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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>[[File:the-sunday-record-1974-11-10-pb3-the-theatrical-holmes-photo.jpg|thumb|250px|right|''Sherlock Holmes'' ([[John Wood]]) and ''Alice Faulkner'' ([[Mel Martin]])]]<br />
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''Sherlock Holmes'' is an American 4-act play, written by [[William Gillette]] and [[Arthur Conan Doyle]], directed by [[Frank Dunlop]], performed by the ''Royal Shakespeare Company'' first at the ''Eisenhower Theater'' (Washington, D.C., USA) from to 7 october to 2 november 1974 (32 performances), and at the ''Broadhurst Theatre'' (New York, NY, USA) from 12 november 1974 to 21 april 1975 (219 performances), starring [[John Wood]] as [[Sherlock Holmes]] and [[Tim Pigott-Smith]] (< 4 feb) and [[Dennis Cooney]] (> 4 feb) as [[Dr. Watson]].<br />
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Still in ''Broadhurst Theatre'', [[John Wood]] was replaced as [[Sherlock Holmes]] by [[Patrick Horgan]] from 22 april 1975 (see [[Sherlock Holmes (play 1975 with Patrick Horgan)|play]]), then Horgan was replaced by [[John Neville]] from 13 may 1975 (see [[Sherlock Holmes (play 1975 with John Neville)|play]]), then Neville was replaced by [[Robert Stephens]] from 19 august 1975 (see [[Sherlock Holmes (play 1975-1976 with Robert Stephens)|play]]).<br />
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The play is an adaptation of the [[William Gillette]]'s [[Sherlock Holmes (play 1899)|Sherlock Holmes]] (1899).<br />
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== Photos ==<br />
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File:daily-news-ny-1974-09-22-section3-p1-the-return-of-sherlock-holmes-to-broadway-photo.jpg|''Sherlock Holmes'' ([[John Wood]]) and ''Alice Faulkner'' ([[Mel Martin]])<br />
File:the-philadelphia-inquirer-1974-11-06-p8b-new-holmes-hopes-to-bare-inner-man-photo.jpg|''Sherlock Holmes'' ([[John Wood]]) and ''Dr. Watson'' ([[Tim Pigott-Smith]])<br />
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File:1974-sherlock-holmes-wood-08.jpg|''Madge Larrabee''<br />([[Barbara Leigh-Hunt]])<br />
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&copy; Photos : Martha Swope.<br />
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== Casts ==<br />
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'''Original cast'''<br />
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* '''Sherlock Holmes''' : [[John Wood]]<br />
* '''Dr. Watson''' : [[Tim Pigott-Smith]]<br />
* '''Madge Larrabee''' : [[Barbara Leigh-Hunt]]<br />
* '''John Forman''' : [[Harry Towb]]<br />
* '''James Larrabee''' : [[Nicholas Selby]]<br />
* '''Terese''' : [[Pamela Miles]]<br />
* '''Sidney Prince''' : [[Trevor Peacock]]<br />
* '''Alice Faulkner''' : [[Mel Martin]]<br />
* '''Professor Moriarty''' : [[Philip Locke]]<br />
* '''John''' : [[Michael Mellinger]]<br />
* '''Alfred Bassick''' : [[Martin Milman]]<br />
* '''Billy''' : [[Sean Clarke]]<br />
* '''Jim Craigin''' : [[Morgan Sheppard]]<br />
* '''Thomas Leary''' : [[Keith Taylor]]<br />
* '''"Lightfoot" McTague''' : [[Joe Marcell]]<br />
* '''Parsons''' : [[Arthur Blake]]<br />
* '''Sir Edward Leighton''' : [[John Keston]]<br />
* '''Count von Stalburg''' : [[John Bott]]<br />
* '''Newsboy''' : [[Robert Cook]]<br />
* '''Londoners and others''' : [[Wendy Bailey]], [[Joseph Charles]], [[Alan Coates]], [[Robert Cook]], [[Joe Marcell]], [[Michael Walker]] (replaced by [[Kim Herbert]] in january 1975)<br />
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'''Cast after 4 february'''<br />
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* '''Sherlock Holmes''' : [[John Wood]]<br />
* '''Dr. Watson''' : [[Dennis Cooney]]<br />
* '''Madge Larrabee''' : [[Christiana Pickles]]<br />
* '''John Forman''' : [[Richard Lupino]]<br />
* '''James Larrabee''' : [[Ron Randell]]<br />
* '''Terese''' : [[Diana Kirkwood]]<br />
* '''Sidney Prince''' : [[Tony Tanner]]<br />
* '''Alice Faulkner''' : [[Lynne Lipton]]<br />
* '''Professor Moriarty''' : [[ Clive Revill]]<br />
* '''John''' : [[George Spelvin]] (replaced by [[Matthew Tobin]] in march 1975)<br />
* '''Alfred Bassick''' : [[Robert Phalen]]<br />
* '''Billy''' : [[Tobias Haller]]<br />
* '''Jim Craigin''' : [[Richard Woods]]<br />
* '''Thomas Leary''' : [[Arthur Burghardt]]<br />
* '''"Lightfoot" McTague''' : [[Richard Council]]<br />
* '''Parsons''' : [[Mathew Tobin]]<br />
* '''Sir Edward Leighton''' : [[Patrick Horgan]]<br />
* '''Count von Stalburg''' : [[Fred Stuthman]]<br />
* '''Newsboy''' : [[Rock Townsend]]<br />
* '''Londoners and others''' : [[Michael Hawkins]], [[Kim Herbert]], [[Susan Merril-Taylor]], [[Robert Perault]], [[Richard Council]], [[Rock Townsend]]<br />
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== Crew ==<br />
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* '''Director''' : [[Frank Dunlop]]<br />
* '''Playwright''' : [[William Gillette]], [[Arthur Conan Doyle]]<br />
* '''Music''' : Michael Lankester<br />
* '''Lighting''' : Neil Peter Jampolis<br />
* '''Scenery / Costumes''' : Carl Toms<br />
* '''Violin''' : Christopher Tarlé<br />
* '''Trumpet''' : Dick Perry<br />
* '''Piano''' : Irving Joseph<br />
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* [[Conan Doyle on stage]]</div>
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