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Sherlock Holmes
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Original
Sherlock Holmes
Broadway
Original
Empire Theatre
1430 Broadway (40th & 41st), New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Arthur Conan Doyle
,
William Gillette
People (19)
H. G. Bates
Performer
(Original)
Joseph Brennan
Performer
(Original)
Edward Fielding
Performer
(Original)
Stuart Fox
Performer
(Original)
Helen Freeman
Performer
(Original)
William Gillette
Sherlock Holmes
(Original)
Burford Hampden
Performer
(Original)
Wade Hampton
Performer
(Original)
Louis Hendricks
Performer
(Original)
Edwin Mordant
Performer
(Original)
H. A. Morey
Performer
(Original)
Earl Redding
Performer
(Original)
Stewart Robbins
Performer
(Original)
Fulton Russell
Performer
(Original)
Philip Sanford
Performer
(Original)
Marshall Vincent
Performer
(Original)
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H. G. Bates
Performer
(Original)
Joseph Brennan
Performer
(Original)
Edward Fielding
Performer
(Original)
Stuart Fox
Performer
(Original)
Helen Freeman
Performer
(Original)
William Gillette
Sherlock Holmes
(Original)
Burford Hampden
Performer
(Original)
Wade Hampton
Performer
(Original)
Louis Hendricks
Performer
(Original)
Edwin Mordant
Performer
(Original)
H. A. Morey
Performer
(Original)
Earl Redding
Performer
(Original)
Stewart Robbins
Performer
(Original)
Fulton Russell
Performer
(Original)
Philip Sanford
Performer
(Original)
Marshall Vincent
Performer
(Original)
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William Gillette
Writer
Arthur Conan Doyle
Based on the Books
William Postance
Director
Charles Frohman
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Oct
11
1915
Closing Date
Nov
1
1915
Performances
32
as of Dec 05, 2025
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