Dr. Doyle's Second Reading at Daly's
Dr. Doyle's Second Reading at Daly's is an article published in New-York Tribune on 15 november 1894.
Report of the lecture "Readings and Reminiscences" given by Arthur Conan Doyle on 14 november 1894 at the Daly's Theatre (New York, USA).
Report
DR DOYLE'S SECOND READING AT DALY'S.
In spite of the damp and disagreeable weather of yesterday morning, the audience which attended the second of Dr. A. Conan Doyle's readings, at Daly's Theatre, was much larger than the one which assembled for the first of them on Monday. This was as it should be, for the readings are worthy of all the public attention they can get. The little semblance of personal acquaintance with the author which is obtained by hearing him read passages from his own works is not only a pleasure in itself, but an old in the appreciation of his books. This is true, not of Dr. Doyle alone, but of authors generally. Dr. Doyle gave only readings yesterday, unaccompanied by any talk beyond such remarks as were necessary to introduce the selections. He began with a part of the story about the King of Bohemia, from Sherlock Holmes." He exasperated those of his hearers who had not already read the story for themselves by leaving it unfinished. But they ought to have read it for themselves. It was their own fault. He followed this with the sketch of Judge Jeffreys, from "Micah Clarke." After this he read "An Eclipse at Versailles," from "The Refugees," and a portion of "The Green Flag."
The series will end to-morrow, when Dr. Doyle's selections will be made from "The Medal of Brigadier Gerard" ; "The Opening of the Bags," from "The Refugees" ; "The Straggler of 15," from "Round the Red Lamp" ; "Waterloo," from "The Great Shadow" ; "The Hairless Man," from "The Refugees," and "The Speckled Band," from "Sherlock Holmes."
