Jonas Alfred Lipman (25 April 1877 – 18 March 1958),[1] frequently referred to as "Joe", was an Australian philanthropist, actor, producer and director of theatre and film.
[4] He left Adelaide in March or April 1903[5] for Western Australia, initially for a matter of months, then more permanently,[6] to manage his father's business interests in Coolgardie.
A noted performance was One Summers Day (Henry V. Esmond) held at the Unley Town Hall in July 1910 in aid of the St Paul's choir fund.
Following these two successes, The Players staged Charley's Aunt over two nights at the Theatre Royal in December and revived in June 1911 at the Unley Town Hall.
By 1914, he had moved to Victoria, working as stage manager and director for the Comedy Theatre at the refurbished Daylight Pictures Co. building on the Lower Esplanade, St Kilda, adjacent the Palais de Danse.
signed the lead actress, Sara Allgood, having seen her perform on stage in J. Hartley Manners' comedy Peg o' My Heart,[16] and filmed it in Sydney.
Lipman managed to achieve a great deal of success in his lifetime through his many business and personal affiliations- at one point he was reported to have purchased the rights to Charlie Chaplin for £1,000,000.