Episode 269: Legends of the BSJ: Ben Abramson Speaks

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“my strange old book-collector” [EMPT] </h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEist8JlK-MH2E60XiAIRR69r0WL99xh7omgEUIGRI6OYC1Q7BdTzKA6G01XhFoL6lo26rVfm-_Z4gPQ9zWA3_OVu82H6ftyEYwNFCkGXO1pCKVGdu2Rok7gjp9NTeN-jIKgGZI60g1HDIzC8ik7oaiWb3vGbt7LDEpIoR5AiGOLIJ5Qnbl9QpnGmr51hu7S/s1988/ihearofsherlock269%20widescreen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1391" data-original-width="1988" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEist8JlK-MH2E60XiAIRR69r0WL99xh7omgEUIGRI6OYC1Q7BdTzKA6G01XhFoL6lo26rVfm-_Z4gPQ9zWA3_OVu82H6ftyEYwNFCkGXO1pCKVGdu2Rok7gjp9NTeN-jIKgGZI60g1HDIzC8ik7oaiWb3vGbt7LDEpIoR5AiGOLIJ5Qnbl9QpnGmr51hu7S/w640-h448/ihearofsherlock269%20widescreen.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Ben Abramson with Vincent Starrett at a signing event for ‘Books Alive’ Circa 1940. Location Unknown / Photographer Unknown (Source: <a href="https://intangibleinclinations.wordpress.com/2023/06/15/ben-abramson-speaks-about-the-bsi/" target="_blank">A Road of Intangible Inclinations</a>)</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><p>There are some Sherlockians we wish we could have interviewed for this program — individuals long gone but fondly remembered — whose unique perspectives would be a boon to our listeners. Unfortunately, most of them are beyond our reach.</p><p>In this case however, we have one who is available to us but comes to us in a prepackaged interview. Ben Abramson, BSI ("The Beryl Coronet") was a bookseller and the first publisher of <i>The Baker Street Journal</i>. And he sat for an interview on the radio in 1954.</p><p>We share Ben's background, his early days as a bookseller, his move from Chicago to New York City, his association with some of the Sherlockian greats such as Vincent Starrett, Edgar W. Smith, and Peter Blau, and trace the rise and tragic fall of the <i>BSJ</i> and of Ben himself. </p><p>The winner of the previous episode's <b>Canonical Couplet</b> is revealed and we share yet another couplet for your identification. The winner will receive a copy of an Old Series BSJ as published by Ben.</p><p>Send your answer to comment @ ihearofsherlock .com by August 14, 2023 at 11:59 a.m. EST. 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Episode 269: Legends of the BSJ: Ben Abramson Speaks

“my strange old book-collector” [EMPT]  Ben Abramson with Vincent Starrett at a signing event for ‘Books Alive’ Circa 1940. Location Unknown...

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Remembering Two Baker Street Icons

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“She departed then and the lights went out” [NAVA]</h4><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-9ES-_XhlmaDIfw83xHWqViZBbk-02WI9zyPXX7RqzT5OYyiSL4MJJSe1bJsrf2bDfl3f4pPBPM06TmFXXJoZoyjQ_lhEb9VOuewAZLU0-FJ5Bv90lJn_X5tLyDKawtDznSav-xdWD279izU1JrtRNeIVrOTZaB5Ly1BJPDwxicOQ5DCduTU2IY_WTUvL/s1280/Baker%20Street%20-%20theater.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1165" data-original-width="1280" height="582" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-9ES-_XhlmaDIfw83xHWqViZBbk-02WI9zyPXX7RqzT5OYyiSL4MJJSe1bJsrf2bDfl3f4pPBPM06TmFXXJoZoyjQ_lhEb9VOuewAZLU0-FJ5Bv90lJn_X5tLyDKawtDznSav-xdWD279izU1JrtRNeIVrOTZaB5Ly1BJPDwxicOQ5DCduTU2IY_WTUvL/w640-h582/Baker%20Street%20-%20theater.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />This was a difficult week for fans of the theater, as two individuals associated with <i>Baker Street</i> passed away: <b>Jerome Coopersmith</b> and <b>Inga Swenson</b>.<p></p><p><i>Baker Street</i> was a 1965 musical with a book by Jerome Coopersmith and music and lyrics by Marian Grudeff and <a href="https://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2015/09/remembering-ray-jessel.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Raymond Jessel</a>. It starred Fritz Weaver as Sherlock Holmes, Martin Gabel as Professor Moriarty, Inga Swensen as Irene Adler, and Peter Sallis as Dr. Watson.</p><p>We interviewed Fritz Weaver for <a href="https://ihose.co/ihose26" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 26: A Musical Stroll Down Baker Street</a>.</p><p><iframe allowfullscreen="" data-dashlane-frameid="3707" data-dashlane-rid="90c3e4cbae4d284d" data-form-type="other" height="192" mozallowfullscreen="true" msallowfullscreen="true" oallowfullscreen="true" scrolling="no" src="https://play.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/1115060/height/192/theme/modern/size/large/thumbnail/yes/custom-color/414851/time-start/00:00:00/playlist-height/200/direction/backward/download/yes" style="border: none;" title="Embed Player" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="100%"></iframe><br /></p><p> </p><p><i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baker_Street_(musical)" target="_blank">Baker Street</a></i> was a huge hit at the time, garnering three Tony nominations for Best Author - (Jerome Coopersmith), Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical (Inga Swenson), and Best Costume Design (Motley). It won one Tony for Best Scenic Design (Oliver Smith).</p><p>It was based on three Sherlock Holmes Stories: "A Scandal in Bohemia," "The Final Problem," and "The Empty House," and was set in 1897, amid Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee celebrations.</p><p>Sadly, this week we learned that both Jerome Coopersmith and Inga Swenson passed away just one week apart.</p><p><br /></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">Jerome Coopersmith (1925–2023)</h2><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerome_Coopersmith" target="_blank">Jerome Coopersmith</a> passed away on July 21 at the age of 97 in Rochester, NY. He was a prolific and award-winning writer, having penned some more then 100 projects, including 30 episodes of <i>Hawaii Five-O</i>, and a number of other shows including <i>The Streets of San Francisco</i>, <i>The Night Before Christmas</i>, and <i>The Gabby Hayes Show</i>.</p><p>But to Sherlockians, he'll be best remembered for <i>Baker Street</i>, which was only his second theatrical work. It was produced on Broadway by Alexander H. Cohen, directed by Harold Prince, and appeared at the </p><p>Coopersmith was a member of the Dramatists Guild, Mystery Writers of America, and a past officer of the Writers Guild of America, East.<br /><br />He was also a World War II veteran, serving in the United States Army, 94th Infantry Division from 1943-1945. He was the recipient of a Combat Infantryman Badge, Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, and European Theater of Operations Medal with three battle stars. </p><p>And in 2019, at age 94, like Sherlock Holmes, he was honored with the highest distinction of Chevalier, or Knight, in the National Order of the French Legion of Honor in recognition of his service to France in World War II. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ZnPmQlT37roua4OPhcFuFGnrjpZtiTdkYcf3aO1wKf_5Ow6gM_12PejJoN44lmvaGc7yVy2_3vv1hPSR5lj9Jo8Rbl0iEc1NNucIm5PpzoDawDtXzde-B4qwBCE9ALHXSFUDvCImQWluL263mr_dculitCFxmnEv0tE_cFdP-CLfojdNPYKyZPpWRtCJ/s2304/Jerome%20Coopersmith%202014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1870" data-original-width="2304" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ZnPmQlT37roua4OPhcFuFGnrjpZtiTdkYcf3aO1wKf_5Ow6gM_12PejJoN44lmvaGc7yVy2_3vv1hPSR5lj9Jo8Rbl0iEc1NNucIm5PpzoDawDtXzde-B4qwBCE9ALHXSFUDvCImQWluL263mr_dculitCFxmnEv0tE_cFdP-CLfojdNPYKyZPpWRtCJ/w640-h520/Jerome%20Coopersmith%202014.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Jerome Coopersmith at the 2014 BSI Weekend (credit: <a href="https://flic.kr/p/qKYMeh" target="_blank">self</a>)</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">Inga Swenson (1932–2023)</h2><p><a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0842421/" target="_blank">Inga Swenson</a> passed away on July 28 in California. She was nominated twice for a Tony for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical — once for <i>Baker Street</i>, as noted above, and once for <i>110 in the Shade</i>.</p><p>She made her stage debut in 1949 in <i>Peg O' My Heart</i> at the Berkshire Playhouse in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. She had significant experience on stage before <i>Baker Street</i>, having made her Broadway debut in 1956, and continued her stage presence for many years before retiring in 1998.</p><p>Swenson got her training at the drama department of Northwestern and was a lyric soprano, which served her well in the first half of her career. But she was probably most widely known to television audiences for her role as Gretchen Kraus in the sitcom <i>Benson</i>, which ran on ABC Television from 1979–1986.</p><p>But her theater career is her most impressive; we can't even begin to do it justice here. Take a moment to check her other works on her <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0842421/otherworks/?ref_=nm_pdt_wrk" target="_blank">IMDb profile</a> and her <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inga_Swenson" target="_blank">Wikipedia page</a>.</p><p>Swenson married sound engineer Lowell Harris in 1953 and by all accounts of Sherlockians in Southern California, they were simply a lovely couple and wonderful hosts.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTLHEjGX-QxFxlVLFS2nzy9RiQHKMvIZEaGvEA_oRYjlZiq9iFB9Rwo8IGmp44l8WADaPU2Dm058ivHcBKx0I8NTFb4kNaNCMAv-l-TfChKatAd3tl4BmJWgBBcaZ_z2FYPMrIqX4838ZsosQ1gqVeqkHNyQ8RLcu5fvemETH6_wC9mnTFKkLgn9cS1VpB/s1024/Baker%20Street%20-%20Fritz%20Inga%20Martin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="678" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTLHEjGX-QxFxlVLFS2nzy9RiQHKMvIZEaGvEA_oRYjlZiq9iFB9Rwo8IGmp44l8WADaPU2Dm058ivHcBKx0I8NTFb4kNaNCMAv-l-TfChKatAd3tl4BmJWgBBcaZ_z2FYPMrIqX4838ZsosQ1gqVeqkHNyQ8RLcu5fvemETH6_wC9mnTFKkLgn9cS1VpB/w424-h640/Baker%20Street%20-%20Fritz%20Inga%20Martin.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><br /><p>We mourn the loss of these two last connections to <i>Baker Street</i>.</p><p><br /></p><h4 style="text-align: left;">Related: <i><a href="https://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2015/09/remembering-ray-jessel.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Remembering Raymond Jessel, of Baker Street Fame</a></i></h4>

