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''Sherlock Holmes'' is an American play written by [[Ouida Rathbone]] (the wife of [[Basil Rathbone]]) and opened on 10 october 1953 at the ''Majestic Theatre'' (Boston), starring [[Basil Rathbone]] as [[Sherlock Holmes]] and [[Jack Raine]] as [[Dr. Watson]]. 3 acts.<br />
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The play was mainly based on [[Arthur Conan Doyle]]'s [[The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans]] short story with some bits of [[A Scandal in Bohemia]] and [[The Adventure of the Second Stain]].<br />
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It was successful in Boston but in New York the critics were so bad that the play closed after 3 performances. The touring in London and around the world (as announced on the poster) never happened.<br />
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The usual Rathbone's partner as Watson, [[Nigel Bruce]], was too ill to take the role of Watson, and had been replaced by Australian actor [[Jack Raine]]. Nigel Bruce died on 8 october 1953, two days before the premiere.<br />
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== Acts ==<br />
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Act I <br />
* Scene 1. 221B Baker Street, London. An evening, March, 1895.<br />
* Scene 2. 16 Godolphin Square. The same night.<br />
* Scene 3. A dressing-room at Queen's Hall. The same night.<br />
Act II<br />
* Scene 1. 221B Baker Street. The same night.<br />
* Scene 2. 13 Caulfield Gardens. Early the following morning.<br />
* Scene 3. A chalet overlooking the Reichenbach Falls. Three days later.<br />
Act III <br />
* The chalet overlooking the Reichenbach Falls. Two months later.<br />
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== Photos ==<br />
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''Photos courtesy [http://basilrathbone.net basilrathbone.net].''<br />
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File:1953-sherlock-holmes-basil-rathbone-01.jpg|[[Jack Raine]] (Dr. Watson), [[Terence Kilburn]] (Walker) and [[Basil Rathbone]] (Holmes)<br />
File:1953-sherlock-holmes-basil-rathbone-02.jpg|[[Thomas Gomez]] (Moriarty), [[Eileen Peel]] (Lady Hope) and [[Basil Rathbone]] (Holmes)<br />
File:1953-sherlock-holmes-basil-rathbone-03.jpg|[[Thomas Gomez]] (Moriarty) and [[Basil Rathbone]] (Holmes)<br />
File:1953-sherlock-holmes-basil-rathbone-04.jpg|[[Jarmila Novotna]] (Irene Adler) and [[Basil Rathbone]] (Holmes)<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
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* '''Sherlock Holmes''' : [[Basil Rathbone]]<br />
* '''Dr. Watson''' : [[Jack Raine]]<br />
* '''Professor Moriarty''' : [[Thomas Gomez]]<br />
* '''Mrs. Hudson''' : [[Elwyn Harvey]] <br />
* '''Lestrade''' : [[Bryan Herbert]]<br />
* '''Gregson''' : [[Arthur Stenning]]<br />
* '''Irene Adler''' : [[Jarmila Novotna]]<br />
* '''Hugo Oberstein''' : [[Martin Brandt]]<br />
* '''Rt. Hon. Trelawney Hope''' : [[John Dodsworth]]<br />
* '''Anna''' : [[Margit Forsagren]]<br />
* '''Villard''' : [[Alfred A. Hesse]]<br />
* '''Walker''' : [[Terence Kilburn]]<br />
* '''Eduardo Lucas''' : [[Gregory Morton]]<br />
* '''Miss Alice Dumbar''' : [[Mary Orr]]<br />
* '''Lady Hope''' : [[Eileen Peel]]<br />
* '''Prince Bulganin''' : [[St. John Phillipe]] <br />
* '''Captain Von Herling''' : [[Ludwig Roth]]<br />
* '''Count Louis De Rothiere''' : [[Chester Stratton]]<br />
* '''Andrew''' : [[Evan Thomas]]<br />
* '''Arthur Cadogan West''' : [[Richard Wendley]]<br />
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== Crew ==<br />
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* '''Director''' : [[Reginald Denham]]<br />
* '''Playwright''' : [[Ouida Rathbone]]<br />
* '''Producer''' : Bill Doll<br />
* '''Music''' : Alexander Steinert<br />
* '''General Manager''' : Ben Boyar<br />
* '''General Press Representative''' : Robert Ullman<br />
* '''Special Exploitation''' : Seymour Krawitz<br />
* '''Production Stage Manager''' : Richard Wendley, Merle Albertson<br />
* '''Production Assistant''' : Ira Mengel<br />
* '''Master Carpenter''' : Joseph Harbuck<br />
* '''Master Electrician''' : Ed Kavanaugh<br />
* '''Sound''' : Harold Livington<br />
* '''Assistant Electricians''' : Herman Kantor, Stanley Meyer<br />
* '''Master of Properties''' : Robert Cassel<br />
* '''Assistant Properties''' : John McSorley<br />
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== Performances ==<br />
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* 10-25 october 1953 : ''Majestic Theatre'' (Boston)<br />
* 30-31 october 1953 : ''New Century Theatre'' (Broadway, New York) 3 performances<br />
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== Sources ==<br />
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''Playbill (october 1953)''<br />
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File:playbill-1953-10.jpg|''Playbill'' (october 1953)<br />
File:playbill-1953-10-p10.jpg|''Playbill'' p. 10 (october 1953)<br />
File:playbill-1953-10-p11.jpg|''Playbill'' p. 11 (october 1953)<br />
File:playbill-1953-10-p15.jpg|''Playbill'' p. 15 (october 1953)<br />
File:playbill-1953-10-p17.jpg|''Playbill'' p. 17 (october 1953)<br />
File:playbill-1953-10-p18.jpg|''Playbill'' p. 18 (october 1953)<br />
File:playbill-1953-10-p20.jpg|''Playbill'' p. 20 (october 1953)<br />
File:playbill-1953-10-p22.jpg|''Playbill'' p. 22 (october 1953)<br />
File:playbill-1953-10-p24.jpg|''Playbill'' p. 24 (october 1953)<br />
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* [[Conan Doyle on stage]]<br />
* [[Conan Doyle on screen]]</div>TCDE-Team