I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere

"Back From the Theatre" [RETI]

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2488/4181741937_4568a83a69.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2488/4181741937_4568a83a69.jpg" width="211" /></a></div>We suppose you could call this "The Return of the Secret of Sherlock Holmes." After a 20-year hiatus, Jeremy Paul's play <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Secret-Sherlock-Holmes-Jeremy-Paul/dp/0887347088?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">The Secret of Sherlock Holmes</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0887347088" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /> is back.<br /><br />You may recall that Jeremy Brett and Edward Hardwicke took to the stage in 1988-89 to play the roles they became so renowned for in the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Holmes-Complete-Granada-Television/dp/B000RPCJB6?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Granada Television series</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B000RPCJB6" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" />. The play ran for approximately 400 episodes in London's West End, and its run was an obvious strain on the Brett, who had already begun a decline in health that would end in his untimely death in 1995.<br /><br />It's only been recently that the play has managed to see a resurgence in interest. We wrote about Shakespeare & Company's reprisal in the fall of 2007 (<a href="http://www.bakerstreetblog.com/2007/09/their-secret-was-out-gree.html">"Their Secret Was Out" [GREE]</a>) and also covered it on <a href="http://www.bakerstreetblog.com/2007/09/their-secret-was-out-gree.html">Episode 10 of I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere</a>. Check out those two links for full coverage of that version.<br /><br />There can be no doubt that the recent <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Holmes-Special-Exclusive-Artwork/dp/B003EMFC04?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Sherlock Holmes film with Robert Downey, Jr.</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B003EMFC04" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /> has also increased the attention on our favorite detective. It's no surprise then that the theatrical world should also be interested in seeing Holmes return to the stage. After all, it was William Gillette who used the stage to make Sherlock Holmes an even more integrated role in popular culture some 100 years ago.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/newsstory.php/28772/sherlock-holmes-play-to-replace-the">The Stage recently reported</a> that Jeremy Paul's The Secret of Sherlock Holmes would be returning to London's West End beginning on July 20, replacing the Fantasticks at the Duchess Theatre. In the role of Sherlock Holmes will be Peter Egan, and his friend and colleague Dr. Watson will be played by Robert Daws. Egan recently played Holmes in <a href="http://draft.blogger.com/goog_1136637127">a stage edition of </a><i><a href="http://www.whatsonsouthwest.co.uk/article.php?id=13843">The Hound of the Baskervilles</a></i> and you may recall Daws from his days as Bertie Wooster's brainless pal Tuppy Glossop in <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Jeeves-Wooster-Complete-Hugh-Laurie/dp/B001V7UXG2?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Jeeves & Wooster</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B001V7UXG2" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" />.<br /><br />There's no indication on the length of run of this show; it's likely to be fueled by the sequel to the recent film as well. If you do see it, please pop by and let us know what you thought, or drop us a line  at bakerstreetblog AT gmail DOT com and let us know if you'd care to do a guest post with a full review.<br /><br />Related items of interest:<br /><br /><iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=thebakerstree-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=B001V7UXG2&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="align: left; height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe> <iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=thebakerstree-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=0887347088&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="align: left; height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe> <iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=thebakerstree-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=B003EMFC04&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="align: left; height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe>  <iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=thebakerstree-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=B000RPCJB6&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="align: left; height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe>

"Back From the Theatre" [RETI]

We suppose you could call this "The Return of the Secret of Sherlock Holmes." After a 20-year hiatus, Jeremy Paul's play The S...

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by Scott Monty

"This Account of You We Have From All Quarters Received" [SCAN]

