Sherlock Holmes (play 1901 Hollis Street Theatre)

Ad in The Boston Globe (18 february 1901, p. 10)

Ad in The Boston Globe (23 march 1901, p. 9)

Sherlock Holmes is a play in 4 acts written by William Gillette and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, arranged by Charles Frohman, performed from 18 february to 23 march 1901 at the Hollis Street Theatre in Boston, MA (USA).

The ad mentioned : "Charles Frohman presents William Gillette in his greatest success Sherlock Holmes."

Cast

The Boston Globe (19 february 1901, p. 8)

• Sherlock Holmes : William Gillette
• Dr Watson : Frederick Truesdell
• John Forman : Ruben Fax
• Sir Edward Leighton : Harold Heaton
• Count Von Stahlburg : Alfred S. Howard
• Professor Moriarty : George Wessells
• James Larrabee : Ralph Delmore
• Sidney Prince : George Honey
• Alfred Bassick : Henry Harmon
• Jim Craigin : Thomas McGrath
• Thomas Leary : Elwyn Eaton
• "Lightfoot" McTague : Julius Weyms
• John : Henry Koerper
• Parsons : Soldene Powell
• Billy : Henry McArdle
• Alice Faulkner : Maude Fealy
• Mrs. Faulkner : Jane Thomas
• Madge Larrabee : Olive Oliver
• Therese : Louise Collins
• Mrs. Smeedley : Gertrude Dawes

Reviews

• Wm. Gillette Portrays "Sherlock Holmes" (The Boston Globe, 19 february 1901)
• About Stage Villains (The Boston Globe, 24 february 1901)
• "Sherlock Holmes" (The Boston Globe, 3 march 1901)
• William Gillette's Farewell (The Boston Globe, 24 march 1901)

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