Returning to the fictional who-dun-it genre, this time with her son Jere, Tirone Smith in Dirty Water (2008) brings us a “Red Sox Mystery.” In the first chapter, a man wearing a press pass and a curiously lumpy backpack enters Gate D at Fenway Park the morning before a day-night doubleheader. He leaves the backpack in the clubhouse. The chapter ends with a transcribed excerpt from a Sox fan’s blog, which is to be a recurring chapter finish throughout the book. Continue reading from Dirty Water: A Red Sox Mystery
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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