Sherlock Holmes (play 1975-1976 with Robert Stephens)
From The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia
Sherlock Holmes is an American 4-act play, written by William Gillette and Arthur Conan Doyle, directed by Frank Dunlop, performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Broadhurst Theatre (New York, NY, USA) from 19 august 1975 to 4 january 1976, starring Robert Stephens as Sherlock Holmes and Dennis Cooney as Dr. Watson.
Robert Stephens succeeded in the title role in this play after John Wood (see play), Patrick Horgan (see play) and John Neville (see play).
The play is an adaptation of the William Gillette's Sherlock Holmes (1899).
Cast
- Sherlock Holmes : Robert Stephens
- Dr. Watson : Dennis Cooney, (> oct) Michael Hawkins, (> 4 nov) Robert Stattel
- Madge Larrabee : Christiana Pickles
- John Forman : Richard Lupino
- James Larrabee : Ron Randell
- Terese : Diana Kirkwood, (> oct) Elizabeth Swain
- Sidney Prince : Tony Tanner, (> sept) Geoff Garland
- Alice Faulkner : Lynne Lipton
- Professor Moriarty : Clive Revill, (> oct) Fred Stuthman, (> 4 nov) Alan Sues
- John : Matthew Tobin
- Alfred Bassick : Robert Phalen
- Billy : Tobias Haller
- Jim Craigin : Richard Woods, (> 4 nov) Tom Tarpey
- Thomas Leary : Arthur Burghardt
- "Lightfoot" McTague : Kim Herbert, (> 4 nov) Jonathan E. Freeman
- Parsons : Mathew Tobin
- Sir Edward Leighton : Patrick Horgan, (> 4 nov) Rex Robins
- Count von Stalburg : Fred Stuthman, (> oct) Robert Persault, (> 4 nov) Fred Stuthman
- Newsboy : Jeffrey Hillcock
- Londoners and others : , Joe Muzikar, Susan Merril-Taylor, Robert Perault, Rock Townsend, (> sept) Jeffrey Hillcock, (> oct) Michael Hawkins, (> 4 nov) Michael Hartman, (> dec) Josef Warik
Crew
- Director : Frank Dunlop
- Playwright : William Gillette, Arthur Conan Doyle
- Music : Michael Lankester
- Lighting : Neil Peter Jampolis
- Scenery / Costumes : Carl Toms
- Violin : Christopher Tarlé
- Trumpet : Dick Perry, (> dec) Donald Benedetti
- Piano : Irving Joseph
