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Loosely based on the 1891 Sherlock Holmes story "A Scandal in Bohemia" by Arthur Conan Doyle with elements of "The Final Problem" and "The Empty House" as well, it is set in and around London in 1897, the year in which England celebrated the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria (an event marked by an elaborate royal procession depicted by Bil Baird's marionettes).
William Hooker Gillette (July 24, 1853 – April 29, 1937) was an American actor-manager, playwright, and stage manager in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is best remembered for portraying Sherlock Holmes on stage and in a 1916 silent film.
The play toured the country for several years and several other actors played Holmes. [2] In the Sherlock Holmes journal Baker Street Miscellanea, Donald K. Pollock states that the play "was performed at least 374 times and toured the entire U.S., placing it among the more successful of Sherlockian plays." [2]
In the 1990s, Caliber Comics issued a four-part Sherlock Holmes Reader which features quotes from Holmes, a map of 221-B Baker Street, and canon story adaptations [12] as well as individual stories such as Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Holmes [12] and The Sussex Vampire. [13] 2009 brought the Black House Comics series The Dark Detective: Sherlock Holmes. [14]
Sherlock Holmes is a four-act play by William Gillette and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, based on Conan Doyle's character Sherlock Holmes. After three previews it premiered on Broadway November 6, 1899, at the Garrick Theatre in New York City.
Sherlock Holmes: The Musical is a musical based on characters created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, with music, lyrics, and book by Leslie Bricusse.The story concerns a 1901 confrontation between Holmes and his arch-enemy Professor Moriarty; Moriarty's brilliant daughter Bella proves to be an even more determined (and beautiful) foe than her father.
The stage at Everyman Theatre in Baltimore ahead of a 2023 performance of Baskerville. Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery is a play by American playwright Ken Ludwig. It premiered at the Arena Stage in Southwest, Washington, D.C. in January 2015 and was directed by Amanda Dehnert. [1]
The Bank of England: An Adventure in the Life of Sherlock Holmes [35] 1900 Stage Clarence Blakiston: Sheerluck Jones, or Why D’Gillette Him Off [36] 1901–1902 Stage (Terry's Theatre) Walter Edwards The Sign of the Four [34] 1903 Stage (West End Theater) Herbert Kelcey: Sherlock Holmes: 1903 Stage (Broadway Theatre, Butte, Montana)