https://www.arthur-conan-doyle.com/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=The_Adventures_of_Gerard_%28play_1903-1904%29 The Adventures of Gerard (play 1903-1904) - Revision history 2026-06-04T06:01:18Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.44.2 https://www.arthur-conan-doyle.com/index.php?title=The_Adventures_of_Gerard_(play_1903-1904)&diff=107801&oldid=prev TCDE-Team at 18:05, 14 April 2023 2023-04-14T18:05:05Z <p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>[[File:wilkes-barre-times-1903-11-28-p8-theatrical-gossip-james-o-neill-photo.jpg|thumb|200px|right|[[James O&#039;Neill]] as [[Brigadier Gerard|Captain Gerard]].&lt;br /&gt;(Wilkes-Barre Times, 28 november 1903, p. 8)]]<br /> <br /> [[File:the-sunday-leader-wilkes-barre-1903-11-29-p2-local-theatre-offerings-james-o-neill-photo.jpg|thumb|200px|right|[[James O&#039;Neill]] as [[Brigadier Gerard|Captain Gerard]].&lt;br /&gt;(The Sunday Leader (Wilkes-Barre), 29 november 1903, p. 2)]]<br /> <br /> [[File:newport-daily-news-1903-11-13-p5-the-adventures-of-gerard-ad.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Ad in &#039;&#039;Newport Daily News&#039;&#039; (13 november 1903, p. 5)]]<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;The Adventures of Gerard&#039;&#039; is a 3-acts American play, written by [[Arthur Conan Doyle]] and adapted by [[Eugene W. Presbrey]], produced by &#039;&#039;Liebler &amp; Co.&#039;&#039;, premiered at the &#039;&#039;Smith&#039;s Theatre&#039;&#039; (Bridgeport, CT, USA) on 9 november 1903, then toured in several towns and states until (around) 15 january 1904 (see [[#Known_performances|performances]]), starring [[James O&#039;Neill]] (often mispelled O&#039;Neil in the newspapers) as [[Brigadier Gerard|Captain (sic) Gerard]].<br /> <br /> Note that Conan Doyle&#039;s play was performed in USA (1903) before UK (1905). 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&#039;s Hard Luck as a Playwright]].<br /> <br /> <br /> __TOC__<br /> <br /> <br /> == Cast ==<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Captain Gerard&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[James O&#039;Neill]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Talleyrand&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[Creston Clarke]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Napoléon&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[Edmund Breese]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Countess&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[Selene Johnson]]<br /> <br /> <br /> == Crew ==<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Director&#039;&#039;&#039; : &#039;&#039;Unknown&#039;&#039;<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Playwright&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[Arthur Conan Doyle]], [[Eugene W. Presbrey]]<br /> <br /> <br /> == Known performances ==<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;November 1903&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> * 9 november 1903 : &#039;&#039;Smith&#039;s Theatre&#039;&#039; (Bridgeport, CT) Premiere<br /> * 10 november 1903 : &#039;&#039;Pera House&#039;&#039; (Holyoke, CT) <br /> * 11 november 1903 : &#039;&#039;Metropolitan Theatre&#039;&#039; (Springfield, MA) <br /> * 12 november 1903 : &#039;&#039;Broadway Theatre&#039;&#039; (Norwich, CT) <br /> * 13-14 november 1903 : &#039;&#039;Hyperion Theatre&#039;&#039; (New Haven, CT) <br /> * 16 november 1903 : &#039;&#039;Lyceum Theatre&#039;&#039; (New London, CT) <br /> * 18 november 1903 : &#039;&#039;Opera House&#039;&#039; (Rhode