Sherlock Holmes, programme

Date1901

Names

Royal Lyceum Theatre (Toronto, Ont.) (event place)

Holmes, Sherlock (subject)

Format

Ephemera

Notes

Play presented at the Royal Lyceum Theatre from September 9, 1901 to April 11, 1902, starring William Gillette as Holmes and Percy Lyndal as Watson; brief synopsis of Act I is given on back of programme.

Subject

Detective and mystery stories, English

Theater programs

Medium

Theater programs

Language

English

CollectionArthur Conan Doyle Collection

Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)

Call Number / Accession Number37131055087720D

Dewey Number790.20202 T34 V. 1 NO. 3

Country:Canada

City, town or township:Toronto

East-west street:King Street West

Neighbourhood:King-Spadina

North-south streeet:York Street

Province or state:Ontario

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Manuscript letter written in Alfred H. Wood's handwriting.

Windlesham, Crowborough, Sussex; "Dear Greenhough-Smith The first of the supplementary "Sherlock Holmes" stories will reach you after Easter"

April 17,1908

Manuscript letter in Arthur Conan Doyle's handwriting.

48 Grand Parade, Carlbourne; "My dear Smith I think I could sustain my copyright in the words "Sherlock Holmes and I don't think they have been used as an advertisement up to now."

Unknown

The hotel Metropole and the Whitehall Rooms, London; "My dear Smith; No, I got the Sherlock Holmes suggestion but not the other one"

August 23, 1912

Sherlock Holmes caricature for Vanity Fair magazine

approximately 1910

The casebook of Sherlock Holmes

1927

Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

approximately 1910s

Return of Sherlock Holmes

approximately 1900's

His last bow : a reminiscence of Sherlock Holmes

1917

Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes

1894

4 Mostyn Terrace, Eastbourne; "My dear Smith I hope you are going to have a holiday [...] The day when Holmes will really die will be the day when I think that I am letting him down".

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Windlesham, Crowborough, Sussex; "My dear Smith I have had thoughts of doing a new Sherlock story".

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Windlesham, Crowborough, Sussex; "My dear Smith I am concerned that you should publish the Sherlock story"

September 17, 1914