The Mask of Moriarty (play 1994)
The Mask of Moriarty is an American play, written by Hugh Leonard and directed by John Tillinger, performed at the Adams Memorial Theatre (Williamstown, MA, USA) from 6 to 17 july 1994, starring Paxton Whitehead as Sherlock Holmes and David Schramm as Dr. Watson.
A servant girl is murdered on Waterloo Bridge, and the blundering Constable Herbert Travesty promptly arrests the wrong man, Bunny St. John Manders. Bunny's newly found American half-sister, the flirtatious and ambiguous Gwen Mellors, protests and brings the case to Sherlock Holmes. In Holmes's study — amid banter about Watson's marital woes — Holmes vows to find the killer. The investigation soon tangles with two larger threads: a hunt for a world-shifting "McGuffin Device" and the elusive Professor Moriarty, complicated by a disguise-driven identity twist. Though the plotting sprawls, the chief pleasures are the performances and Leonard's witty dialogue, epitomized by Travesty's quip about "mythical ornithology."
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Dr. Watson (David Schramm) and Sherlock Holmes (Paxton Whitehead) -
Sherlock Holmes (Paxton Whitehead) and Landlord (John Curless) -
Gwen Mellors (Jane Krakowski) and Sherlock Holmes (Paxton Whitehead) -
Dr. Watson (David Schramm) and Lily (Amy Cox)
Cast
- Sherlock Holmes : Paxton Whitehead
- John H. Watson M.D. : David Schramm
- Inspector Lestrade : Richard Venture
- Moriarty : W.H. Allen
- Herbert Travesty / Bobby / Landlord : John Curless
- Passing Gentleman : Adam Ulysses Stein
- Gwen Mellors : Jane Krakowski
- Alice Binns : Stephanie Mnookin
- Bunny St. John Manders : Robert Joy
- Mr. O'Shaughnessy : Charles Fisher
- An August Personage : William Bogert
- Lord Melmoth : Emery Battis
- Herring : Adam LeFevre
- Lily : Amy Cox
- Sailors : Jon Ecklund, Robert English, John C. Havens, Tyler Pace
- Riff Raff : Christian Huber, Obi Ndefo, Kevin Pass
- Gilded Youth : Vito Settineri
- Methylated Mary : Linda White
- Barboy : Sam Wright
- Women of the Night : Amy Morse, Alisa Phillips
Crew
- Playwright : Hugh Leonard
- Director : John Tillinger
- Sets : James Noone
- Costumes : Jess Goldstein
- Lights : Rui Rita
- Sound : Wayne Tepley
- Stage Manager : Karen Carpenter
