During the next few years The Pierrot’s went from strength to strength, building up their reputation and creating a good impression wherever they went. In a guide issued in 1909 we read "the Pavilion is under the management of Messrs. Adeler and Sutton, who hold a unique position in the world of entertainment, in as much as they branch into nearly every seaside town and watering place in the country. The concerts given in the Pavilion are of a special type and are recognised as the nursery of the stars of the lighter side of the stage."


Clifford’s career line shows breaks around the summer time for the forthcoming years, this time he spent working with Adeler & Sutton. In 1902 the summer season lasted until December 22nd.

Clifford sang “The Cavaliers Song“ “The Gypsy King” & Mascheroni’s “The Soldiers Song”.

I found nothing listed in The Stage archives for this year. Had his career crashed, was he ill or maybe working abroad?. Adeler and Sutton had troupes in South Africa so this needs looking into.

There is this photograph, inscribed "To Dear old Ada, love Dick". 3rd February, 1909.

The only person known to be named Ada would have been his mother in law, the comedienne Ada Terry. It may have been his name for his wife. . .

It was most likely to be a person known to him as it is signed Dick, where the public knew him as Clifford.

Whilst signed 1909, this does not mean it was taken then, it may have been in 1907, as the photographer was based in Leicester.

The photo itself is embedded in the photographers cardboard mount, rather than just stuck on which would indicate it was designed to go inside a frame.

Image courtesy NLA Australia.

3rd August opened at the London Pavilion in C. B. Cochran and Frank Collins' production of As You Were.

As You Were was based on a French revue, the show opened at the London Pavilion on the 3rd August 1918. Presented by Mr C. B Cochran, running for 434 performances in the West End. Music by Herman Darewski and Edouard Mathe, book and lyrics by Arthur Wimperis. Musical Director I. A. de Orellana. C. B. Cochran was probably one of the most famous show producers of his era.

Referred to by the press as ‘This fantastic revue’ the show also featured the hit song 'If you could care', sung by Miss Delysia. The show later opened on Broadway on January 1920, with a different cast, but failed to appeal to the American audience.

Two of the youngest members of the cast, Daisy Hancox and Mona Vivian’s song, Two Little Bits of Greece, became unexpectedly popular and they recorded it in London during September of 1918 for the Columbia record label.

There is also recordings of 'As You Were' on Columbia. On the A side is Daisy Hancox singing 'What Ho, Mr. Watteau!' and on the B side Mona Vivian is joined by Leon Morton and Stafford Moss in the trio named Fritz.

So close but still too far from finding recordings of Clifford himself.

The Cast:

Hayden Coffin, Alice Delysia, Daisy Hancox, John Humphries, Clifford Morgan, Leon Morton, Strafford Moss, Mona Vivian, Morris Harvey.

Programme included

  1. Helen of Troy
  2. I Didn't 'Arf Laugh
  3. If You Could Care
  4. Old Man Adam
  5. Potsdam
  6. Two Little Bits of Greece
  7. Make Up
  8. Live For All You're Worth
  9. What, Ho! Mr. Watteau
10. The Aeroplane Walk
11. With a Hey and a Ho!
12. Ninon de l'enclos
13. A Blighty One
 

12th November. The part of John Norman at the Garrick in Mr. Charles B. Cochran's production of Eclipse.

The Cast:

Alfred Lester, Nancy Gibbs, J. Pope-Stamper, Clifford Morgan, and Teddie Gerard.

Music by Herman Darewski and Melville Gideon, Lyrics mostly by Adrian Ross. A screaming farce with interloping songs. Fred Thomson and Phillips Oppenheim’s famous London success, The Eclipse opened in London in November with the Argentinian-born American actress Teddie Gerard sweeping London off its feet with her talented acting. In addition to achieving fame on the stage she was acclaimed in Paris as the best dressed woman on the continent and noted as being the introducer of Yankee ragtime to London.

Two Cole Porter songs were in the show, 'I Never Realised', was first performed in 'Buddies' which opened in October 1919 in New York, and a month later in 'The Eclipse'. 

'Washington Square', was first performed as 'In Chelsea Somewhere', and later performed in  the New York version of 'As You Were'.