![]() Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson in Moscow.It ran, in all, for 169 performances." (Green and Gibson, pp. ![]() It opened at the Adelphi on 4 June 1910 and was transferred to the Globe on 8 August. I do not think that I exaggerate if I say that within a fortnight of the one play shutting down I had a company working upon the rehearsals of a second one, which had been written in the interval' ( Memories and Adventures, p. I wrote it in a week and called it The Speckled Band after the short story of that name. 'When I saw the course that things were taking I shut myself up and devoted my whole mind to making a sensational Sherlock Holmes drama. The death of the King and a serious slump in audience attendance, coupled with the subject which was not thought suitable for women, meant that the run was short. ![]() " took a six-month lease on the Adelphi Theatre so that The House of Temperley might be produced. Lot 153 is a first edition of "The Speckled Band," written in December 1909 and based on the story of the same name, which was originally published in 1892. The English Literature, History, Children's Books and Illustrations auction is set for Jin London. ![]() Sotheby's is offering a chance to own a first edition of the play "The Speckled Band," written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A rare item from the world of Sherlock Holmes will be up for auction. ![]()
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