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Sherlock Holmes: a drama in four acts, being a hitherto unpublished episode in the career of the great detective and showing his connection with the strange case of Miss Faulkner

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Billy Rose Theatre Division

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Title
Sherlock Holmes: a drama in four acts, being a hitherto unpublished episode in the career of the great detective and showing his connection with the strange case of Miss Faulkner
Names
Gillette, William, 1853-1937 (Author)
Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930 (Author)
Collection

Billy Rose Theatre Collection scripts

Plays

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1900
Place: New York
Library locations
Billy Rose Theatre Division
Shelf locator: NCOF+ (Gillette, W. H. Sherlock Holmes)
Topics
Drama
Holmes, Sherlock
Genres
Drama
Promptbooks
Typescripts
annotations
Notes
Statement of responsibility: by William Gillette and Arthur Conan Doyle.
Content: Typescript.
Content: Promptbook.
Content: Includes original cast.
Content: On cover: Last version July 28, 1900.
Biographical/historical: Produced at the Garrick Theatre, New York, Nov. 6, 1899.
Additional physical form: Script is also available on microfilm; The Billy Rose Theatre Collection, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts; service copy number: *ZC-647.
Physical Description
Extent: 53, 48, 35, 44 leaves ; 27 cm.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 44078538
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14615745
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c338cb10-1843-013c-d6d8-0242ac110003
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1853: Creator Born
  • 1900: Created
  • 1937: Creator Died
  • 2023: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Sherlock Holmes" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1900. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6a2b23e0-5fc6-013c-1ff1-0242ac110004

Chicago/Turabian Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Sherlock Holmes" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6a2b23e0-5fc6-013c-1ff1-0242ac110004

APA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. (1900). Sherlock Holmes Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6a2b23e0-5fc6-013c-1ff1-0242ac110004

Wikipedia Citation

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Sherlock Holmes