Rachel Hayne is a recent widow who falls in love with Union Colonel Charles Prescott during the Civil War. Things get complicated when the not-so-dead husband returns to his wife. Below is a link to the full script from the Hathi Trust archive. Continue reading Held by the Enemy
Tag Archives: Drama
Sherlock Holmes – Silent Film
Sherlock Holmes, the silent film, stars William Gillette in the title role of the play he adapted from Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous detective stories. This film was discovered in a French film archive in 2014, 98 years after its original release and 115 years after Gillette’s first stage production of the play. Viewing this historic film gives us the opportunity to experince the lost art of silent film, the melodramatic flavor of theatrical productions at the turn of the 20th century, and the skillful acting of William Gillette in the role that made him world famous. Continue reading Sherlock Holmes – Silent Film
Sherlock Holmes: A Play in Four Acts
William Gillette’s play Sherlock Holmes premiered in 1899. The 1922 Samuel French publication of Gillette’s script is available in eBook format at Internet Archive. Follow the link below to access the script: Continue reading Sherlock Holmes: A Play in Four Acts
Secret Service: A Romance of the Southern Confederacy
The full script of William Gillette’s play Secret Service is available in eBook format at Internet Archive. Follow the link below to access it. There is also a film version: 1976 PBS broadcast released via Broadway Theatre Archive DVD starring Meryl Streep and John Lithgow, 2002. Continue reading Secret Service: A Romance of the Southern Confederacy
Introduction to “How to Write a Play”
Introduction to How to Write a Play
By William Gillette
The impression has always prevailed with me that one who might properly be classed as a genius is not precisely the person best fitted to expound rules and methods for the carrying on of his particular branch of endeavor. I have rather avoided looking the matter up for fear it might not turn out to be so after all. But doesn’t it sound as if it ought to be? And isn’t a superficial glance about rather confirmatory? Continue reading Introduction to “How to Write a Play”