The Fires of Fate (play 1909 with Hamilton Revelle)

Hamilton Revelle in "The Fires of Fate" at the Illinois. (The Inter Ocean, 8 december 1909, Magazine section, p. 6)

Ina Hammer in "The Fires of Fate" at the Illinois. (The Inter Ocean, 5 december 1909, Magazine section, p. 9)

Grace Carlyle in "The Fires of Fate" at the Illinois. (The Inter Ocean, 12 december 1909, Magazine section, p. 11)

The Fires of Fate is an American 4-act play, written by Arthur Conan Doyle, produced by Charles Frohman, performed at the Illinois Theatre (Chicago, USA) from 6 to 25 december 1909 and at the Liberty Theatre (New York, USA) from 28 december 1909 to 15 january 1910, starring Hamilton Revelle as Colonel Cyril Egerton.

The play is an adaptation of the Arthur Conan Doyle's short story The Tragedy of the Korosko (1897).

Cast

Illinois Theatre (Chicago)

• Colonel Cyril Egerton, D.S.O. : Hamilton Revelle
• The Rev. Samuel Roden : William Hawtrey
• James Roden, M.D., F.R.C.S. : Edwin Brandt
• Thomas Belmont : Percy C. Waram
• Cecil Brown of London : Thomas Mills
• Mr. Headingly, an American student : Hale Norcross
• Mons. Octave Fardet of Paris : Ernest Perrin
• Abdulla a dragoman : Lionel Barrymore
• Capt. Jack Archer, Bimbashi, Egyptian camel corps : Courtenay Foote
• Sidi Mohamed, a Dervish spy : C. E. Harris
• Ali Wad Ibrahim, an Arab chief : F. E. Hill
• Abdurrahman, an Arab chief : Charn Chandra Sen
• Mrs. Belmont : Helen Freeman
• Miss Adams of Massachussets, U.S.A. : Ina Hammer
• Miss Sadie Adams of Massachussets, U.S.A. : Grace Carlyle

After 3 performances, Lionel Barrymore suffered appendicitis and was replaced by George Trader.

Liberty Theatre (New York)

• Colonel Cyril Egerton, D.S.O. : Hamilton Revelle
• Rev. Samuel Roden : William Hawtrey
• James Roden, M.D., F.R.C.S. : Edwin Brandt
• Thomas Belmont : Percy C. Waram
• Cecil Brown : Thomas Mills
• Mr. Headingly : Hale Norcross
• Octave Fardet : Ernest Perrin
• Rudkin : Robert Reese
• Abdulla : George Trader
• Captain Jack Archer : Courtenay Foote
• Sidi Mohamed : Paul Pilkington
• Ali Wad Ibrahim : Charn Chandra Sen
• Abdurrahman : F. S. Hill
• Mrs. Belmont : Helen Freeman
• Miss Adams : Ina Hammer
• Miss Sadie Adams : Grace Carlyle

Crew

• Playwright : Arthur Conan Doyle
• Stage Manager : Gustave von Seyffertitz
• Producer : Charles Frohman

Reviews

• A New Drama by Conan Doyle (5 december 1909)
• The Fires of Fate (7 december 1909) cast Chicago
• The Fires of Fate (8 december 1909)
• Actor Taken Seriously Ill (12 december 1909)
• A New Conan Doyle Play (29 december 1909)
• "The Fires of Fate" at the Liberty Theatre (29 december 1909) cast NY

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• Conan Doyle on stage