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William Gillette

WILLIAM GILLETTE  (1853 - 1937)

 Nationality:    USA
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below is a list of William Gillette's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

 All The Comforts Of Home         Because She Loved Him         Clarice         Digbey's Secretary         Dream Maker         Electricity         Held By The Enemy         Secret Service, The         Sherlock Holmes         Too Much Johnson

All The Comforts Of Home

Synopsis:
Uncle Egbert has to go away and he leaves nephew Edward to look after his house. Edward lets out rooms in the house to a variety of odd people and one nice young lady who he falls for

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1st Produced:
23rd Street Theatre, New York    08 Sep 1890

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Genre:
Farce

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Because She Loved Him

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1st Produced:
Hoyt's Theatre, New York    16 Jan 1899

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Genre:
Comedy

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Clarice

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1st Produced:
Garrick Theatre, New York    16 Oct 1906

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Digbey's Secretary

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1st Produced:
-    1884

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Genre:
Drama

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Dream Maker

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1st Produced:
Empire Theatre, New York    21 Nov 1921

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Genre:
Melodrama

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Electricity

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1st Produced:
Lyceum Theatre, New York    31 Oct 1910

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Held By The Enemy

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1st Produced:
Madison Square Theatre, New York    16 Aug 1886

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1st Published:
Samuel French, NY,    -

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Genre:
Drama

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Male:  13            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Secret Service, The

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1st Produced:
Garrick Theatre, New York    05 Oct 1896

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Genre:
Drama

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Sherlock Holmes

William Gillette
incriminating letters and a nefarious man, all this and Moriarty and Dr Watson too

Notes:
novels by Arthur Conan Doyle

1st Produced:
Garrick Theatre, New York    06 Nov 1899

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1st Published:
in "Plays of the Year 44" Elek Books, London, 1975   -

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Genre:
adaptation

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Male:  17            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Too Much Johnson

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1st Produced:
Standard Theatre, New York    26 Nov 1894

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Genre:
Farce

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