Claude Duval

From The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia

Claude Duval (also spelled Claude Du-Val) is a British musical play, written by Frederic Bowyer and Payne Nunn, performed at the Princes Theatre (Bristol, UK) on 23 july 1894 and toured in the UK (see Performances), starring H. O. Clarey as Sherlock Holmes-Spotter. The cast changed during the tour.


Illustration


Cast

Cast Bristol

Programme Claude Du-Val (Bristol)


Cast London

Cast Claude Duval (London)


Crew

  • Playwright : Frederic Bowyer, Payne Nunn
  • Music : John Crook, Lionel Monckton
  • Solo Dances : Florence Levey
  • Dresses : Alias
  • Wigs : Clarkson
  • Dances : Madame Rosa
  • Pianoforte : Messrs. Erard, Great Marlborough St.
  • Engravings / Etchings : Goupil Gallery, Regent Street
  • Conductor : Ernest Allan
  • Stage Manager : Clarence Hunt
  • Business Manager : C. P. Levilly


Acts

Act I. — Deepdale Hall.

  • Scene : The Coming of the Age.

Act II. — Hounslow Heath.

  • Scene 1. The Attack on the Coach, and the "Gavotte."
  • Scene 2. Drawing-room at Sir Phillip's, Belgravia.


Performances

1894

  • 23 july - 29 december 1894 : Prince of Wales Theatre (Bristol, UK)

1895

  • 19 april 1895 : Ipswich Lyceum (Ipswich, UK)
  • 22-27 april 1895 : Elephant & Castle (London, UK)
  • 6-11 may 1895 : Theatre Royal (Brighton, UK)
  • 13-18 may 1895 : Theatre Royal (Portsmouth, UK)
  • 20-25 may 1895 : Grand Theatre (Plymouth, UK)
  • 27 may - 1st june 1895 : Grand Theatre (Cardiff, UK)
  • Company on vacation
  • 15-20 july 1895 : New Grand Theatre (Blackpool, UK)
  • ? 1895 : Londesborough Theatre (Scarborough, UK)
  • ? 1895 : Comedy Theatre (Manchester, UK)
  • 5-10 august 1895 : City Theatre (Sheffield, UK)
  • 12-24 august 1895 : Grand Theatre (Hull, UK)
  • 26-31 august 1895 : Grand Theatre (Halifax, UK)
  • 2-7 september 1895 : Theatre Royal (Bradford, UK)
  • 9-14 september 1895 : Colosseum (Oldham, UK)
  • 16-21 september 1895 : Theatre Royal (Huddersfield, UK)
  • 23 september - 5 october 1895 : Opera House (Wakefield, UK)