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The sign of the four. Adapted from the novel by A. Conan Doyle

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Billy Rose Theatre Division

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Title
The sign of the four. Adapted from the novel by A. Conan Doyle
Names
Rice, Charles P. (Adapter)
Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 (Author)
Collection

Billy Rose Theatre Collection scripts

Plays

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1903
Place: New York
Library locations
Billy Rose Theatre Division
Shelf locator: NCOF+ (Rice, C. P. Sign of the four)
Topics
Drama
Promptbooks
Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930 -- Adaptations
Genres
Drama
Typescripts
Notes
Content: Prompt-book of a Wildwood, N.J., production.
Content: Caption title.
Biographical/historical: Produced at the West End Theatre, New York, Nov. 9, 1903.
Physical Description
Extent: 113 l. 27 cm.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14794536
Photo Order: 49132
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 4cee8390-0048-0130-a243-58d385a7bbd0
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1903: Created
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2021: Found by you!
  • 2022

MLA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "The sign of the four. Adapted from the novel by A. Conan Doyle" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1903. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e18007e0-1bc1-0130-7d1c-58d385a7b928

Chicago/Turabian Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "The sign of the four. Adapted from the novel by A. Conan Doyle" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed July 31, 2021. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e18007e0-1bc1-0130-7d1c-58d385a7b928

APA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. (1903). The sign of the four. Adapted from the novel by A. Conan Doyle Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e18007e0-1bc1-0130-7d1c-58d385a7b928

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The sign of the four. Adapted from the novel by A. Conan Doyle