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"The Speckled Band" was the sixth episode of the first series of Holmes adaptations by Granada Television starring Jeremy Brett as Holmes and David Burke as Watson, first broadcast in 1984. [41] "The Speckled Band" was adapted as part of the 1984–85 anime series Sherlock Hound. In this version, Moriarty poses as Roylott to steal Helen's money ...
The Speckled Band ran at the Adelphi Theatre until 6 August, after which it immediately transferred to the Globe Theatre to complete a run of 169 London performances, closing on 29 October. [ 1 ] [ 6 ] A British tour followed in the Autumn of 1911 but the only actor from the original company to land a role was A. Corney Grain, now promoted from ...
"The Great Speckled Bird" is a hymn from the southern United States whose lyrics were written by the Reverend Guy Smith, and transcribed by singer Charlie Swain. It is an allegory referencing fundamentalist self-perception during the Fundamentalist–Modernist Controversy . [ 1 ]
The Great is a historical and satirical black comedy-drama about the rise of Catherine the Great from outsider to the longest-reigning female ruler in Russia's history. The series is highly fictionalized and portrays Catherine in her youth and marriage to Emperor Peter III of Russia, focusing on the plot to kill her depraved and dangerous husband.
“Dearest gentle reader, this is the story of Queen Charlotte from Bridgerton,” a title card, narrated by Lady Whistledown, reads at the start of episode 1. “It is not a history lesson. “It ...
A new study finds that drinking carbonated or sparkling water may contribute to weight loss via two mechanisms, though it may need other factors to make a significant impact.
The Speckled Bird is an autobiographical novel, by the Irish poet, writer, mystic and Nobel laureate in literature in 1923, W. B. Yeats.The novel has been written in four versions, between 1896 - 1903, and Yeats has given this name to the last version, taken from the Old Testament, Book of Jeremiah, chapter 12, verse 9: "Mine heritage is unto me as a speckled bird, the birds round about are ...
The Great Lie is a 1941 American drama film directed by Edmund Goulding, and starring Bette Davis, George Brent and Mary Astor. [3] The screenplay by Lenore J. Coffee is based on the novel January Heights by Polan Banks.