Sherlock Holmes (play 1901-1902 Lyceum Theatre)

Ad in The Standard (London) (9 september 1901, p. 4)

Ad in The Standard (London) (12 april 1902, p. 6)

Sherlock Holmes is a play in 4 acts written by William Gillette and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, arranged by Charles Frohman, performed from 9 september 1901 to 12 april 1902 at the Lyceum Theatre in London (UK).

Cast

• Sherlock Holmes : William Gillette
• Doctor Watson : Percy Lyndal
• John Forman : Sydney Herbert
• Sir Edward Leighton : Thomas A. Braidon
• Count Von Stahlburg : Walter Sealby (as Selby)
• Professor Moriarty : W. L. Abingdon
• James Larrabee : Ralph Delmore
• Sidney Prince : Fuller Mellish
• Alfred Bassick : Henry Harmon
• Jim Craigin : Griffiths Evans
• Thomas Leary : Henry J. Hadfield
• "Lightfoot" McTague : Harold Eaton
• John : Soldene Powell
• Parsons : Frank D. Pengelly
• Billy : Henry McArdle
• Alice Faulkner : Maude Fealy
• Mrs. Faulkner : Ethel Lorrimore
• Madge Larrabee : Charlotte Granville
• Therese : Louise Collins
• Mrs. Smeedley : Claire Pauncefort

Articles

• Sherlock Holmes in the Law Courts (The Daily News, 9 september 1901)

Reviews

• "Sherlock Holmes" (The Globe, 10 september 1901)
• "Sherlock Holmes" — The Conan Doyle-Gillette Detective-Drama Arrives in London (The Sketch, 11 september 1901)
• Mr. William Gillette as Sherlock Holmes (The Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic News, 14 september 1901)
• "Sherlock Holmes" at the Lyceum Theatre (The Tatler, 18 september 1901)

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