Talk:Sherlock Holmes (play)

Sherlock Holmes (play) was a Media and drama good articles nominee, but did not meet the good article criteria at the time. There may be suggestions below for improving the article. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.

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February 10, 2012	Good article nominee	Not listed

A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on January 23, 2012.

The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that as a boy, Charlie Chaplin appeared on stage in Sherlock Holmes?

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File:Charles Frohman presents William Gillette in his new four act drama, Sherlock Holmes (LOC var 1364) (edit).jpg to appear as POTD soon

Hello! This is a note to let the editors of this article know that File:Charles Frohman presents William Gillette in his new four act drama, Sherlock Holmes (LOC var 1364) (edit).jpg will be appearing as picture of the day on November 17, 2015. You can view and edit the POTD blurb at Template:POTD/2015-11-17. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 10:22, 31 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, based on Conan Doyle's eponymous character. It drew material from the stories "A Scandal in Bohemia", "The Final Problem", and A Study in Scarlet, pitting Holmes against Professor Moriarty and reinventing the character of Irene Adler as a new love interest named Alice Faulkner. This play introduced the phrase "Elementary, my dear Watson" and Holmes' curved pipe.Poster: Metropolitan Printing Company; restoration: nagualdesign

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Elementary, my dear Watson

The article says Gillette's Holmes speaks the line "Oh, this is elementary, my dear Watson" and cites two books as sources. I don't have access to those books so I can't check, but the first of the external links has the whole script of the play, and the line isn't in the script at all. The closest to that is "HOLMES: Ho! (Sneer.) Elementary! The child’s play of deduction!" in the second act. --Newblackwhite (talk) 18:39, 17 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]
See Conan Doyle and an Anglo-Irish Quarrel, Jane Stanford, Carrowmore. 2017, pps.62-63.Professor Moriarty is inspired by John O'Connor Power, Fenian Leader, President of the Irish Republican Brotherhood, 1882-92. His brother, Robert, was a significant figure in Clan na Gael. John is the doorkeeper, 'in the half-darkness', 'John is in the dark.' — Preceding unsigned comment added by Maelfreda (talk • contribs) 08:57, 19 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The play's plot

I think the plot from the play itself should be included here as well. PremonitionalHuman (talk) 16:27, 1 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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