Remembering Two Baker Street Icons

“She departed then and the lights went out” [NAVA] This was a difficult week for fans of the theater, as two individuals associated with  Ba...

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by Scott Monty

Sherlock Holmes and the $64,000 Question

<h4 style="text-align: center;"> “It was sixty-four” [MUSG]</h4><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8rWN9rpkCLaimKzE8mfYe2Td0wVpnuiDSPwR9Uk673eh3uwqHA1lO96AM9HgScrTCgtYafxnJchSkplKJhoEu3nnnzIhUlvIWGKlhOpPkuTNnZwxz81BEoh1AmbE58iWUuJR5oKBqGzecfQhn2H7_-ipvj4r98QIbffg-tyrjrMyC3KXNXWktbwiVIrnL" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="692" data-original-width="911" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8rWN9rpkCLaimKzE8mfYe2Td0wVpnuiDSPwR9Uk673eh3uwqHA1lO96AM9HgScrTCgtYafxnJchSkplKJhoEu3nnnzIhUlvIWGKlhOpPkuTNnZwxz81BEoh1AmbE58iWUuJR5oKBqGzecfQhn2H7_-ipvj4r98QIbffg-tyrjrMyC3KXNXWktbwiVIrnL=w640-h486" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Screengrab via <a href="https://youtu.be/Ytu4-oFPv48" target="_blank">YouTube</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />If you listened to <a href="https://ihose.co/trifles343" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 343</a> of the <b><i>Trifles </i></b>podcast, "<a href="https://ihose.co/trifles343" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Canonical Sevens</a>," you'll know that the episode was inspired by Ruth Buchholtz's article "Seventy-Seven Canonical Sevens" from <i>The Baker Street Journal</i>.<p></p><p><br /><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1575275797&color=%23af6ac0&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe></p><div style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Interstate, "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Garuda, Verdana, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: 100; line-break: anywhere; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; word-break: normal;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/sherlockholmes-trifles" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Sherlock Holmes: Trifles">Sherlock Holmes: Trifles</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/sherlockholmes-trifles/canonical-sevens" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Canonical Sevens">Canonical Sevens</a></div><p></p><p>Ruth was described as a contestant on "The $64,000 Challenge" [sic], having gone up against Bobbiye [sic] O'Rourke.</p><p>In the summer of 1956 millions of American viewers were glued to their television sets as, week-by-week, Air Force Captain Thomas O'Rourke and his wife Bobbye, answered questions about Sherlock Holmes on NBC's "The $64,000 Question."</p><p>We <a href="https://mediaburn.org/video/the-64000-question-the-buick-berle-show/" target="_blank">unearthed an archival clip of the show</a> in which Mrs. O'Rourke and her husband complete their heart-stopping journey. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/228100999?h=b5dde4cb41" title="vimeo-player" width="640"></iframe></p><p>Spoiler: they win $32,000 each.</p><p>Can you imagine being <i>paid </i>to showcase your knowledge of Sherlock Holmes?</p><div>If you'd like to try your hand at the questions without watching the video, <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/86750224" target="_blank">we've got all of them on Patreon</a>. Just click through for access.</div><div><br /></div><div>Alternatively, you can find them all in Peter Haining's <i><a href="https://affiliates.abebooks.com/c/2670720/77416/2029?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.abebooks.com%2Fservlet%2FSearchResults%3Fsts%3Dt%26cm_sp%3DSearchF-_-home-_-Results%26tn%3DA%2520Sherlock%2520Holmes%2520Companion%26an%3DHaining" target="_blank">A Sherlock Holmes Companion</a></i>, published in 1980.</div><div><br /></div>

Sherlock Holmes and the $64,000 Question

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Baker Street Elementary – Partners in Crime

