Brigadier Gerard (play 1906) - Revision history

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	File:the-bystander-1906-03-28-p630-brigadier-gerard-photo.jpg\|"Brigadier Gerard" at the Imperial Theatre: Brigadier (Mr. [[Lewis Waller]]) crosses swords with Major Olivier (Mr. [[Frank Woolfe]]).		File:the-bystander-1906-03-28-p630-brigadier-gerard-photo.jpg\|"Brigadier Gerard" at the Imperial Theatre: Brigadier (Mr. [[Lewis Waller]]) crosses swords with Major Olivier (Mr. [[Frank Woolfe]]).
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	File:the-bystander-1906-03-28-p631-brigadier-gerard-photo3.jpg\|The Brigadier Gerard in Talleyrand's private salon.		File:the-bystander-1906-03-28-p631-brigadier-gerard-photo3.jpg\|The Brigadier Gerard in Talleyrand's private salon.
	File:the-bystander-1906-03-28-p630-brigadier-gerard-photo.jpg\|"Brigadier Gerard" at the Imperial Theatre: Brigadier (Mr. [[Lewis Waller]]) crosses swords with Major Olivier (Mr. [[Frank Woolfe]]).		File:the-bystander-1906-03-28-p630-brigadier-gerard-photo.jpg\|"Brigadier Gerard" at the Imperial Theatre: Brigadier (Mr. [[Lewis Waller]]) crosses swords with Major Olivier (Mr. [[Frank Woolfe]]).
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	File:the-bystander-1906-03-28-p631-brigadier-gerard-photo1.jpg\|Napoleon (Mr. [[A. E. George]]) shows his affection for his Brigadier (Mr. [[Lewis Waller]]) by tweaking his ear.		File:the-bystander-1906-03-28-p631-brigadier-gerard-photo1.jpg\|Napoleon (Mr. [[A. E. George]]) shows his affection for his Brigadier (Mr. [[Lewis Waller]]) by tweaking his ear.
	File:the-bystander-1906-03-28-p631-brigadier-gerard-photo2.jpg\|The Brigadier (Mr. [[Lewis Waller]]) declares his respectful love and devotion for the Comtesse de Roquelaure (Miss [[Evelyn Millard]]).		File:the-bystander-1906-03-28-p631-brigadier-gerard-photo2.jpg\|The Brigadier (Mr. [[Lewis Waller]]) declares his respectful love and devotion for the Comtesse de Roquelaure (Miss [[Evelyn Millard]]).
	File:the-illustrated-sporting-and-dramatic-news-1906-03-24-p125-brigadier-gerard.jpg\|"Brigadier Gerard," by Arthur Conan Doyle, at the Imperial Theatre. ([[The Illustrated Sporting ~~and~~ Dramatic News]], 24 march 1906, p. 125).		File:the-illustrated-sporting-and-dramatic-news-1906-03-24-p125-brigadier-gerard.jpg\|"Brigadier Gerard," by Arthur Conan Doyle, at the Imperial Theatre. ([[The Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic News]], 24 march 1906, p. 125).
	File:the-bystander-1906-03-28-p631-brigadier-gerard-photo3.jpg\|The Brigadier Gerard in Talleyrand's private salon.		File:the-bystander-1906-03-28-p631-brigadier-gerard-photo3.jpg\|The Brigadier Gerard in Talleyrand's private salon.
	File:the-bystander-1906-03-28-p630-brigadier-gerard-photo.jpg\|"Brigadier Gerard" at the Imperial Theatre: Brigadier (Mr. [[Lewis Waller]]) crosses swords with Major Olivier (Mr. [[Frank Woolfe]]).		File:the-bystander-1906-03-28-p630-brigadier-gerard-photo.jpg\|"Brigadier Gerard" at the Imperial Theatre: Brigadier (Mr. [[Lewis Waller]]) crosses swords with Major Olivier (Mr. [[Frank Woolfe]]).

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[[File:london-daily-news-1906-03-02-p1-brigadier-gerard-ad-premiere.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Ad for the premiere in ''London Daily News'' (2 march 1906, p. 1)]]
[[File:london-daily-news-1906-05-08-p1-brigadier-gerard-ad-transfer.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Ad for the transfer of the play from ''Imperial Theatre'' to ''Lyric Theatre'' in ''London Daily News'' (8 may 1906, p. 1)]]

''Brigadier Gerard'' is a British play in 4 acts written by [[Arthur Conan Doyle]] performed at the ''Imperial Theatre'' and ''Lyric Theatre'' (London, UK) premiered on 3 march 1906 and performed until 27 june 1906, starring [[Lewis Waller]] as [[Brigadier Gerard]].

See a 1905 interview of [[Arthur Conan Doyle]] in [[The New-York Times]] about his difficulties to place his play to the London theatre managers : [[Conan Doyle's Hard Luck as a Playwright]].

