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''The Crucifer of Blood'' is an American play written by [[Paul Giovanni]] and directed by [[Douglas Rowe]], performed at the ''Laguna Moulton Playhouse'' (Laguna Beach, CA, USA) from 14 may to 5 june 1982 (19 performances), starring [[George Woods]] as [[Sherlock Holmes]] and [[Michael Crown]] as [[Dr. Watson]].

The play is an adaptation of [[Arthur Conan Doyle]]'s novel : [[The Sign of Four]] (1890). 


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== Photos ==

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File:the-los-angeles-times-1982-05-14-p15-the-crucifer-of-blood.jpg|''Irene St. Claire'' ([[Kathryn Johnson]]) and ''Sherlock Holmes'' ([[George Woods]])
File:the-los-angeles-times-1982-05-28-p15-the-crucifer-of-blood.jpg|''Alistair Ross'' ([[George Pelling]]), ''Sherlock Holmes'' ([[George Woods]]) and ''Birdy Johnson'' ([[Robert A. Brown]])
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== Cast ==

* '''Sherlock Holmes''' : [[George Woods]]
* '''Dr. Watson''' : [[Michael Crown]]
* '''Inspector Lestrade''' : [[Alfred Lutjeans]]
* '''Irene St. Claire''' : [[Kathryn Johnson]]
* '''Alistair Ross (young)''' : [[Tony Houghton]]
* '''Alistair Ross (old)''' : [[George Pelling]]
* '''Captain Neville St. Claire (young)''' : [[Lindsay Karg]]
* '''Captain Neville St. Claire (old)''' : [[Walter Daly]]
* '''Mordecai Smith''' : [[Jim Ryan]]
* '''Durga Dass (a Hindu)''' : [[Norman Weingarten]]
* '''Wali Dad (an Afghan)''' : [[Richard Oldden]]
* '''Birdy Johnson''' : [[Robert A. Brown]]
* '''Jonathan Small''' : [[Michael Bielitz]]
* '''Tonga''' : [[Chad Tillner]]
* '''Hopkins''' : [[Michael Sandlin]]
* '''Dancer''' : [[Josée Beaudry]]
* '''Beggar''' : [[Laura Pryzgoda]]
* '''Messenger''' : [[Michael Sandlin]]


== Crew ==

* '''Director''' : [[Douglas Rowe]]
* '''Playwright''' : [[Paul Giovanni]]
* '''Producer''' : Douglas Rowe
* '''Technical Director''' : Jim Ryan Jr.
* '''Set Design, Doug Williamson''' : Don Williamson
* '''Set Execution, Jim Ryan Jr.''' : Jim Ryan Sr.
* '''Lighting Design''' : Ron Coffman
* '''Costumer''' : Marthella Randall, Julie Garvin






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* [[The Crucifer of Blood]]
* [[Conan Doyle on stage]]