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“they took into partnership” [VALL] </h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcCT5cgoXyHKj4rut96fccHRfeY8hU0mvdBpvx02_Q5WUBUYCv27xJ0TKTxnZYFK5DjjWKEypM9g3LUfgAiuknaiofipmlQXb64N9-qV0pwwNygChQMo6ust0Uk30G7l-Je63YqcgKwTUcbDlO98Vl2eXRICXiAT635iuVBiXbX-mjkOSjAPpTTW9nHS4f/s768/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20157.1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="768" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcCT5cgoXyHKj4rut96fccHRfeY8hU0mvdBpvx02_Q5WUBUYCv27xJ0TKTxnZYFK5DjjWKEypM9g3LUfgAiuknaiofipmlQXb64N9-qV0pwwNygChQMo6ust0Uk30G7l-Je63YqcgKwTUcbDlO98Vl2eXRICXiAT635iuVBiXbX-mjkOSjAPpTTW9nHS4f/w640-h480/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20157.1.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As Christopher Morley told us, the Sherlock Holmes stories were a textbook of friendship. But more than that, Sherlock Holmes and John Watson relied on each other as erstwhile business partners. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Not partners in the legally binding sense, but certainly a symbiotic relationship of sorts: Holmes gained notoriety through Watson's writings, and Watson gathered story material from Holmes's cases. Partners in crime, as it were.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But it got us thinking about more formal partnerships—of the professional sort. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is a list of 20 professional firms in the Canon. Can you name the sort of business each practiced, and which story they're from?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Allan Brothers</li><li>Mawson & Williams</li><li>Brickfall and Amberley</li><li>Coxon & Woodhouse</li><li>Dawson & Neligan </li><li>Graham and McFarlane</li><li>Harding Brothers</li><li>Holder & Stevenson</li><li>Madame Lesurier</li><li>Marx & Co.</li><li>Morton & Kennedy </li><li>Morrison, Morrison and Dodd</li><li>Ferguson & Muirhead</li><li>Rae & Sturmash</li><li>Ross & Mangles </li><li>John Underwood & Sons</li><li>Westhouse & Marbank</li><li>Stimson & Company</li><li>Venner & Matheson</li><li>Holloway & Steele</li></ol></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Five points for each correct answer. We're relying on the honor system. Send answers to comment @ ihearofsherlock.com and we'll have a prize for the best score.</div></div></div><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Meanwhile, let's see what kind of a partnership is brewing at Baker Street Elementary...</div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_yHSpo2iHwrUYXH-BdWOUu8DHViRBeoGUodb0nQJHNtsGdB1aYX7UpqH6yi0YcAGzB5CsDL9HPxcbpJ3I90n67OAEJRNTEvcnRTqHD1TiIaGV2U0zE01UwD3voK48QlYh9ACuFnVi-6FI6TzaBAPcBW0M_FeZwM5TUvz75VmrLCNLZsyC0BKzZjzYVT5Q/s768/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20157.2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="768" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_yHSpo2iHwrUYXH-BdWOUu8DHViRBeoGUodb0nQJHNtsGdB1aYX7UpqH6yi0YcAGzB5CsDL9HPxcbpJ3I90n67OAEJRNTEvcnRTqHD1TiIaGV2U0zE01UwD3voK48QlYh9ACuFnVi-6FI6TzaBAPcBW0M_FeZwM5TUvz75VmrLCNLZsyC0BKzZjzYVT5Q/w640-h480/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20157.2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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An archive of all previous episodes can be viewed at </span><a href="http://www.bakerstreetelementary.org/" style="background-color: white; color: #006f85; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">www.bakerstreetelementary.org</a><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">.</span></div><div><div><br /></div><div><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-size: 14px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGyHxoov2AdCNzI-sA382WHyzmCYKmU5vuVxxUUbwgmzd_zESpxNTWBoDo-0BOUVmZPf0EpIOXFT9y59il288HBvx1-_JJJXxHhZAn2orzWJPWbYZasKlLBplbQMHDaY9thgs_w1diI7ch/s1600/Baker+Street+Elementary.jpg" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGyHxoov2AdCNzI-sA382WHyzmCYKmU5vuVxxUUbwgmzd_zESpxNTWBoDo-0BOUVmZPf0EpIOXFT9y59il288HBvx1-_JJJXxHhZAn2orzWJPWbYZasKlLBplbQMHDaY9thgs_w1diI7ch/s640/Baker+Street+Elementary.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><br /></div></div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>

Baker Street Elementary – Partners in Crime

“they took into partnership” [VALL]  As Christopher Morley told us, the Sherlock Holmes stories were a textbook of friendship. But more than...

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by Scott Monty

Finding Sherlock Holmes

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“He can locate him, I guess” [VALL] </h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt1XaR6WLTP9BlsMbiLulQQ27THFMUcwQnOdmZicGvqnhcq0uTlpB7ZK_eSjn5cobLf6ipvH1KDeo8njgiFwNyAvtZlIPtcZAoSg4xl750oHozTxUvGRk2TiNR2zRafHzfSfNEYLLq6jlFppjjH8SjZxUIBRql7ee2qweilxx7eX4U9bUw-q5fWLxCHpBp/s1915/Finding%20Sherlock%20Holmes.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1078" data-original-width="1915" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt1XaR6WLTP9BlsMbiLulQQ27THFMUcwQnOdmZicGvqnhcq0uTlpB7ZK_eSjn5cobLf6ipvH1KDeo8njgiFwNyAvtZlIPtcZAoSg4xl750oHozTxUvGRk2TiNR2zRafHzfSfNEYLLq6jlFppjjH8SjZxUIBRql7ee2qweilxx7eX4U9bUw-q5fWLxCHpBp/w640-h360/Finding%20Sherlock%20Holmes.png" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><p>There is only one thing that could be better than visiting all the locations in England mentioned in the Sherlock Holmes canon: </p><p>A guide to all the locations in England mentioned in the Sherlock Holmes Canon. </p><p>That's exactly what Paul Thomas Miller and Belanger Books are giving us in a new <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1606726313/finding-sherlock-holmes?ref=android_project_share" target="_blank">Kickstarter</a>.</p><p>Miller is the author of <i><a href="https://amzn.to/3NZlBXg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Watson Does Not Lie</a></i>, <a href="https://amzn.to/3pPC6xh" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><i>Arthur Conan Doyle and Sherlock Holmes in Portsmouth and Southsea</i></a>, and <i><a href="https://amzn.to/3pJv2Co" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">No Holmes Barred</a></i>) takes you on a tour of the locations in England mentioned in every single one of Doyle’s original Sherlock Holmes stories. </p><p>Through Mr. Miller’s witty and fun storytelling style, readers learn of specific locations from the Canon as well as walks centered around specific stories.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9RuDOGv02FGHhCP8J39tYLUzc-ltQ_qGp_DO8-FlwnJY6Clsv9GqM_WZags6lLBxUcpbZBu9oABN3o0APkHJ7gz6MtlEfXo8B3a_R_VFtWbx3FDd4o7oqkBPDAXTiHFQtNXEkJ7OEp3J84IB80myOfxfvh_3c8j7bI1evYRagYPPmH5DtnFaqLZM681_4/s1020/Finding%20Sherlock%20Holmes.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1020" data-original-width="680" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9RuDOGv02FGHhCP8J39tYLUzc-ltQ_qGp_DO8-FlwnJY6Clsv9GqM_WZags6lLBxUcpbZBu9oABN3o0APkHJ7gz6MtlEfXo8B3a_R_VFtWbx3FDd4o7oqkBPDAXTiHFQtNXEkJ7OEp3J84IB80myOfxfvh_3c8j7bI1evYRagYPPmH5DtnFaqLZM681_4/s320/Finding%20Sherlock%20Holmes.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>Whether you are an armchair traveler or like to go to locations yourself, this is a book for every fan of Sherlock Holmes. Some highlights:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>The walk for "The Blue Carbuncle" covers the gem’s entire journey from the Countess of Morcar’s room at The Hotel Cosmopolitan to 221B Baker Street</li><li>The locations for <i>The Hound of the Baskervilles</i> include Dr. Mortimer’s house, Baskerville Hall, and The Grimpen Mire, all with specific GPS coordinates</li><li>The locations of Jabez Wilson’s shop and the offices of the infamous Red-Headed League</li><li>The addresses in Surrey where "The Speckled Band" took place</li><li>The locations of The Diogenes Club, Mycroft Holmes’s lodgings, the actual 221B Baker Street, and Watson’s home</li><li>And many, many, more</li></ul><p></p><p><br /></p><p>With over 500 pages of text and more than 100 photographs of locations, this is a book every fan of Sherlock Holmes needs in their collection.</p><p>Whether or not there's a trip to England in your future, this book ought to be on your shelf. <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1606726313/finding-sherlock-holmes?ref=android_project_share" target="_blank">Don't miss the Kickstarter</a>, which is open through August 8, 2023.</p><p>Rewards include the book in PDF, ePub, paperback, and hardcover formats. Check it out and see what will work for you.</p><p><br /></p><p>We'd be remiss if we didn't mention the episode of I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere when we spoke with Paul: <a href="https://ihose.co/ihose172" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Watson Does Not Lie / Doyle's Rotary Coffin</a>.</p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/651517571&color=2879af" width="100%"></iframe><div style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Interstate, "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Garuda, Verdana, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: 100; line-break: anywhere; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; word-break: normal;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/ihearofsherlock" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere">I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/ihearofsherlock/watson-does-not-lie-doyles" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Watson Does Not Lie / Doyle's Rotary Coffin">Watson Does Not Lie / Doyle's Rotary Coffin</a></div><p><br /></p>

Finding Sherlock Holmes

“He can locate him, I guess” [VALL]  There is only one thing that could be better than visiting all the locations in England mentioned in th...

