The Theatrical Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes takes to the stage in four entertaining play scripts, written between 1899 and 1921 by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and William Gillette.Even though Sherlock Holmes had fallen to his supposed death at the culmination of 'The Final Problem' in December 1893, it proved very difficult to keep the great detective down as this collection of theatrical play scripts proves. As the nineteenth century was nearing its end, Sherlock Holmes made his first official stage appearance and that legendary script is presented here along with three others.SHERLOCK HOLMES - A DRAMA IN FOUR ACTS (1899)Written by William Gillette and Sir Arthur Conan DoyleTHE PAINFUL PREDICAMENT OF SHERLOCK HOLMES (1905)Attributed to William GilletteTHE SPECKLED BAND - AN ADVENTURE OF MISTER SHERLOCK HOLMES (1910)Written by Sir Arthur Conan DoyleTHE CROWN DIAMOND - AN EVENING WITH SHERLOCK HOLMES (1921)Written by Sir Arthur Conan DoyleThis collection also contains an introduction written by Paul Stuart Hayes, the author of Requiem for Sherlock Holmes, which sets the scene for Sherlock Holmes' debut on stage and looks in detail at each of the four productions presented in this volume.