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== Photos ==

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File:1906-brigadier-gerard-lewis-waller-stage1.jpg|''Napoleon'' ([[A. E. George]]), ''Col. Guérin'' ([[Eric Scott]]), ''General de Caulaincourt'' ([[J. H. Irvine]]) and ''Brigadier Gerard'' ([[Lewis Waller]])

File:1906-brigadier-gerard-lewis-waller-stage2.jpg|''Major Olivier'' ([[Frank Woolfe]]), ''Major Bron'' ([[Owen Roughwood]]), ''Brigadier Gerard'' ([[Lewis Waller]]) and ''Captain Sabattier'' ([[S. B. Brereton]])

File:1906-brigadier-gerard-lewis-waller-stage3.jpg|''Comtesse de Roquelaure'' ([[Evelyn Millard]]), ''Napoleon'' ([[A. E. George]]) and ''Brigadier Gerard'' ([[Lewis Waller]])

File:1906-brigadier-gerard-lewis-waller-stage4.jpg|''Monsieur D'Albert'' ([[Shiel Barry]]), ''Brigadier Gerard'' ([[Lewis Waller]]), ''Monsieur Bassompierre'' ([[Frank Cochrane]]) and ''Talleyrand'' ([[Edward O'Neill]])

File:1906-brigadier-gerard-lewis-waller-stage5.jpg|''Comtesse de Roquelaure'' (Miss [[Evelyn Millard]])

File:1906-brigadier-gerard-act4-scene2-lewis-waller-evelyn-millard.jpg|''Brigadier Gerard'' ([[Lewis Waller]]) and ''Comtesse de Roquelaure'' ([[Evelyn Millard]])
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File:1906-brigadier-gerard-lewis-waller-still1.jpg|''Brigadier Gerard'' ([[Lewis Waller]])
File:1906-brigadier-gerard-lewis-waller-still2.jpg|''Brigadier Gerard'' ([[Lewis Waller]])
File:the-sketch-1906-03-07-p231-brigadier-gerard-at-the-imperial.jpg|''Brigadier Gerard'' ([[Lewis Waller]]), by [[Frank Reynolds]]
File:the-bystander-1906-03-28-p631-brigadier-gerard-photo1.jpg|Napoleon (Mr. [[A. E. George]]) shows his affection for his Brigadier (Mr. [[Lewis Waller]]) by tweaking his ear.
File:the-bystander-1906-03-28-p631-brigadier-gerard-photo2.jpg|The Brigadier (Mr. [[Lewis Waller]]) declares his respectful love and devotion for the Comtesse de Roquelaure (Miss [[Evelyn Millard]]).
File:the-illustrated-sporting-and-dramatic-news-1906-03-24-p125-brigadier-gerard.jpg|"Brigadier Gerard," by Arthur Conan Doyle, at the Imperial Theatre. ([[The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News]], 24 march 1906, p. 125).
File:the-bystander-1906-03-28-p631-brigadier-gerard-photo3.jpg|The Brigadier Gerard in Talleyrand's private salon.
File:the-bystander-1906-03-28-p630-brigadier-gerard-photo.jpg|"Brigadier Gerard" at the Imperial Theatre: Brigadier (Mr. [[Lewis Waller]]) crosses swords with Major Olivier (Mr. [[Frank Woolfe]]).
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== Cast ==
[[File:manchester-courier-and-lancashire-general-advertiser-1906-03-05-p8-brigadier-gerard.jpg|thumb|100px|right|Review and cast in ''Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser'' (5 march 1906, p. 8)]]

* '''Captain Gerard''' : [[Lewis Waller]]
* '''Emperor Napoleon''' : [[A. E. George]]
* '''Talleyrand''' : [[Edward O'Neill]]
* '''General de Caulaincourt''' : [[J. H. Irvine]]
* '''Colonel Guérin''' : [[Eric Scott]]
* '''Major Bron''' : [[Owen Roughwood]]
* '''Major Olivier''' : [[Frank Woolfe]]
* '''Captain Sabattier''' : [[S. B. Brereton]]
* '''Captain Pelletan''' : [[K. F. Foss]]
* '''Lieutenant Legros''' : [[G. Aspard]]
* '''Sergeant Boncle''' : [[C. M'Guinness]]
* '''Trooper Oudin''' : [[F. Hendry]]
* '''Monsieur D'Albert''' : [[Shiel Barry]]
* '''Monsieur Bassompierre''' : [[Frank Cochrane]]
* '''Pierre''' : [[Tom Heslewood]]
* '''Constant''' : [[Patrick Digan]]
* '''Lafitte''' : [[F. Nutyon]]
* '''A Russian Chamberlain''' : [[S. Marcus]]
* '''Waggoner''' : [[H. Ainger]]
* '''First Valet''' : [[W. Lebrun]]
* '''Second Valet''' : [[P. Milward]]
* '''A Mameluke''' : [[F. Danby]]
* '''Trumpeter Papilette''' : [[John Byron]]
* '''Agnes''' : [[Helen Leyton]]
* '''Comtesse de Roquelaure''' : [[Evelyn Millard]]

* '''Playwright''' : [[Arthur Conan Doyle]]

== Acts / Scenes ==
[[File:illustrated-london-news-1906-03-10-p9-brigadier-gerard-illus.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Illustration of the last scene in ''Illustrated London News'' (10 march 1906, p. 9)]]

* Act I. A French Farmhouse (Messroom of the Hussars) (E. G. Banks)
* Act II. The Comtesse de Roquelaure's Boudoir (Walter Hann)
* Act III. Talleyrand's Provate Salon (R. M'Cleery)
* Act IV. (R. M'Cleery)
** Scene 1 - The Emperor's Study
** Scene 2 - Same as Act 1

== Performances ==

* 3 march - 12 may 1906 : ''Imperial Theatre'' (London, UK)
* 10 april 1906 : ''Royal Theatre'' (Portsmouth, UK)
* 14 may - 27 june 1906 : ''Lyric Theatre'' (London, UK)

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* [[Conan Doyle on stage]]