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Episode 268: A Study in Sherlock - Watson's Notebook

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“Out came the official notebook” [WIST] </h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz0DoEmXgIWqaBRDJDXv_SWASU6dBI43Inq1QhcvyVd0lNrkTNbY9mcbtpt60-8dt2wfis7FjQPjjYNTfLO1HObVwqC1JBk0PkQZIk-pQQUDE-gkLQSZ0yxCy3y_X9xap5BMNVhyWIFNwmCVNc12Yy-Pu5GSDr9ZPGcIR9i82ZFaDb6isgX7yWzudTz9rW/s1005/ihearofsherlock268-widescreen.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="804" data-original-width="1005" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz0DoEmXgIWqaBRDJDXv_SWASU6dBI43Inq1QhcvyVd0lNrkTNbY9mcbtpt60-8dt2wfis7FjQPjjYNTfLO1HObVwqC1JBk0PkQZIk-pQQUDE-gkLQSZ0yxCy3y_X9xap5BMNVhyWIFNwmCVNc12Yy-Pu5GSDr9ZPGcIR9i82ZFaDb6isgX7yWzudTz9rW/w640-h512/ihearofsherlock268-widescreen.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div><p>As we know from experience with Jonas Oldacre, when a builder puts his mind to something, he can really go far.</p><p>In the case of Raymond Farney though, it concerns something that began as a personal project but ended up becoming a book — a reference book of more than 600 pages: <i>A Study in Sherlock - Watson's Notebook</i>.</p><p>This unique tome is a wonderful companion to anyone who's reading the Sherlock Holmes canon, either for pleasure or for research purposes. We highlight some uses, ponder with Ray over the amount of time Watson spent at 221B Baker Street, and consider the possibilities of a follow-up work.</p><p>We announce the winner of last episode's <b>Canonical Couplet</b> (a LEGO figure and book are headed their way) and introduce another one. Some material from the bulging vaults at IHOSE headquarters will go to the winner of yet another couplet we share in this episode.</p><p>Send your answer to comment @ ihearofsherlock .com by July 29, 2023 at 11:59 a.m. EST. All listeners are eligible to play.</p><p><!--x-tinymce/html--><strong>Special bonus content:</strong> We have <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/86162204" target="_blank">a poll for our Patreon supporters</a>. 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Episode 268: A Study in Sherlock - Watson's Notebook

“Out came the official notebook” [WIST]  As we know from experience with Jonas Oldacre, when a builder puts his mind to something, he can re...

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by Scott Monty

Baker Street Elementary – The Best of Them

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“He used to make merry over the cleverness of women” [SCAN] </h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjCuTMMTADfzcO3x5g2vHBSASY4aTlUPzfsfa3U0CB-c2q-_M3EXkZ5miKw0lkPqhcxjL2cyDHmmIefL-MazIxAx4DSc1Qc1A8Cfy5PdLfUPqsv32lg2JaLsnzi7F7ksNS_4-wHnSW7LBBopoIRRG289ep1PE9jdiKCWBs9v7TjAke7c9x19BR0IVgqQdD/s768/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20156.1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="768" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjCuTMMTADfzcO3x5g2vHBSASY4aTlUPzfsfa3U0CB-c2q-_M3EXkZ5miKw0lkPqhcxjL2cyDHmmIefL-MazIxAx4DSc1Qc1A8Cfy5PdLfUPqsv32lg2JaLsnzi7F7ksNS_4-wHnSW7LBBopoIRRG289ep1PE9jdiKCWBs9v7TjAke7c9x19BR0IVgqQdD/w640-h480/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20156.1.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Arthur Conan Doyle wrote a few lines of poetry concerning his hopes for The Lost World, opining:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">“I have wrought my simple plan</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">If I give one hour of joy</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">To the boy who’s half a man,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Or the man who’s half a boy.”</div></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">But that stanza could just as easily describe the Sherlock Holmes stories, as there was a collection of them released in 1938 under the title <i><a href="https://amzn.to/3POHmeV" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Conan Doyle's Stories for Boys</a></i> and again in 1959 under Howard Haycraft's arrangement of them in <i><a href="https://amzn.to/3roNsZC" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Boys' Sherlock Holmes</a></i>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">But where would we be without the influence of women in the Canon? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">In a 1946 letter to Edgar W. Smith, editor of <i><a href="https://ihose.co/BSJ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Baker Street Journal</a></i>, Esther Longfellow wrote about "The Distaff Side of Baker Street":</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">"Dr. Watson would have us think Mr. Sherlock Holmes was indifferent to the charms of women, and that he had never been married. In support of his contention he declares, "he never spoke of the softer emotions, save with a give and a sneer." It would never occur to the unsubtle Watson that those trenchant words and that scoffing manner might hide a wounded, humiliated heart. Wold Mr. Sherlock Holmes be, then, the first proud man who endeavored to conceal his hurt under a mask of coldness and contempt of what had caused it? Only once did the mask slip — and Sherlock Holmes narrowly escaped becoming "the argument of his own scorn" — when he met <i>The</i> Woman. And Dr. Watson — the dependable family practitioner, familiar with the complications of mumps and measles, and even an obscure East Indian disease or two — never sense nor diagnosed the disorders of the great detective's soul: a citadel impregnable to any but a clever darling like Irene Adler."</div></blockquote></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The entire piece is well worth a read (available in the <a href="https://ihose.co/eBSJ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">eBSJ</a> and <i><a href="https://bakerstreetirregulars.com/2011/01/15/grand-game-volume-one/" target="_blank">The Grand Game Volume One</a></i>) and is a reminder of the nuances in the difference of the sexes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You might also catch a glimpse of the influence of women in <a href="https://soundcloud.com/sherlockholmes-trifles/sets/women" target="_blank">this playlist from the Trifles podcast</a>:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="450" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/playlists/1406454958&color=%23ff0000&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe><div style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Interstate, "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Garuda, Verdana, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: 100; line-break: anywhere; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; word-break: normal;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/sherlockholmes-trifles" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Sherlock Holmes: Trifles">Sherlock Holmes: Trifles</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/sherlockholmes-trifles/sets/women" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Women">Women</a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Meanwhile, let's see what the boys are Baker Street Elementary are thinking about girls...</div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnSK8Sf3EU_9u-LvktReYC-KlWBukOW9SEVeblGCX9KFtA4u5WKkzJAD9yBsr1MCiTwqF7pJ8jeq1XXWx0sGUmlrzfuwH_tm0KYVMLFK7pgR-La9f3RUbONX1mbAHEksayIC2O_5Lcy_DLQf-FsMjx9Lz4EBUkcSFu8KL7X-VSQazGxI311IRquaPDxGJE/s768/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20156.2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="768" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnSK8Sf3EU_9u-LvktReYC-KlWBukOW9SEVeblGCX9KFtA4u5WKkzJAD9yBsr1MCiTwqF7pJ8jeq1XXWx0sGUmlrzfuwH_tm0KYVMLFK7pgR-La9f3RUbONX1mbAHEksayIC2O_5Lcy_DLQf-FsMjx9Lz4EBUkcSFu8KL7X-VSQazGxI311IRquaPDxGJE/w640-h480/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20156.2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Baker Street Elementary – The Best of Them

“He used to make merry over the cleverness of women” [SCAN]  Arthur Conan Doyle wrote a few lines of poetry concerning his hopes for The Los...

