Sherlock Holmes (play 1912)
From The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia

Sherlock Holmes is an Icelandic 5-act play, written by Walter Christmas, performed from 7 to 28 april 1912 at the Reykjavik National Theather (Reykjavik, Iceland), starring Bjarni Björnsson as Sherlock Holmes and Andrjes Björnsson as Professor Moriarty. According to a critic [1], the two Björnsson were twins.
The play was performed on sundays only : 7, 14, 21 and 28 april 1912.
It seems that it was an adaptation of the 1899 William Gillette play of the same name: Sherlock Holmes, as similarities are mentioned: Moriarty, Larrabees, gas cellar, gangsters... [1]
There was also a previous version of the same play in Iceland with Jens B. Waage (Sherlock Holmes) and Arni Eiríksson (Moriarty), see at the end of the page.
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Cast
- Sherlock Holmes : Bjarni Björnsson
- Professor Moriarty : Andrjes Björnsson
Crew
- Playwright : Walter Christmas
Reviews
It seems that the play was performed previously by Jens B. Waage (Sherlock Holmes) and Arni Eiríksson (Moriarty). See article below :
