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Sheerluck Jones, Or Why D’Gillette Him Off
''Sheerluck Jones, or Why D'Gillette Him Off'' is a burlesque on the popular 1899 play ''Sherlock Holmes (play), Sherlock Holmes''. The comedy starred Clarence Blakiston as Sheerluck Jones and ran at Terry's Theatre (1901-02) for 138 performances. History In 1901 William Gillette brought ''Sherlock Holmes (play), Sherlock Holmes'' to the Lyceum Theatre, London, Lyceum Theatre in London where it proved to be a great success. The parody ''Sheerluck Jones, or Why D’Gillette Him Off'' opened on 29 October 1901 and ran at an hour long. It was written by Malcolm Watson and Edward La Serre as a "dramatic criticism in four burlesque paragraphs and as many headlines" Each evening it preceded ''The New Clown'' by H. M. Paull. Play The names of the characters in Gillette's play had been slightly manipulated, and as the ''Tatler'' in its review mentioned, "The point about the pronunciation of MacGillicuddy is to be found in the extraordinary way in which the name of Moriarty, a diffic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scenes From Sheerluck Jones 1902
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