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Episode 267: Sherlock Holmes Re-Imagined

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“a cascade of children's bricks” [TWIS] </h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYup36_I0PW3swbrUefrOYxpanu2TdU_hZZeLNYkRPfBC4br0kEBpo9-Q1cWWS4xlFOussWLei0CStD_wmRNo8RdfQIIUjZfaD9i0y-opcnoqwx5xIYijDbmLVGcjEve8iNmVSuaCdPcqT0vCWxN_yAiUof85ri9TgXZjn3U2qlsMWeQC16LL8flT0hY_P/s1511/ihose267%20widescreen.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1511" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYup36_I0PW3swbrUefrOYxpanu2TdU_hZZeLNYkRPfBC4br0kEBpo9-Q1cWWS4xlFOussWLei0CStD_wmRNo8RdfQIIUjZfaD9i0y-opcnoqwx5xIYijDbmLVGcjEve8iNmVSuaCdPcqT0vCWxN_yAiUof85ri9TgXZjn3U2qlsMWeQC16LL8flT0hY_P/w640-h406/ihose267%20widescreen.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div><p>Sherlock Holmes has been given form thanks to artists like Sidney Paget, Frederic Dorr Steele, Howard Elcock, Frank Wiles, and Arthur Twidle. He has sprung to life from the stage and screen through the magic of William Gillette, Eille Norwood, Basil Rathbone, Peter Cushing, Jeremy Brett, and Benedict Cumberbatch.</p><p>But James Macaluso has made a world where Sherlock Holmes is universally relatable: through the <b>Re-Imagined Sherlock Holmes</b> in LEGO building bricks.</p><p>His imagination and ingenuity have combined to transform some of Sidney Paget's iconic illustrations into LEGO scenes that are remarkably faithful to the original. How did he do it? Where did he find the pieces?</p><p>James tells us his story and takes us through his creations which include works inspired by Edward Gorey, other non-Sherlockian stories that he has similarly illustrated, and what we might expect next.</p><p>We have a straightforward <b>Canonical Couplet</b> this time. You ought to play, because the winner, who'll be randomly chosen from all correct responses, will receive not only a copy of one of James's books, but also a Sherlockian LEGO figure.</p><p>Send your answer to comment @ ihearofsherlock .com by July 14, 2023 at 11:59 a.m. EST. All listeners are eligible to play.</p><p><!--x-tinymce/html--><strong>Special bonus content:</strong> Our Patreon supporters can <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/85397461" target="_blank">see some of the artwork</a> from James's books.</p><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a data-patreon-widget-type="become-patron-button" href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=2318606">Become a Patron!</a></div><script async="" src="https://c6.patreon.com/becomePatronButton.bundle.js"></script><p></p><div><div><div style="margin: 0px;">If you become a <a href="https://ihose.co/ihosepatron" target="_blank">Patron of the Arts</a>, not only will you help to ensure we can keep doing what we do, covering file hosting costs, production, and transcription services, but we have thank-you gifts at certain tiers and ad-free versions of the episodes for all patrons.</div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><h3><a href="https://traffic.libsyn.com/ihearofsherlock/ihearofsherlock267.mp3" target="_blank">Download</a> [Save As] | File size: 82 MB, 59:43</h3><iframe allowfullscreen="" data-dashlane-frameid="4505" data-dashlane-rid="05ee76d40320b8dc" data-form-type="other" height="192" mozallowfullscreen="true" msallowfullscreen="true" oallowfullscreen="true" scrolling="no" src="https://play.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/27340443/height/192/theme/modern/size/large/thumbnail/yes/custom-color/f5f5f5/time-start/00:00:00/playlist-height/200/direction/backward/download/yes" style="border: none;" title="Embed Player" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="100%"></iframe>><div style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Interstate, "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Garuda, Verdana, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; line-break: anywhere; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; text-wrap: nowrap; word-break: normal;"><br /></div><div style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Interstate, "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Garuda, Verdana, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; line-break: anywhere; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; text-wrap: nowrap; word-break: normal;"></div><div style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Interstate, "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Garuda, Verdana, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; line-break: anywhere; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; text-wrap: nowrap; word-break: normal;"><br /></div><h4 style="line-break: anywhere; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; word-break: normal;"><span style="color: #0000ee; text-decoration-line: underline;"><a href="https://pod.link/ihearofsherlock" target="_blank">Listen to I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere anywhere</a></span></h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://pod.link/ihearofsherlock" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="232" data-original-width="639" height="145" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIyAfMy7WsxQV7D-7YxXoJ7uyOK4l3ZKzNMFZT0_e2g_3u8z2Gbtn4x3WQzTw0OqaSsP-k13-QHde9EnFgO3uzikjHmQ3rK2_0Xmvb_v6ggUV32CnZ2ZeqiSrAkGL0SUYMvr0JEiMJupjFvq8dQL8CuZqAWTTbMcYBZVV1NHgYP4X5XME7qekOhj2fZg/w400-h145/Pod%20Link.png" width="400" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div></div></div><h2 style="margin: 0px;">Sponsors</h2><div style="margin: 0px;"><ul><li><a href="https://www.wessexpress.com/" target="_blank">Wessex Press</a><a href="https://www.wessexpress.com/" target="_blank">/Gasogene Books</a> is the premier publisher of books about Sherlock Holmes and Arthur Conan Doyle.</li><li><a href="https://www.mxpublishing.com" target="_blank">MX Publishing</a> brings the best in new Sherlock Holmes novels, biographies, graphic novels and short story collections every month. 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Episode 267: Sherlock Holmes Re-Imagined

“a cascade of children's bricks” [TWIS]  Sherlock Holmes has been given form thanks to artists like Sidney Paget, Frederic Dorr Steele, ...

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Baker Street Elementary – Sorry, What?

