Smearlock Holmes, or Why He's Conan Doyled Himself

Review and cast in The Yorkshire Post & Leeds Intelligencer (2 february 1911)

Smearlock Holmes, or Why He's Conan Doyled Himself is a British parodic play written by R. C. Oldham, organized by The Barwick Golf Club and performed at the Leeds and County Liberal Club (Leeds, Yorkshire, UK) in 1911, starring G. R. Coxon as Sherlock Holmes and Norman Jackson as Dr. Watson.

Cast

• Smearlock Holmes : G. R. Coxon
• Dr. Watson : Norman Jackson
• Professor Moriarty : W. H. Tatham
• Lord Whitehairs : R. C. Oldham
• Gladys : Harold Brearley
• The Earl of Duxberry : A. E. Oldbury
• Cragan  : W. W. Stead
• Servant : Reggie Robinson

Crew

• Playwright : R. C. Oldham

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• Conan Doyle on stage