The Return of Sherlock Holmes (play)
The Return of Sherlock Holmes is a play written by J. E. Harold Terry and Arthur Rose and originally starring Eille Norwood as Sherlock Holmes. The play premiered at Princes Theatre on October 9, 1923.[1]
Based on the work of
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the play incorporated aspects of four stories: "The Adventure of the Empty House", "The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton", "The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax", and "The Red-Headed League".[1] Actor Eille Norwood had previously portrayed Holmes in the Stoll film series
from 1921 to 1923.
Cast
- Eille Norwood as Sherlock Holmes[2]
- H. G. Stoker as Dr. Watson[2]
- Molly Kerr as Lady Frances Carfax[2]
- Arthur Cullin as Reverend Doctor Shlessinger[2]
- Noel Dainton as Hon. Philip Green[2]
- Paul Gill as Inspector Lestrade
- Lauderdale Maitland as Colonel Sebastian Moran[2]
- Eric Stanley as Charles Augustus Milverton[2]
- Ann Desmond as Jenny Saunders
- Esmé Hubbard as Mrs. Hudson
References
- ^ ISBN 9781461707226.
- ^ ISBN 0-06-015620-1.
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