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“was sorry for her, Watson” [ILLU] </h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5vHKqLeV3c_GFTPYZwd0wcrTs70zAK4beCPk_IlJp5hpHbCltobouMmAQywBrpSTyhZrc3QlejbsBqFRoTueKUWWTNVIJDK5mux7Ml1VSzvhLok4pSpubFhHKqaDbGiF0N56zpbvJTZ1m4HL5blz1mYf175fHu9zZv6GT5qjlahLI-cBLrBUQefhJm7YG/s768/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20155.1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="768" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5vHKqLeV3c_GFTPYZwd0wcrTs70zAK4beCPk_IlJp5hpHbCltobouMmAQywBrpSTyhZrc3QlejbsBqFRoTueKUWWTNVIJDK5mux7Ml1VSzvhLok4pSpubFhHKqaDbGiF0N56zpbvJTZ1m4HL5blz1mYf175fHu9zZv6GT5qjlahLI-cBLrBUQefhJm7YG/w640-h480/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20155.1.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We don't usually think of Sherlock Holmes and apologies in the same breath. This perfect reasoning machine with a logical constitution seems impervious to behavior that required an apology.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And yet, there were a number of times when we find Sherlock Holmes apologizing for his behavior in the canon. Some range from simple social politeness, while others were more serious.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Watson conveys his new roommate's sensitivity to intruding upon the good doctor's space in <i>A Study in Scarlet</i>, with “He always apologized to me for putting me to this inconvenience.”</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">During the lead-up to the events of "The Final Problem," Holmes makes his way to Watson's home, saying, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">“I must apologize for calling so late, and I must further beg you to be so unconventional as to allow me to leave your house presently by scrambling over your back garden wall.”</div></blockquote></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">In "Black Peter," we find Holmes attempting to make Inspector Hopkins feel more comfortable:</div><blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">“I must really apologize, Hopkins,” said Sherlock Holmes; “I fear that the scrambled eggs are cold. However, you will enjoy the rest of your breakfast all the better, will you not, for the thought that you have brought your case to a triumphant conclusion.”</div></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Holmes is similarly concerned with his social graces in "The Creeping Man":</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">“We must apologize for having intruded upon you, Professor Coram, and I promise that we won’t disturb you until after lunch.”</div></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">But the most heartfelt we find Holmes was in "The Devil's Foot," after he and Watson held their experimental hallucinatory investigation, when we find Holmes clearly affected:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">“I owe you both my thanks and an apology. It was an unjustifiable experiment even for one’s self, and doubly so for a friend. I am really very sorry.”</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">“You know,” I answered with some emotion, for I have never seen so much of Holmes’s heart before, “that it is my greatest joy and privilege to help you.” </div></blockquote></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">It was just a glimpse, however, as Watson tells us that Holmes immediately returned to that "half-humorous, half-cynical vein which was his habitual attitude to those about him."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">But at least we have that moment.</div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Meanwhile, at Baker Street Elementary the boys discover that being a schoolboy means always having to say you're sorry...</div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK-5hkOXumBzqkKvTz_KWv7TGVH3p3IZ1HkO5Fl1JAHkRyhIwdDkDD4R1oRX6uTHMkkv4fekKLeCEq_JMPR-_lFzOwTj-dw-D6oPYISwvgmHpIPZwRs_ruENnFVTHgIlZBcrbFy5aCEimA0rYlw8Btk46IFu46GvsuRP-_4IelpqaGnqgzdpw35ALDKnzo/s768/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20155.2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="768" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK-5hkOXumBzqkKvTz_KWv7TGVH3p3IZ1HkO5Fl1JAHkRyhIwdDkDD4R1oRX6uTHMkkv4fekKLeCEq_JMPR-_lFzOwTj-dw-D6oPYISwvgmHpIPZwRs_ruENnFVTHgIlZBcrbFy5aCEimA0rYlw8Btk46IFu46GvsuRP-_4IelpqaGnqgzdpw35ALDKnzo/w640-h480/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20155.2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFXKM8Q8mIppUtfU2E5K64j9qfLveNpnyGbhlz3qtvhh587H4k8uQnlj3-27g8EFjDQHPMLCIo0ELKoYxJq-mBXk6xvcFGW671h7ExB4sO3Jf0MMybBlY6ozIzYJnl6Uw2li_3kGf2HIKD7yyRUDR0c2fuA6RfMDgh74lY-_nStGrJOVj_xk4nAX85od3N/s768/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20155.3.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="768" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFXKM8Q8mIppUtfU2E5K64j9qfLveNpnyGbhlz3qtvhh587H4k8uQnlj3-27g8EFjDQHPMLCIo0ELKoYxJq-mBXk6xvcFGW671h7ExB4sO3Jf0MMybBlY6ozIzYJnl6Uw2li_3kGf2HIKD7yyRUDR0c2fuA6RfMDgh74lY-_nStGrJOVj_xk4nAX85od3N/w640-h480/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20155.3.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibRk8et7bfdJQ4pVLYDhVwBs0EtksvfMB-bWjwg2ypnoN1tgo1ggjfBtFLujaih6n2hB2PkQO9J8Q9FdRM9d2qqPVJ003ZbvtjCfENMvwhcbPRmHF5EfDWcIuvMJNax0MgtRhROp4KxWT_DUavYH5acHehHhcB4lO0PtEFXpTKLArUgOEhzoiyQwzbJFB6/s768/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20155.4.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="768" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibRk8et7bfdJQ4pVLYDhVwBs0EtksvfMB-bWjwg2ypnoN1tgo1ggjfBtFLujaih6n2hB2PkQO9J8Q9FdRM9d2qqPVJ003ZbvtjCfENMvwhcbPRmHF5EfDWcIuvMJNax0MgtRhROp4KxWT_DUavYH5acHehHhcB4lO0PtEFXpTKLArUgOEhzoiyQwzbJFB6/w640-h480/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20155.4.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><i>Baker Street Elementary</i></b><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> follows the original adventures of Sherlock Holmes and John Watson, as they and their friends work through the issues of elementary school in Victorian London. An archive of all previous episodes can be viewed at </span><a href="http://www.bakerstreetelementary.org/" style="background-color: white; color: #006f85; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">www.bakerstreetelementary.org</a><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">.</span></div><div><div><br /></div><div><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-size: 14px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGyHxoov2AdCNzI-sA382WHyzmCYKmU5vuVxxUUbwgmzd_zESpxNTWBoDo-0BOUVmZPf0EpIOXFT9y59il288HBvx1-_JJJXxHhZAn2orzWJPWbYZasKlLBplbQMHDaY9thgs_w1diI7ch/s1600/Baker+Street+Elementary.jpg" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGyHxoov2AdCNzI-sA382WHyzmCYKmU5vuVxxUUbwgmzd_zESpxNTWBoDo-0BOUVmZPf0EpIOXFT9y59il288HBvx1-_JJJXxHhZAn2orzWJPWbYZasKlLBplbQMHDaY9thgs_w1diI7ch/s640/Baker+Street+Elementary.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><br /></div></div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>

Baker Street Elementary – Sorry, What?

“was sorry for her, Watson” [ILLU]  We don't usually think of Sherlock Holmes and apologies in the same breath. This perfect reasoning m...

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by Scott Monty

The 2024 Page A Day Sherlock Holmes Calendar

<h4 style="text-align: center;"> “As to your dates, that is the biggest mystification of all.” [CREE]</h4><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj653h4YrS6WH73FnOaaDRRqml6WD-nDM9eNOIGs2uGLleYXMy-VB0PotCFvza--HW_shrhWgrw4IL49rlSvZjqp3jrelurZfVBFPcRrofEUEHAV4gmzxBx4xSPZaC_Yti46o4SMG91r3SNgEhRlaW8n8G3uzv_uqYWIboB996thLS_f5wd6_t1hzKVIsBd" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="1024" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj653h4YrS6WH73FnOaaDRRqml6WD-nDM9eNOIGs2uGLleYXMy-VB0PotCFvza--HW_shrhWgrw4IL49rlSvZjqp3jrelurZfVBFPcRrofEUEHAV4gmzxBx4xSPZaC_Yti46o4SMG91r3SNgEhRlaW8n8G3uzv_uqYWIboB996thLS_f5wd6_t1hzKVIsBd=w640-h360" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p>There's a <b><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mxpublishing/2024-page-a-day-sherlock-holmes-calendar" target="_blank">Kickstarter</a></b> going from MX Publishing that you might want to get ahead of.</p><p>For 2024, they're offering <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mxpublishing/2024-page-a-day-sherlock-holmes-calendar" target="_blank">a page-a-day calendar</a> with quotes and significant events noted on each of the 366 days.</p><p>That's right you get an extra day in this calendar!</p><p>All kidding aside, it's important to get your order in before the Kickstarter expires on July 9, 2023, because this is not a print-on-demand item; but this requires a bulk order from the printers up front.</p><p>It's filled with the wit and wisdom of Sherlock Holmes, as well as events that mark the passing of time within the Sherlock Holmes canon.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhEI1O37deslfu4JcjY6r4yfcX6vocCxpC1wZ6UUnPKJYM8aK0aq5-qm0vz5ShZQzE1nyIo03LXiV8QWo7YZrZbMFhVRHKZ0ZIFOl5AzTmtS-DKryDE5uDfTQ-8qOHkgNaXFCbLqh2ao3xPRSkaHSvvv9zlgSkVKGSrZJU-tjGjDMc6etbKjHYN7VuL5RO7" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="556" data-original-width="680" height="327" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhEI1O37deslfu4JcjY6r4yfcX6vocCxpC1wZ6UUnPKJYM8aK0aq5-qm0vz5ShZQzE1nyIo03LXiV8QWo7YZrZbMFhVRHKZ0ZIFOl5AzTmtS-DKryDE5uDfTQ-8qOHkgNaXFCbLqh2ao3xPRSkaHSvvv9zlgSkVKGSrZJU-tjGjDMc6etbKjHYN7VuL5RO7=w400-h327" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p>If you're part of a Sherlockian scion, you might want to note this particular benefit: <b>there is a scion discount for orders of 10 calendars or more</b>.</p><p>Contact your scion leader or band together with other members of your group to take advantage of this discount and secure your calendars.</p><p>And when the project passes 100 backers, all backers will receive $100+ worth of Sherlock Holmes mystery books in PDF format — a mix of short story collections, novels and non-fiction.</p><p>This would make a great gift for the Sherlockian in your life. Plan ahead for the holidays. </p><p><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mxpublishing/2024-page-a-day-sherlock-holmes-calendar" target="_blank">Get this calendar on your shopping list</a> today, before it's too late.</p><p><br /></p>

The 2024 Page A Day Sherlock Holmes Calendar

 “As to your dates, that is the biggest mystification of all.” [CREE] There's a Kickstarter going from MX Publishing that you might wan...

