Sherlock Holmes: A Drama in Four Acts
"Sherlock Holmes : A drama in four acts" was written by Conan Doyle and William Gillette for the the first ever stage adaptation of Sherlock Holmes.
The play opened in New York City on November 6, 1899, and ran there for more than 260 performances before touring the United States and then moving on to London's Lyceum Theatre in September 1901. During the London leg of the tour, a thirteen-year-old Charlie Chaplin played Billy the pageboy, and the play finally closed after 200 performances. Gillette later revived the show in 1905, 1906, 1910, and 1915. [Wikipedia]
This has some significant trivia -
- Gillette's Holmes was the first to utter "Elementary, my dear Watson
- It was also Gillette who introduced the famous curved pipe as a trademark Holmes prop.
The scripts have been taken from The Diogenes Club. The last video is a thanks to jhostei.
Starting from Monday, the 20th this will be serialised here on Baker Street as part of our Uncollected Sherlock Holmes series. Hope you enjoy. 
