The Speckled Band
The Speckled Band is a play by Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930)[1]
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The original text
A stage adaptation of Conan Doyle's own tale called "The Adventure of the Speckled Band" (published 1892, his eighth Sherlock Holmes short story).
The stage play was written in 1910 and premiered at the Adelphi Theatre, London on 4 June 1910, under the name The Stonor Case. However, the text was published as The Speckled Band : an adventure of Sherlock Holmes by Samuel French in 1912. Later usually performed under the title The Speckled Band.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1911: Performed as The Speckled Band by Alfred Paumier and his company in the Opera House, Cape Town and on tour in South Africa, during the second half of the year. Paumier appeared as "Paul Valmar".
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Conan_Doyle
D.C. Boonzaier, 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in SA Review, 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in Bosman 1980: pp. 374-439.)
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.203-205
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