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Remembering Paxton Whitehead

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“a well-staged performance” [VALL]</h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizFNlH1hd0tFWIHS5gdAk17JxxOCFO9y6FI31erdEOO1pCVCChAK78mgTM7pw2-mIC6_dHbFO-eclhVSpPZnuihlNfr5Sg1mPM2uApr8fm2XUxJz8M4cw2rI7TEKsOQN6zJ86XtMDYVVCiJnSKyit_HmM6jXTpAXOm1tswFGAc7MOB1H25dA8SvO6ElKtg/s1767/Paxton%20Whitehead.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1329" data-original-width="1767" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizFNlH1hd0tFWIHS5gdAk17JxxOCFO9y6FI31erdEOO1pCVCChAK78mgTM7pw2-mIC6_dHbFO-eclhVSpPZnuihlNfr5Sg1mPM2uApr8fm2XUxJz8M4cw2rI7TEKsOQN6zJ86XtMDYVVCiJnSKyit_HmM6jXTpAXOm1tswFGAc7MOB1H25dA8SvO6ElKtg/w640-h482/Paxton%20Whitehead.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Actor and director <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0925717/" target="_blank">Paxton Whitehead</a> has died at the age of 85. </p><p>Born in Kent, England in October 1937, he began training at London's Webber-Douglas Academy of Dramatic Arts at the age of 17. He spent two years there then went to work in stock companies starting with the “weekly rep” — small touring companies that rehearsed and performed a new play each week. </p><p>Whitehead made his professional debut in 1956, and within two years was signed by the Royal Shakespeare Company. From there, he expanded into production and direction.</p><p>In 1961 With Doric Wilson, he produced <i>And He Made A Her</i>, Wilson's first play to be brought to the stage. Whitehead also directed and starred in this production at the off-off-Broadway venue Caffe Cino. </p><p>He made his Broadway debut in <i>The Affair</i> in 1962, after appearing on stage in Canada and TV productions. His Broadway work would not go unnoticed, as he would eventually be nominated for a Tony Award and Drama Desk Award for his portrayal of Pellinore in the 1980 revival of <i>Camelot</i>.</p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">“the ‘Ragged Shaw’” [PRIO]</h3><p>Beyond his work on the main stage, Whitehead threw himself into repertory work. From 1966 – 1977 he was the Artistic Director of the <a href="https://www.shawfest.com/" target="_blank">Shaw Festival</a>, the second-largest repertory theatre in North America. The Shaw Festival at Niagara-on-the-Lake began as an amateur summer happening in 1962 to celebrate the life and spirit of George Bernard Shaw by creating theatre that is as entertaining and provocative as Shaw himself. </p><p>Under Paxton Whitehead's leadership, it developed into a professional international event.</p><p>Some of his notable appearances there included Magnus in <i>The Apple Cart</i>, Cusins in <i>Major Barbara</i>, Sergius in <i>Arms and the Man</i>, Lord Summerhays in <i>Misalliance</i>, Fancourt Babberly in <i>Charley's Aunt</i>, Tempest in the North American premiere of Alan Bennett's <i>Forty Years On</i>, and Hector in <i>Heartbreak House</i> with Jessica Tandy and Tony Van Bridge, a role he repeated at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London with Rex Harrison and Diana Rigg. </p><p><br /></p><h3>“our small stage at Baker Street” [PRIO]</h3><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFCi5trfY0BxSa2sYk6rqe4StwRRTRyuCh0zm_lA3OOt_oi4efpHDk2mys0aldZJMOY46c3Ldn2ixnzWfXjy2E9santMtYy8Xy-UazSAWDZdT8Ct7WlME_CJqmSvN6k6WG5_G2mLC_khD7W5OOq8JPxghvm3AsWiViilDF7n93Yf1jWIMfInxR8f009BZX/s504/Crucifer%20of%20Blood.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="504" data-original-width="350" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFCi5trfY0BxSa2sYk6rqe4StwRRTRyuCh0zm_lA3OOt_oi4efpHDk2mys0aldZJMOY46c3Ldn2ixnzWfXjy2E9santMtYy8Xy-UazSAWDZdT8Ct7WlME_CJqmSvN6k6WG5_G2mLC_khD7W5OOq8JPxghvm3AsWiViilDF7n93Yf1jWIMfInxR8f009BZX/s320/Crucifer%20of%20Blood.jpeg" width="222" /></a></div>Whitehead entered the world of Sherlock Holmes by way of <i>The Crucifer of Blood</i>, a 1978 play by Paul Giovanni loosely based on <i>The Sign of Four</i>, with elements of other Sherlock Holmes stories interspersed. <p></p><p>The play ran at the Helen Hayes Theatre on Broadway from September 28, 1978 April 22, 1979, with  Paxton Whitehead as Sherlock Holmes, Timothy Landfield as Dr. Watson, and Glenn Close as Irene St. Claire. It was nominated for four Tony Awards, including Giovanni for Best Direction of a Play, and won the award for Roger Morgan's lighting design. </p><p>Whitehead and Landfield previously starred in <i>The Crucifer of Blood</i> at the Studio Arena Theatre in Buffalo, NY) from January 6 to February 4, 1978.</p><p>As cited in <i>The Baker Street Journal</i> (Vol. 28, No. 4, 1978), it was “a delightful Victorian stew of conspiracy, sadism, racism, treachery, terror and murder for the whole family.”</p><p><br /></p><p>At the <a href="http://www.bsitrust.org/2016/12/the-2007-bsi-dinner.html" target="_blank">2007 BSI Dinner</a>, Paxton Whitehead offered some reminiscences about the play.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk2vAvXcrCfbNODoE2Vxi__lC6RfIKW0agTYGwzPdR2LtME2D4Uuu4GPE8TbOMwBK8ZRFTXnZHl2TVidZ_7PPOuKM8K9QpSgtotxPPNrYqw8OroTafbz01TQr-D6sYQ2LMfUAlgCNnUyumCQEcnX_3Vy0gXrK1DPecECTc1zfzrqouzkxSS9vOrZCKt8cG/s604/Paxton%20Whitehead%20-%20BSI%20Dinner%202007.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="604" data-original-width="586" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk2vAvXcrCfbNODoE2Vxi__lC6RfIKW0agTYGwzPdR2LtME2D4Uuu4GPE8TbOMwBK8ZRFTXnZHl2TVidZ_7PPOuKM8K9QpSgtotxPPNrYqw8OroTafbz01TQr-D6sYQ2LMfUAlgCNnUyumCQEcnX_3Vy0gXrK1DPecECTc1zfzrqouzkxSS9vOrZCKt8cG/w620-h640/Paxton%20Whitehead%20-%20BSI%20Dinner%202007.jpg" width="620" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Paxton Whitehead (left) with Scott Monty, BSI ("Corporal Henry Wood") at the 2007 BSI Dinner</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p>While Whitehead didn't make his film debut until 1986 in <i>Back to School</i>, starring Rodney Dangerfield, his screen career took off after that. He quickly became known to television audiences for his many guest appearances on several U.S. shows, especially on major sitcoms of the 1990s, such as <i>Frasier</i>, <i>Caroline in the City</i>, <i>Ellen</i>, <i>3rd Rock from the Sun</i>, <i>The Drew Carey Show</i>, <i>Mad About You</i>, and <i>Friends</i>.</p><p>Our own favorite nod to his previous work in <i>The Crucifer of Blood</i> came via an insult hurled by Rodney Dangerfield's Thornton Melon in <i>Back to School</i>. Whitehead's Dr. Philip Barbay was indignant that the <i>nouveau riche</i> Melon could buy his way into the university. But Melon wasn't having it:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" class="b-hbp-video b-uploaded" frameborder="0" height="392" id="BLOGGER-video-51a6dd310089be63-12413" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" src="https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx7VI9cylRlryh2A7ppKeOO0QXRaZJi2vZPSDuo7CXKmKxVigmnvqmquooi_gz6sFM9yV009BcCT5yFeUn-DxCgmijDCY7Pjs6qI-irIgkDN59Np80jFcasF5c-zhGOqfs2LSRF" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitallowfullscreen" width="472"></iframe></div><br /><p></p><p>Paxton Whitehead's long stage career continued, and it was impressive. For a full look at his credentials, see <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0925717/bio/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm" target="_blank">his biography in the Internet Movie Database</a>.</p><p>We'll miss this profoundly talented gentleman. As Dr. Watson observed of Sherlock Holmes in “A Scandal in Bohemia”:</p><blockquote><p>“The stage lost a fine actor, even as science lost an acute reasoner, when he became a specialist in crime.” </p></blockquote>

Remembering Paxton Whitehead

“a well-staged performance” [VALL] Actor and director Paxton Whitehead has died at the age of 85.  Born in Kent, England in October 1937, h...

