NEW YORK —The fictional worlds of Charles Dickens and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle lovingly collide in playwright Mark Shanahan’s not-at-all humbug, “A Sherlock Carol” at New World Stages. This delightful mash-up features beloved literary characters, one from the Dickens’ novella “A Christmas Carol” and various elements from Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories—in particular, the only Holmes tale Doyle set during Christmas: “The…
Theater Review: ‘A Sherlock Carol’: It’s Never Too Late to Change
December 10, 2022
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Rewind, Review, and Re-Rate: ‘Enola Holmes’: The Game’s Afoot
PG-13 | 2h 3min | Mystery, Drama, Comedy | 2020 “Enola Holmes” opens with a close-up of the back of Enola’s head, bobbing this way and that, with her flowing hair, flying in a sunny breeze, tied almost apologetically by a slender blue ribbon. Next, you see Enola’s delicate hands steering her bicycle’s handlebar. Then,…
The Woman in Green (1945)
November 1, 2022
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Sherlock Holmes investigates when young women around London turn up murdered, each with a finger severed. Scotland Yard suspects a madman, but Holmes believes the killings to be part of a diabolical plot. Credit: Public Domain Movies – Feature Films: Cinema collection: http://epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: http://epochoriginal.com Feature Films: https://www.theepochtimes.com/featured-films * Click the “Save” button…
Paper-Business Family Auctions ‘Extraordinary’ US Heirloom Coins, Fetching $560,000
Descendants of a noteworthy paper manufacturer unearthed his collection of rare 19th-century gold coins during a house clearance. The treasure was auctioned off in London, England, fetching over half a million dollars and rocking the coin-collecting world in the process. The collection consisted of 13 gold coins in a custom box, a full United States…
Something for Summer Reading: ‘The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes’ by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
July 7, 2022
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Among the lords of light literature, Sherlock Holmes towers. There is not much mystery about it, either. It is really quite “elementary, my dear Watson.” “The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes,” published in 1892–93 in “The Strand Magazine” by Arthur Conan Doyle, are a collection of 12 remarkable cases in Mr. Holmes’ remarkable career. These include the…
Sherlock Holmes and the Woman in Green
Synopsis: Sherlock Holmes investigates when young women around London turn up murdered, each with a finger severed. Scotland Yard suspects a madman, but Holmes believes the killings to be part of a diabolical plot. Director: Roy William Neill Writers: Bertram Millhauser(original screenplay), Arthur Conan Doyle (based on the story “The Adventures of the Empty House”…
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
Synopsis: Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson must protect a Swiss inventor of an advanced bomb sight from falling into German hands. Director: Roy William Neill Writers: Edward T. Lowe Jr.(screenplay)Scott Darling(screenplay)Edmund L. Hartmann(screenplay) Stars: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Lionel Atwill
‘The Field Bazaar’ at 125 Years—Sherlock Holmes and the Importance of Trifles
In 1886, a struggling 27-year-old physician named Arthur Conan Doyle made a fateful decision that was intended simply to pay the bills, but that would end up enriching the world. He published a novella featuring an eccentric consulting detective by the name of Sherlock Holmes. With “A Study in Scarlet” appearing in Beeton’s Christmas Annual in 1887,…
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