James Makin]]. | ''[[ 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. | + | 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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