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by Scott Monty

Worldwide Doyle 2023 Lecture Series

<h4 style="text-align: center;"> “a course of lectures ” [COPP]</h4><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqrDi7Cvj8khydQSoL3InpETr1oF5ReN0RvIUOPpXH8Oxe4TD1PKkNb3yKN5i52-8fDrU5uHY59hea0ch2D-qHiweCs-GKj2eTj6Iq_iruBz3Zbj7xWuVmoNdndYO2yOa5m1yk_KnF4MNYX8AkwaIweQwvmpHJNcEZsFB6uXRrfsXjf4LiZw9AV5AyhA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="286" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqrDi7Cvj8khydQSoL3InpETr1oF5ReN0RvIUOPpXH8Oxe4TD1PKkNb3yKN5i52-8fDrU5uHY59hea0ch2D-qHiweCs-GKj2eTj6Iq_iruBz3Zbj7xWuVmoNdndYO2yOa5m1yk_KnF4MNYX8AkwaIweQwvmpHJNcEZsFB6uXRrfsXjf4LiZw9AV5AyhA=s16000" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>In late June and early July, the Portsmouth Library and Archives will be hosting a series of four online talks related to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, following what began as the <a href="https://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2021/05/new-lecture-series-on-conan-doyle.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Professor Neil McCaw Lecture Series</a>.</p><p>The Library and Archives are the home to <a href="https://www.visitportsmouth.co.uk/conan-doyle" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Conan Doyle Collection Lancelyn Green Bequest</a>, an unrivaled collection of books, photographs, objects, documents, and memorabilia chronicling the life of Conan Doyle and beyond, coming from the estate of Richard Lancelyn Green.</p><p>We chatted with Steve Rothman, BSI ("<i>The Valley of Fear</i>") and the late Nicholas Utechin, BSI ("The British Barrow") about the life of Richard Lancelyn Green on <a href="https://ihose.co/ihose124" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 124</a>:</p><p><iframe allowfullscreen="" data-dashlane-frameid="6051" data-dashlane-rid="0da5852f52406b1d" data-form-type="other" height="192" mozallowfullscreen="true" msallowfullscreen="true" oallowfullscreen="true" scrolling="no" src="https://play.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5543290/height/192/theme/modern/size/large/thumbnail/yes/custom-color/1b9f39/time-start/00:00:00/playlist-height/200/direction/backward/download/yes" style="border: none;" title="Embed Player" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="100%"></iframe><br /></p><p><br /></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">Worldwide Doyle 2023 </h2><p>If you can't travel to Portsmouth to see the Collection, this series of online talks is the next best thing. <a href="https://portsmouth.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/MSGTRN/WPAC/EVENTS?HOMEPRMS=EVSESPARAMS" target="_blank">Registration is open</a> for live stream video access via Zoom. The program is as follows (all times are BST):</p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Ross Davies and Mark Jones – 26 June @ 7pm</h3><h4 style="text-align: left;"><b><i>Arthur Conan Doyle and the Adventure of the Gaiola Malediction</i></b></h4><p>In April/May, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle vacations on his relatives' tiny paradise of an island estate (Gaiola) off the port of Naples, Italy, where he meets an Italian inventor, who claims to have automated the process of duplicating of sculptures. Conan Doyle buys the English rights to the patented machinery, partners with a colourful sculptor-contractor named W.G. Jones who turns out to be both dishonest and difficult to deal with (not quite a grifter, but pretty close!). </p><p>The whole thing turns into a business nightmare, but not before the plan and Conan Doyle's business (both ultimately unsuccessful) get widespread attention in the news media on both sides of the Atlantic. By June 1905, the madcap adventure is over.</p><p>There are many nifty visuals, and many interesting words in both the news coverage and the private correspondence (including some pretty clearly direct connections to a couple of the Sherlock Holmes stories). And nowadays, there is a legend that the beautiful little island is cursed (though for reasons other than Conan Doyle's failed sculpture company) — if only Conan Doyle had known about the curse!</p><p><a href="https://portsmouth.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/FULL/WPAC/EVSESENQ/14250109/15162201,1" target="_blank">Register for this talk</a>.</p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Michael Gunton – 28 June @ 7pm</h3><h4 style="text-align: left;"><i>Portsmouth's Conan Doyle Collection</i></h4><p>Portsmouth's Conan Doyle Collection is perhaps the most wide-ranging of its type in the world — including everything from letters written by Conan Doyle to Snoopy outfits and board games. Michael Gunton will give an overview of the contents of the collection, and talk about some of the ways it is being used and enjoyed by users around the world.</p><p><a href="https://portsmouth.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/FULL/WPAC/EVSESENQ/14250143/15162202,1" target="_blank">Register for this talk</a>.</p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Bryan Woods – 3 July 2023 @ 7pm</h3><h4 style="text-align: left;"><i>Arthur Conan Doyle's Supernatural Stories</i></h4><p>Sherlock Holmes’ creator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, was also a prolific writer in other genres - including the supernatural. Bryan Woods’ talk will feature ghosts, Egyptian mummies, and other creatures of the night, as imagined by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Join him if you dare!</p><p><a href="https://portsmouth.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/EVSESENQ?QRY=ESD01%5C15136840%20%2B%20(EVSCFLG:%200%20%2B%20EVSSTATUS:%20A)&QRYTEXT=Arthur%20Conan%20Doyle%27s%20Supernatural%20Stories%20by%20Bryan%20Woods%20-%20Sessions&SORTS=ESD.SDTE]ESD.STIM&NAVLVL=SET&SEARCH_FORM=%2Fcgi-bin%2Fspydus.exe%2FMSGTRN%2FWPAC%2FEVENTS%3FHOMEPRMS%3DEVSESPARAMS&FORM_DESC=Events" target="_blank">Register for this talk</a>.</p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Dr. Christopher Pittard – 4th July 2023 @ 7pm</h3><h4 style="text-align: left;"><i>Sidney Paget's Visions of Sherlock Holmes</i></h4><p>This talk focuses on the illustrator Sidney Paget's role in creating Sherlock Holmes when Doyle moved to the <i>Strand Magazine</i> in 1891, meaning that from the start of his popularity, Holmes has always been a multimedia figure. </p><p>The talk considers Paget's influences, some of the origins of his Holmes illustrations (drawing on material from the Lancelyn Green Bequest), and the way in which his visual style interacts with Doyle's writing to shape the stories. </p><p><a href="https://portsmouth.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/FULL/WPAC/EVSESENQ/14250273/15162204,1" target="_blank">Register for this talk</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>This should be an exciting and engaging set of talks. We hope you have a chance to register and view one or more of them.</p><div><br /></div>

Worldwide Doyle 2023 Lecture Series

 “a course of lectures ” [COPP] In late June and early July, the Portsmouth Library and Archives will be hosting a series of four online tal...

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by Scott Monty