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| − | ''[[The Speckled Band]]'' is a play by | + | ''[[The Speckled Band]]'' is a play by Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Conan_Doyle] |
==The original text== | ==The original text== | ||
| − | A stage adaptation of Conan Doyle's own tale called "The Adventure of the Speckled Band" ( | + | 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 | + | 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== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | The play was adapted to film in 1931, directed by Jack Raymond, with Lyn Harding and Raymond Massey. | ||
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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| + | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Speckled_Band_(play) | ||
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| + | Facsimile version of the 1912 text, [[Hathi Trust Digital Library]][https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=umn.31951002057962a] | ||
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Conan_Doyle | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Conan_Doyle | ||
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| + | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Speckled_Band_(1931_film) | ||
[[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 [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.) | [[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 [[F.C.L. Bosman|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]]: | + | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: p.435 |
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:47, 4 June 2021
The Speckled Band is a play by Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930)[1]
Contents
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
The play was adapted to film in 1931, directed by Jack Raymond, with Lyn Harding and Raymond Massey.
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/The_Speckled_Band_(play)
Facsimile version of the 1912 text, Hathi Trust Digital Library[2]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Conan_Doyle
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Speckled_Band_(1931_film)
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: p.435
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