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-tNuYCEV56_Lab7EB168Gmu6Ovp97CjqOUJ3fpmEpTQEUkqAORMZFZC5j5XgffbNcUIKF6dLVAgn4yuXEisSYVHIWYn8IM8tElpZnFOOB_r-oIS-FQB_nf9ERgp195Y8WchaJIex87si5/s1600/lz_SHM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-tNuYCEV56_Lab7EB168Gmu6Ovp97CjqOUJ3fpmEpTQEUkqAORMZFZC5j5XgffbNcUIKF6dLVAgn4yuXEisSYVHIWYn8IM8tElpZnFOOB_r-oIS-FQB_nf9ERgp195Y8WchaJIex87si5/s200/lz_SHM.jpg" width="192" /></a></div>In our inbox over the weekend, we found a note from the publishers of <i><a href="http://shm.deutsche-sherlock-holmes-gesellschaft.de/">Sherlock Holmes Magazin</a></i>, a German publication. We're pleased to say that they were a little more courteous to their verbs than the legendary Count von Kramm as they reminded us of the existence of their publication and of the latest installment.<br /><br />The <b><a href="http://shm.deutsche-sherlock-holmes-gesellschaft.de/">German Sherlock Holmes magazine</a></b> is now in its fourth issue and is clearly popular, as the first issue from August 2009 has sold out, and the second issue is nearly sold out. To give you an idea of what made it so popular (aside from the notion of a first issue being something of a collector's item), here are some of the topics from that first appearance (very loosely translated - forgive our crude skills):<br /><ul><li>What do we really know about Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson?</li><li>The Victorians and the love of money</li><li>Ongoing thoughts on the Canon</li><li>Events in the anniversary year</li><li>Reviews </li><li>From the press</li><li>Pastiche</li></ul><br />In the June 2010 edition, comprising 32 pages of full color, we have the following to look forward to:<br /><br /><ul><li>Theater: The Hound of the Baskervilles in Hamburg</li><li>Baker Street: the new comic series</li><li>Sherlock Holmes and the movement of death</li><li>From the research:</li><li>Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - War of the Ghosts</li><li>Scotland Yard</li><li>from the press</li><li>Pastiche</li></ul><br />There is sure to be something for everyone here - both collectors and active Holmesians in Germany as well. The publishers are the Deutsche Sherlock Holmes Gesellschaft and the subscription rates are as follows: 19 € to the UK, 27 € within the EU, 32 € worldwide. You can <a href="http://shm.deutsche-sherlock-holmes-gesellschaft.de/bestellen.php">order here</a>.<br /><br /><br />Related items for you Germanophiles:<br /><iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=thebakerstree-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=B001KGDNDO&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="align: left; height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe><br /><iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=thebakerstree-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=B0031ERD5C&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="align: left; height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe>  <iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=thebakerstree-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=B00022GI8Y&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="align: left; height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe>  <iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=thebakerstree-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=B002WC9B18&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="align: left; height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe>

"This Account of You We Have From All Quarters Received" [SCAN]

In our inbox over the weekend, we found a note from the publishers of Sherlock Holmes Magazin , a German publication. We're pleased to s...

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by Scott Monty

Leonard Nimoy Goes in Search of Sherlock Holmes

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"in search of..." [GLOR]</h4>
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Something a little fun and lighthearted for this weekend. In the 1970s in the United States, there was a television show called "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Search_Of..._(TV_series)">In Search Of</a>," a documentary series hosted by Leonard Nimoy, who was coming off of his <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Star-Trek-Original-Remastered-Season/dp/B001DHXT6G?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank"><b>Star Trek</b></a><b><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B001DHXT6G" style="border: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="1" /></b> days as Mr. Spock.</div>
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The show would regularly investigate mysteries such as the Bermuda Triangle, Bigfoot, UFOs and the like. But we were able to find the original episode that went in search of...<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bS1yZFm6X-0&feature=related">Sherlock Holmes</a>. We'll forgive Mr. Nimoy his misquoting of Holmes in the introduction as we present the first of three episodes from the third season of the show.<br />
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Are you aware of any other Sherlock Holmes connections with Leonard Nimoy? We can think of at least <b><i>three</i></b>. Leave a comment below to share your knowledge (or guesses). We'll follow up in a couple of days with our answers and yours.<br />
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Here's <a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2010/08/have-figured-out-your-connections-3gar_27.html#.VPE-4fnF9gR" target="_blank">the link to the answers</a>.<br />
And here's <a href="http://ihose.co/SpockHolmes" target="_blank">our remembrance of Leonard Nimoy</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Image credit: <a href="https://flic.kr/p/oNkkXQ" target="_blank">Matt Brown </a></i><i><a href="https://flic.kr/p/oNkkXQ" target="_blank">(Flickr)</a></i></span><br />
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Leonard Nimoy Goes in Search of Sherlock Holmes

"in search of..." [GLOR] Something a little fun and lighthearted for this weekend. In the 1970s in the United States, there...

