Plays by William Hooker Gillette - All the Comforts of Home, Secret Service, Sherlock Holmes (Paperback, Illustrated Ed)

The American playwright and actor William Gillette is best remembered today for the role of Sherlock Holmes that he first created for the stage in 1899 and played for more than thirty years. Gillette also adapted foreign plays for the American stage and wrote strong melodramas and spy stories in which he frequently appeared himself. This volume includes All the Comforts of Home (1890), Secret Service (1895) and Sherlock Holmes (1899). Gillette's sure grasp of the keys to theatrical success, together with his technical innovations, makes him an interesting and important theatre figure. In his time, as playwright and player, he achieved a new combination of melodramatic suspense with a cool, understated acting style. These three plays represent the range of his dramatic talent.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	British and American Playwrights 15 Volume Paperback Set
Release date:	April 1983
First published:	1983
Authors:	Don B. Wilmeth • Rosemary Cullen
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	288
Edition:	Illustrated Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-28431-8
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > General
LSN:	0-521-28431-7
Barcode:	9780521284318

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