GILLETTE AS SHERLOCK HOLMES GILLETTE (William Hooker, 1855-1937, American Actor Manager, most famous for playing Sherlock Holmes)

Fine vintage postcard photo by Rotary, signed and dated, showing him three quarters length in his costume as Holmes wearing a heavy decorative jacket, reading a letter, 5½” x 3½”, no place, 24th September

Gillette's Sherlock Holmes consisted of four acts combining elements from several of Doyle's stories. He mainly utilized the plots A Scandal in Bohemia and The Final Problem. Also, it had elements from A Study in Scarlet, The Sign of Four, The Boscombe Valley Mystery, and The Greek Interpreter. However, all the characters in the play were Gillette's own creations with the exception of Holmes, Watson, and Moriarty.

Item Date:  1905

Stock No:  42106      £525

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