Island, RI) <br /> * 19 november 1903 : &#039;&#039;Taunton&#039;s Theatre&#039;&#039; (Taunton, MA) <br /> * 23 november 1903 : &#039;&#039;Parson&#039;s Theatre&#039;&#039; (Hartford, CT) <br /> * 24 november 1903 : &#039;&#039;Poli&#039;s Theatre&#039;&#039; (Waterbury, CT) <br /> * 25 november 1903 : &#039;&#039;Empire Theatre&#039;&#039; (Glens Falls, NY) <br /> * 26 november 1903 : &#039;&#039;Empire Theatre&#039;&#039; (Albany, NY) <br /> * 27 november 1903 : &#039;&#039;Majestic Theatre&#039;&#039; (Utica, NY) <br /> * 28 november 1903 : &#039;&#039;Lyceum Theatre&#039;&#039; (Elmira, NY) <br /> * 30 november 1903 : &#039;&#039;Lyceum Theatre&#039;&#039; (Ithaca, NY) <br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;December 1903&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> * 1 december 1903 : &#039;&#039;Lycoming Opera House&#039;&#039; (Williamsport, PA) <br /> * 2 december 1903 : &#039;&#039;The Nesbitt&#039;&#039; (Wilkes-Barre, PA) <br /> * 3 december 1903 : &#039;&#039;Lyceum Theatre&#039;&#039; (Scranton, PA) <br /> * 4-5 december 1903 : &#039;&#039;Lyceum Theatre&#039;&#039; (Rochester, NY) <br /> * 7-9 december 1903 : &#039;&#039;Star Theatre&#039;&#039; (Buffalo, NY) <br /> * 12 december 1903 : &#039;&#039;English&#039;s Theatre&#039;&#039; (Indianapolis, IN)<br /> * 11 december 1903 : &#039;&#039;Grand Opera House&#039;&#039; (Anderson, IN) <br /> * 13-14 december 1903 : &#039;&#039;Olympic Theatre&#039;&#039; (St. Louis, MO) <br /> * 29 november 1903 : &#039;&#039;Faurot Opera House&#039;&#039; (Lima, OH) <br /> * 31 december 1903 : &#039;&#039;Powers Theatre&#039;&#039; (Grand Rapids, MI)<br /> * 31 december 1903 : &#039;&#039;Davidson Theatre&#039;&#039; (Milwaukee, WI)<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;January 1904&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> * 1-2 january 1904 : &#039;&#039;Davidson Theatre&#039;&#039; (Milwaukee, WI)<br /> * 5 january 1904 : &#039;&#039;Belle City Opera House&#039;&#039; (Racine, WI)<br /> * 7 january 1904 : &#039;&#039;The Clinton Theatre&#039;&#039; (Clinton, IA)<br /> * 8 january 1904 : &#039;&#039;Illinois Theatre&#039;&#039; (Rock Island, IL)<br /> * 9 january 1904 : &#039;&#039;Grand Opera House&#039;&#039; (Rockford, IL)<br /> * Last performance in Chicago between 11-14 january 1904.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> == Reviews ==<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed&quot; heights=&quot;250px&quot;&gt;<br /> File:wilkes-barre-times-1903-11-28-p8-theatrical-gossip-review.jpg|Review in &#039;&#039;Wilkes-Barre Times&#039;&#039; (28 november 1903, p. 8)<br /> <br /> File:the-sunday-leader-wilkes-barre-1903-11-29-p2-local-theatre-offerings-review.jpg|Review in &#039;&#039;The Sunday Leader (Wilkes-Barre)&#039;&#039; (29 november 1903, p. 2)<br /> <br /> File:the-buffalo-courier-1903-12-08-p8-first-night-at-local-theaters-review.jpg|Review in &#039;&#039;The Buffalo Courier&#039;&#039; (8 december 1903, p. 8)<br /> <br /> File:the-daily-times-davenport-1904-01-07-p8-james-o-neill-review.jpg|Review in &#039;&#039;The Daily Times (Davenport)&#039;&#039; (7 january 1907, p. 8)<br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ----<br /> * Other source : [http://fultonhistory.com/my%20old%20photos/Historical%20Newspapers%20United%20States%20and%20Canada/New%20York%20NY%20Dramatic%20Mirror/New%20York%20NY%20Dramatic%20Mirror%201903%20Jul-May%201904%20Grayscale/index2.html|The New York Dramatic Mirror archives 1903-1904] and local American newspapers<br /> ----<br /> * [[Conan Doyle on stage]]</div> TCDE-Team