"I doubt it. I think the tone is supposed to be slightly humorous, although whatever was supposed to be amusing about it has long been lost..."

"I've just been sent this curious little interview with Alf Wood from The 'Jo magazine from 1895, in which he talks more about his influences, training and the models he plays. It may be of interest here."

"Thanks very much in any case!"

"It seems to be cropped. Do you have the full original you could copy for me? My cousin and I would both be very grateful!"

"Interesting, that's one I hadn't seen - where did it come from?"

"One or two... This is a 'Wood Family' playbill from the 1880s: Here is Alf Wood (left) with Fred Manson (right), I think in the 1890s Here he is (on the right) with William C. Pepper's 'White Coons' in 1907 And here is is…"

"Okay, so you wanted to know about Alf Wood? He was my great-grandfather, and I've been doing some family research, and this is what I know: Alfred “Alf” Wood came from a musical family. His family was from Uppermill in the…"