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by Scott Monty

The Baker Street Irregulars — A New Graphical Series

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We <a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2010/05/comic-interlude-3gab_30.html" rel="nofollow">recently reported</a> on a pending series of graphic novels from Tony Lee & Dan Boultwood, titled "The Baker Street Irregulars" (<a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2010/05/comic-interlude-3gab_30.html" rel="nofollow">"News About Sherlock Holmes in the Comics"</a>). Today, we understand that the series has been green-lighted by Franklin Watts / EDGE Books.<br />
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The press release makes things sound ominous:<br />
"Sherlock Holmes is dead – and the streets of London are awash with crime. And with no great detective to save them – who will the common people of London turn to?"<br />
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We're confident that the authors will be able to answer that question, and as a member of the Baker Street Irregulars, we're glad to see our name being used in a creative and engaging way. And as we understand it, one of our members has been advising Mssrs. Lee and Boultwood.<br />
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Even more interesting, Mr. Tony Lee himself has dropped by <a href="http://www.facebook.com/ihearofsherlock">our Facebook Page</a> to let us know that he got approval to move forward with the project. We'd appreciate it if you stopped over there and pushed that big "Like" button on the top of the page, if you haven't yet.<br />
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And now, the full press release from <a href="http://www.thebakerstreetirregulars.com/">http://www.thebakerstreetirregulars.com</a>:<br />
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<i>This is the question asked in Sherlock Holmes: The Baker Street Irregulars, a series of four graphic novel stories released by Franklin Watts / EDGE books, a division of Hachette Children’s Books this coming Spring.<br /><br />Written by New York Times List #1 Bestselling Graphic Novelist and Anthony Horowitz’s ‘Horowitz Graphic Horror’ adaptor Tony Lee, and with art by critically acclaimed ‘Prince Of Baghdad’ and ‘Horowitz Graphic Horror’ artist Dan Boultwood, these four books chronicle the adventures of the Baker Street Irregulars, characters mentioned in Sir Arthur Conan-Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes books ‘A Study In Scarlet’ and ‘The Sign Of Four’ as they take up the challenge of defending the Victorian city against the forces of evil; facing kidnappers, thieves, murderers and a criminal mastermind believed to be the notorious Moriarty, the man also believed to have killed Sherlock Holmes at the Reichenbach Falls several months earlier.<br /><br />But the Irregulars aren’t alone – helping them are the reluctant Inspector Lestrade, the mysterious débutante Irene Adler and the steadfast Doctor John Watson, who uses his years of study under Holmes to assist this new generation of crime-solvers.<br /><br />Set in the three ‘missing years’ between ‘The Adventure Of The Final Problem’ and ‘The Adventure Of The The Empty House’, the series concentrates on Wiggins, the only Baker Street Irregular named in any of Sir Arthur Conan-Doyles books, and his gang of detectives, including the female pickpocket ‘Pockets’, the chimney sweep apprentice ‘Ash’, the Chinatown inventor ‘Chen’ and the butcher’s assistant ‘Tiny’. Alongside the Irish Wolfhound ‘Fluffy’ and their mysterious first client ‘Eliza’, they find themselves in a variety of adventures that fans of the genre of any age can enjoy.<br /><br />In the last few years there have been a multitude of child-friendly Sherlock Holmes spin-off books available, but these stories of the Baker Street Irregulars are unique; in addition to the fact that they are told in a graphical comic format, for one of the first times ever they are ‘canonical’ within the Sherlock Holmes universe, with perhaps the most acclaimed Sherlock Holmes expert alive today, Leslie S. Klinger coming on board as consulting expert for all four stories.<br /><br />The editor of countless award winning academic books on Sherlock Holmes, including the ‘New Annotated Sherlock Holmes’ and the ten volume ‘Sherlock Holmes Reference Library’, Leslie S. Klinger is so respected in the industry that even the makers of the Sherlock Holmes movies starring Robert Downey, Jr and Jude Law have consulted his advice. And with Leslie involved, The Baker Street Irregulars moves from a simple series to a storytelling event that every self respecting ‘Sherlockian’ will want on their bookshelf.<br /><br />With four stories, ‘The Adventure Of The Missing Detective’, ‘The Adventure Of The Phantom Of Drury Lane’, ‘The Adventure Of The Charge Of The Old Brigade’ and ‘The Adventure Of The Family Reunion’ released in March 2011, Sherlock Holmes: The Baker Street Irregulars is a series for both reluctant and confident readers of all ages.</i></blockquote>
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What do you think? does this interest you? Will you be placing an order?<br />
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