Sunday, August 20, 2017

8/20/87 Sherlock opens his last case

August 20, 1987,  Sherlock's Last Case opened on Broadway on this date.  It was Charles Marowitz's take on Conan Doyle.  From the Playbill summary: Dr. Watson gives us the truth about Arthur Conan Doyle's legendary detective Sherlock Holmes — he is a self-absorbed, egotistical tyrant in private, even as he is tested once again to solve the case of "the perfect murder."

 Whatever you think of that it gave the world a chance to see Frank Langella as the Master.  It ran for 124 performances.
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3 comments:

  1. Don CoffinAugust 20, 2017 at 11:55 AM

    Never heard of it...Was it based n one of Conan Doyle's stories, or is this a "new" adventure?

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  2. GramAugust 20, 2017 at 12:17 PM

    I wish they had filmed it.

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  3. Robert LoprestiAugust 20, 2017 at 12:56 PM

    Strictly revisionist, Don. See: http://www.samuelfrench.com/p/14170/sherlocks-last-case

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