Halves

Program Garrick Theatre (1899)

Scene of Halves at the Garrick Theatre (Illustration by F. C. Dickinson in The Graphic, 17 june 1899, p. 9)

Halves is a British 3-act play written by Arthur Conan Doyle, performed by H. T. Brickwell's London Company at Her Majesty's Theatre (Aberdeen, UK) from 10 to 15 april 1899 and toured in UK (from 17 april to 13 may), and finished in Garrick Theater (London, UK) from 10 june to 4 august 1899.

This is a domestic drama in a prologue and 3 acts suggested by James Payn's novel of the same name.

Cast

Prologue

• Mrs. Dawson : Mrs. Charles Maltby
• Robert Dawson : Gerald Maxwell, Brandon Thomas (London)
• William Dawson : George Mudie, James Welch (London)
• John : George Shelton

Play

• Robert Dawson : Gerald Maxwell, Brandon Thomas (London)
• Dr. William Dawson : George Mudie, James Welch (London)
• Rupert Slater (his assistant) : C. Troode
• John (a servant) : George Shelton
• Mr. Henderson (a solicitor) : Mark Paton, Gerald Biron (London)
• Sir Charles Early : Fitzroy Morgan
• Mr. Mayfield : George Blount, Frank Emery (London)
• Mrs. Wilkinson : C. Macdonald, Gordon Gray (London)
• Mrs. William Dawson : Ethel Herbert, Geraldine Olliffe (London)
• Mary Dawson : Mabel Rees, Nellie Thorne (London)
• Lady Early : Dora Battiscombe, Miss Ross-Selwicke (London)

Illustrations

• Caricatures in The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News (8 july 1899)
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  Miss Geraldine Olliffe as Mrs. William Dawson
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  Mr. James Welch as William Dawson
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  Mr. George Shelton as John
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  Mr. Fitzroy Morgan as Sir Charles Early
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  Miss Nellie Thorne as Mary Dawson and Mr. C. Troode as Rupert Slater
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  Mrs. Charles Maltby as Mrs. Dawson
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  Mr. Brandon Thomas as Robert Dawson

Acts

• Prologue
• Act I. - Dr. William Dawson's waiting-room and surgery. Time, April 3, 1898.
• Act II. - Dr. William Dawson's drawing-room. The same day.
• Act III. - The same. Time, April 6, 1898.

Reviews

• Halves - An American Citizen, review by A.B.W. (The Speaker, 24 june 1899)

• 
  Review in Courier And Advertiser (Dundee) (11 april 1899, p. 5)
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  Review in Courier And Advertiser (Dundee) (14 april 1899, p. 4)
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  Review in The Era (15 april 1899, p. 14)
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  Review in The Daily News (5 june 1899, p. 4)
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  Review in The Morning Post (6 june 1899, p. 5)
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  Review in The Morning Post (12 june 1899, p. 3)
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  Review in The Glasgow Herald (12 june 1899, p. 13)
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  Review in The Pall Mall Gazette (12 june 1899, p. 3)
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  Review in The Sketch (14 june 1899, p. 310)
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  St. Louis Post-Dispatch (18 june 1899, p. 16)
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  The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News (8 july 1899, p. 15)

Performances

• 10-15 april 1899 : Her Majesty's Theatre (Aberdeen, UK)
• 17-22 april 1899 : Her Majesty's Theatre (Dundee, UK)
• 24-29 april 1899 : Theatre Royal (Newcastle, UK)
• 1-6 may 1899 : Theatre Royal (Birmingham, UK)
• 8-13 may 1899 : Court Theatre (Liverpool, UK)
• 22-27 may 1899 : Prince's Theatre (Manchester, UK)
• 10 june - 4 august 1899 : Garrick Theatre (London, UK)

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• Conan Doyle on stage