Early Holmes Remediation - first fifty years Date Details 1 1887 A Study in Scarlet is published in 'Beeton Christmas Annual' 2 1891 Stories in 'The Strand Magazine' begin to be published 3 1892 (May) Robert Barr writes 'The Adventures of Sherlaw Kombs', first parody in 'The Idler' magazine Musical Satire, 'Under the Clock' by Seymour Hicks and Charles Brookfield performs at Royal 4 Court Theatre, with Charles Brookfield as first known actor to portray on 1893 stage 5 1893 (Dec) The Adventure of the Final Problem' is published in 'The Strand Magazine' 6 1894 Charles Rogers stages play 'Sherlock Holmes' with John Webb as titular character The play 'Sherlock Holmes' written by Conan Doyle and Premiers in Buffallo's 7 Star Theatre (Oct 23) and New York, Broadway's Garrick Theatre (6 Nov), and will run for 260 1899 (6 Nov) performances here silent 'Sherlock Holmes Baffled' dir for Mutoscope and 8 Biography Company is the first film featuring Sherlock Holmes and also the first film of the 1900 Detective Genre. The actor is unknown 9 1901 (Aug) The Hound of the Baskervilles begins to be published on 'The Strand Magazine'

The play 'Sherlock Holmes' debuts on Sept 2 at the Shakespeare Theatre at Liverpool, and on Sept 9 at the Lyceum Theatre, London, with Gillette in the titular role. The unnamed page boy 10 from 'A Case of Identity' is named Billy (staring Charlie Chaplin in London), a name Doyle then added in later canon stories. The phrase 'Elementary, my dear fellow' is first coined by Gillette, 1901 (Sept) who plays the role in deerstalker, inverness, calabash pipe and dressing gown 11 1902 (Apr) The Hound of the Baskervilles finishes its run on 'The Strand Magazine' The short story 'The Adventure of the Empty Room' brings back Sherlock Holmes to 'The 12 Strand Magazine' for the collection later called 'The Return of Sherlock Holmes', of which run 1903 -1904 ends with 'The Adventure Second Stain' in 1904 13 1905-1906 The play 'Sherlock Holmes' is revived with the role reprised by Harry Arthur Saintsbury The short stories later called 'This Last Bow' are published, starting with 'The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge and ending with 'His Last Bow'. The novel The Valley of Fear was published 14 between 1914 and 1915 during this period, backdated to before the events of 'The Final 1908-1917 Problem' 15 1910 The play 'The Speckled Band' is written and produced by Conan Doyle, starring H. A. Saintsbury 16 1912 called 'The Copper Beeches' based on the same short story stars George Treville 17 1916 The play 'Sherlock Holmes' starring Gillette is shot as a silent film for the first time 18 1922 John Barrymore reprises the role of Holmes for the same play, which is recorded once again. 19 1929 Clive Brook stars as Holmes in the first sound film of the Detective. Basil Rathbone stars as Holmes for the first time. He will shoot three with Warner Bros 20 set in Victorian Era, and move on with Universal with more updated films of the Detectives 1939 (early) going head-to-head with the Nazis The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes', the last film set in Victorian Era, is credited with 21 modifying and perpetuating the phrase 'Elementary, my dear Watson', coined by Gillette in his 1939 (Oct) New York run.